Summer Teen Homestay Program in Montreal, Canada

  Canada

• Quebec: 
Montreal

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: June 26 to August 21, 2010

Description: Set on an island in the St. Lawrence River, Montreal is a city where French and English cultures meet and mingle. It has an extremely attractive city centre, ideal for walking, featuring the largest number of 17-19th century buildings in North America.

The summer course for teens is held at a dedicated summer campus in central Montreal, close to shops, cafes, and many places of interest.   The campus offers bright, air-conditioned classrooms as well as sports facilities and a cafeteria.

Course:

The program offers a perfect blend of French immersion lessons with a rich and varied afternoon leisure program that includes sports and cultural activities as well as excursions to many fascinating places of interest in and around Montreal. If you are staying in a Homestay you can join optional evening and weekend activities or spend time getting to know your French host family. If you are staying in the Residence you are automatically enrolled in the evening and weekend activities, giving you a great change to experience, first hand, the wonderfully unique Quebec culture! View our sample schedule for more information.

Accommodation:

* Homestay (recommended for students 15 and over)
Accommodation is a single room in a homestay and includes 3 meals per day. The family may host other students from the same program but the school will ensure that there is a good cultural mix of students in the house. Accommodation is no more than 45 minutes door-to-door via public transit. You will be provided with a metro pass upon arrival at the school.

* Residence (recommended for students 13 and over)
Accommodation is in double** or single rooms and includes 3 meals per day as well as evening and weekend activities and excursions (participation is mandatory for residence students). The residence is located on a large campus with lots of green space, sports fields, tennis courts, soccer field, gym, arena, cafeteria, lounges and computer lounges with internet access. Travel time to school from the residence is 25 minutes by public transportation (daily fares are included in the program price). For general information about what to expect in residence accommodation visit our Residence Q & A page.

** Double room accommodation is only available for friends who would like to stay together; individual travellers must book a single room.

Teachers:

All teachers are fully qualified to teach French as a second language. They plan comprehensive and engaging lessons that integrate speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar into each class. Materials are relevant to and suitable for younger learners and include current event articles, films, songs, fashion and other pop culture tools.

Highlights: Program features:

* 3 lessons per day
* Afternoon activities and excursions Monday to Friday
* Homestay accommodation is a single room with 3 meals per day
* Airport pick-up and drop-off service is included in the price
* 24-hour emergency support
* Study materials
* Language level test on first day of classes
* Continuous practice in French
* Certificate of attendance
* Metro pass is included in the price
* Medical insurance is included in the price

Cost in US$: From USD 1,820 US for two weeks

Additional costs:
* Optional weekend excursions - 25 -300 CDN per excursion
* Travel to and from your home country and all related travel insurance
* Pocket money - approx. 150 to 200 CDN per week

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Canada Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

The Learning Traveller's Mission Statement: The Learning Traveller offers a wide range of full-immersion language study programs in some of the most interesting and beautiful locations worldwide. Our priority languages are French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin) and Russian. Our programs focus on summer and gap year. Depending on language level, start dates are every Sunday. Accommodation options are homestay or student residence. All schools offer rich and diverse cultural activities and excursions. We aim to provide an unparalleled counseling service before, during, and after an individual or group's language study experience.

Year Founded: 2003