Montreal
Junior English Course
Embassy Summer's Montreal Junior English Programme
A gorgeous city bursting with cosmopolitan charm, Montreal is the place for students looking to be surrounded by creativity, breath-taking scenery, and loads of things to see and do. Montreal is a bilingual city, so students can choose to study English or French here! Studying at a local college, in the city centre, students can choose to stay in a Homestay or at a Residence located at Concordia University, in a beautiful heritage building in the heart of downtown Montreal.
Key Facts:
Price:
Single Standard rooms (Bishop Mountain Hall): CAD $1,790
Homestay: CAD $1,180
Price includes tuition, trips, activities, accommodation, full board and airport transfer
Location: McGill University
Dates: 3 July - 31 July
Ages: 12 - 17
Accommodation: Single and twin rooms in residential accommodation or homestay
Sample Excursions: Quebec City, Ottawa and Mont Tremblant
Day programme available: Always starting on a Monday including tuition, activities and lunch. No accommodation included. Contact us for more information.
Homestay
✓ Single room, shared bathroom, full board
✓ Twin/triple room available only for students travelling together (upon request)
✓ Laundry facilities are available to the student at their homestay
✓ Linen and towels are provided by the homestay provider and are cleaned weekly
✓ Homestay providers are all located within a 60-minute bus/metro journey to school/city centre (average 45 minutes)
✓ Bedrooms and bathrooms will be cleaned once a week by the homestay provider
Bishop Mountain Residential Accommodation
✓ Bishop Mountain Hall is located in the heart of downtown Montreal
✓ Single room. Twin available upon request for students travelling together.
✓ Rooms include bed, wardrobe, desk, chair, wash basin and mini-fridge
✓ Laundry is available. Self service at a minimal charge
✓ Linen and towels are provided and changed weekly
Activities an Excursions
Activities are organised in between lessons and during evenings. These activities could be on-site, near the centre/school or around the city of Montreal. All activities are designed to continue the learning in a fun and enjoyable way, encouraging you to develop life skills and make new friends through sport, activities and socially interactive games.
Activities
Sports: With a choice of football, rock climbing, volleyball, ice skating, jet boating and mini-golf.
Cultural activities such as drama workshops, museum visits and science centre
Evening activities such as Jazz festival, Shakespeare in the park and Underground city tour.
Full-Day Excursions
Ottawa: On this trip, students will see Rideau Hall – a beautiful grounds and the official residence of the Governor-General of Canada. They will be able to see over 100 ceremonial trees planted by politicians and dignitaries from all around the world. After that, students will have a walking tour of Ottawa. They will visit the outside of the majestic Parliament buildings, The Rideau Canal, The Famous Ottawa Spider, and finally The Byward Market.
Quebec City: On this trip, students will see the beautiful Montmorency Falls and the romantic, historic City of Quebec. Montmorency Falls is the tallest waterfall in the province of Quebec. Students will be impressed by the grand expanses of nature that typify Quebec. Students will enjoy an hour-long walking tour of the upper and lower cities of Quebec. They will hear about the history of this city and see the Murals, The Dufferin Terrasse, the famous cannonball, La Petite Champlain, The St-Lawrence River, and of course, the World-Famous Chateau Frontenac. Students will get to see history, beauty and culture all in one day!
Language Programme
Our junior Montreal language programmes offer lessons in English or French. Here's what to exepect:
✓ Engaging classrooms with a positive learning atmosphere.
✓ 15 hours (20 x 45 minutes) of English lessons per week, morning or afternoon.
✓ Taught by qualified English teachers.
✓ Student ratios of 17 students per class.
✓ Placement testing lesson on day 1 to ensure students are classed appropriately to their level.
✓ We teach all levels, from beginner to advanced.
✓ All courses include learning resources, materials appropriate to students' age and level, and an end-of-course certificate.
Classrooms: Nice and bright air-conditioned classrooms located at Dawson College.
Sports Facilities: There are a nearby park and fields for games and activities
Meals: All meals are served in the homestay or at the Grey Nuns residence, all students have packed lunches
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi available in both homestay and at Residence
Getting to Montreal
Travel times to the nearest airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) | 20 mins |
Embassy Montreal Sample Timetable
SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | |
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Morning | Arrivals/on-site activites or Explore Montreal | Testing & Induction or Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Full-day trip to Quebec |
Afternoon | Montreal City Tour | Fine Art Museum | Canoeing | Little Italy & Jean Talon Market | Ice Skating | ||
Evening | Free Evening | Jazz Festival | Free Evening | Sunset Hike up Mount-Royal | Free Evening |
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