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Parlez-vous francais?

By Camp Quest|2012-07-24T19:25:00+00:00July 24th, 2012|Summer 2012|

Did you know that Canada has 2 official languages? Last weekend, some of our students got to experience the French side of Canada on a trip to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec city.

First, students visited Canada’s capital, Ottawa, where they could see the Parliament Buildings and have lunch in the famous Byward Market.

Quebec City is a treasure unlike any other in North America. Students were able to take a tour of the historic old city, which is surrounded by walls that historically protected the city from attack. Then they had some free time to take in the sights and culture on their own.

Finally , it was off to beautiful Montreal to explore the Old Port area, followed by some time to go shopping, an activity that Montreal is famous for!

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Field Trip – St. Lawrence Market

By Camp Quest|2012-07-24T13:43:00+00:00July 24th, 2012|Summer 2012|

One of the advantages of coming to Canada to study English is being immersed in the culture of a new city. Toronto is a great city with a lot of places to experience. The St. Lawrence Market is one of these places. Established in 1803, the market is a Toronto landmark and community hub that boasts more than 120 vendors selling a wide variety of delicious food items, along with a community art gallery. In April 2012, the St. Lawrence Market was named the world’s best food marked by National Geographic magazine. It was the perfect place for Sharmila’s class to visit on a field trip.

Sharmila created a St. Lawrence Market scavenger hunt for her students that tied in with the grammar they were studying in class. Students worked in groups of 4 to find the things in the stores. They also had to work hard on asking the owners some questions, providing them with practice speaking English in a real-life situation. Not surprisingly, the students had a great morning and the scavenger hunt was a hit! All of the students in Sharmila’s class want to go back to the market.

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Wonderland Take Two

By sicwpadmin|2012-07-23T03:00:00+00:00July 23rd, 2012|Summer 2012|

Another group of students spends the day at the much-anticipated amusement park Paramount Canada’s Wonderland. Just outside of Toronto, the CN Tower is seen from atop the 92 metre tall Drop Zone, a ride that drops you to the ground faster than you can say “AHHH-“. A long day of play, screams, treats, sun and line-ups, students confirm this activity as their absolute favourite for getting the adrenaline going. Check out the gallery for more pictures.

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“Ohhh Take Me Out To The Ball Game, Take Me Out To The Crowd!..”

By sicwpadmin|2012-07-22T01:30:00+00:00July 22nd, 2012|Summer 2012|

Everybody now! Being in Toronto in the summertime means you have to go to at least one Toronto Blue Jays baseball game. As we know, you can never win ’em all, but we like to support our team anyway. Students had great fun cheering the guys on in a match against the Boston Red Sox at the Rogers Centre. Despite the nasty loss, we still managed to leave the game with a few new fans with the gear to prove it.

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Feelin’ Peachy at the Beach-y

By sicwpadmin|2012-07-20T21:00:00+00:00July 20th, 2012|Summer 2012|

Perfect weather for spending an afternoon in the sand and water. Students hit up the beach and olympic-sized pool at Ashbridges Bay for an afternoon of fun under the sun!

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Art in the Gardens

By sicwpadmin|2012-07-20T15:00:00+00:00July 20th, 2012|Summer 2012|

Room 301 takes a field trip to Toronto’s Allan Gardens in preparation for their “Art in the Gardens Gallery Walk”. Students used the gardens as inspiration for their artwork to be displayed between David and Sharmila’s classes the next day. Students were able to open up conversations in English about each other’s artworks at this time and enjoy their artistic masterpieces as an overall collective. It was a great afternoon exposing new creative, expressive ways to use the English language in conjunction with the language of art!

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Disco Inferno!!!!

By sicwpadmin|2012-07-19T19:30:00+00:00July 19th, 2012|Summer 2012|

Last night students exercised their curfews by dancing the night away at Toronto’s newest and hottest spot to have a disco party, Our House. We can safely report everyone in attendance for class today, not to worry. Tonight we take it easy with a trip to the beach- stay tuned!

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Kelly’s class

By Camp Quest|2012-07-19T15:41:00+00:00July 19th, 2012|Class of the day 2012, Summer 2012|

During the summer, a lot of students come to Quest with a solid knowledge of English. But not all students have as much experience using English. One of the liveliest classes at our summer campus is Kelly’s beginner (Level 2-3) class. Kelly’s class is always doing cool things, giving presentations and practicing their speaking skills, as well as brushing up on the fundamentals of English.

We caught up with Kelly’s class doing an error correction activity. Students apply the grammar concepts they have been studying in class and work together to correct mistakes on the board. Being able to identify and correct mistakes is a pathway to getting students to look for mistakes in their own grammar usage and improve their accuracy.

Kelly’s class also learned about marketing, and were challenged to create and present their own commercial for the class. For many of them, it was their first time giving a presentation in English. Students were challenged to leave their comfort zone, and they had a great time doing it.

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Quest goes to Laser Quest

By Camp Quest|2012-07-18T19:24:00+00:00July 18th, 2012|Summer 2012|

Imagine…you’re inside a dark room. You’re alone. You are surrounded by fog and blazing lights. Your adrenaline is pumping. You think you can hear someone behind you. What do you do?

Take out your laser gun and shoot!

Does that sound like a Science Fiction movie? No, it’s just another Quest activity. Laser Quest is an exciting activity where students compete against each other and shoot laser guns to earn points. After each game, scores are tabulated and the students are given a detailed breakdown of their scores.

Getting ready to go to Later Quest

Posing with their certificate

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Bowling

By sicwpadmin|2012-07-18T13:41:00+00:00July 18th, 2012|Summer 2012|

Students come together to strike out at the local bowling alley downtown Toronto after classes today. Unfortunately no chickens to report on, but plenty of spares to go around!