We offer a wide range
of activities for the students to enjoy. Some
of the activities that top the list for our ESL
students are whale watching, ziptreking, caving
and of course, our week long camping trip.
- Activities
- Stanley Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge,
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre,
Granville Island, Grouse Mountain, English
Bay, Gastown, Chinatown, West Coast Rainforest,
Swimming, Beach Volleyball, Basketball,
Skating, Bowling, Cinema, Hockey, Cycling,
Inline Skating, Rock Climbing, football.
- Adventure Camping Trip
- a week long camping trip where students
visit the world class resort Whistler (host
of the 2010 Winter Olympics). Students also
take a ferry through the beautiful gulf
islands over to the famed Vancouver Island
where they visit British Colmbia's capital
city Victoria. Here the students go on a
whale watching trip, sea canoeing or kayaking
and much much more.
During the activities, students from different
countries are mixed to facilitate immersion. On
the bus, the teachers ask the students to sit
with someone whom they have not yet met. Here
is the chance to meet someone whom you don't know
from breakfast or your language lesson. What’s
more, this informal contact may be the person
to whom you continue writing letters for 10 years
as a pen pal! Speaking and hearing English all
day allows students to make the best possible
progress. Immersion continues even after the classes
and lunch. For example, during kayaking lessons,
the kayak instructors teach you how to kayak in
English. They are certified in their field expertise,
as are the other instructors for the specific
instruction recreational activity. The teachers
will be there to assist you if you do not understand
the kayaking instructors. Therefore, students
learn English not only from the teachers, but
also from Canadians whom they meet during their
stay in Canada.
Evening activities involve many different experiences
for the students: skating, rock climbing, inline
skating, canoeing, etc. Perhaps you have never
done a particular activity and you do not think
you want to try it, but this is your chance to
try something new. Try it before you say no. Wynchemna
asks students to try every activity at least once
before they decide they do not like it. Wynchemna
also asks students who are good at an activity
to help students who are not. For example, if
you know how to skate, and another student does
not, perhaps you can help teach her or him. The
teachers from your classes are also there to show
you how to skate. Give new activities a chance
and you will enjoy yourself. Everything is attitude
and how you seize the opportunity. |
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