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Name: Canada Teen Summer Program
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Canada, bounded by the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Alaska, Greenland, and the 'Lower 48' of the USA, possesses a diverse landscape, ranging from the Arctic tundra of the north to the great wheatlands of the central area. Westward are the Rocky Mountains, and in the southeast the Great Lakes, the St Lawrence River and Niagara Falls. The country is divided into ten provinces and three territories with two official languages, English and French. Canada's French and British influences along with the mixture of many migrant traditions from all over the world makes Canada a must see multi-cultural society. The second-largest French-speaking city in the world, Montreal carries on the European tradition of keeping culture within the reach of the people. The main downtown part of Montreal lies between Mont Royal and Old Montreal, and is the heart of the business and shopping districts. A short walk out of the bustling downtown will take visitors back in time to the cobblestone streets, churches and unique old buildings of Old Montreal, which was the heart of the city until the end of the nineteenth century. Today, its charming buildings are filled with boutiques, bars and restaurants. Montreal is well represented by many festivals which often include free admission for open-air events that keep the streets filled with music, laughter and creativity. The Montreal Jazz Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival are amongst the most well known. And it is always a festive occasion when the traveling circus troupe Cirque du Soleil returns home to Montreal with its mesmerizing crew of fire eaters, jugglers, acrobats, clowns and artists. Montreal is well represented by many festivals which often include free admission for open-air events that keep the streets filled with music, laughter and creativity. The Montreal Jazz Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival are amongst the most well known. And it is always a festive occasion when the traveling circus troupe Cirque du Soleil returns home to Montreal with its mesmerizing crew of fire eaters, jugglers, acrobats, clowns and artists. |
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 wks. 2007 Start dates: 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4 (Program ends 8/18) Supervision: The teen program coordinator and campus supervisor are available during class time to provide a liaison between the teen campus and the school's main campus. The host family will provide participants with a packed lunch for their supervised lunch on campus. Monitors will accompany teens on all afternoon activities. The ratio between monitors and teens are 1 : 15. The monitors are chosen for their experience working with or leading young people in-group settings. The afternoon teen activities are chosen to ensure that students are offered a balance of sports with a variety of cultural outings. The activity monitors will return the students to the main campus, and at the end of the program each day teens will have about 1-2 hours of free time. During this time teen participants may use the Internet or email at school or have time to explore the city with friends. All teen participants are responsible for getting themselves to and from school/evening activities to their homestay each day. Generally, evenings are spent with the host family, participating in optional teen evening program (additional cost) or teens may participate in the evening activities offered at the schools main campus for adult participants. Curfew is typically set by the teen participants host family and is supported by the school. As a general guideline, standard curfew on weekdays is 10:00pm and 11:00pm on weekends.
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