One of the more special parts about Toronto is that the bustling city stands alongside Lake Ontario. In addition to adding beauty to the city, it has provided a little get-a-way for people to relax without leaving the city. Before becoming what is now known as ‘The Beaches’, the region used to be cottage country, with larger houses and tree along the water. However, as the city grew, the area was transformed into four main beaches with volleyball nets, country clubs and of course lots of sand!

Today Lingua and She Herencia had a beach day there, experiencing the typical Torontonian summer lifestyle of a Friday afternoon relaxing and playing under the sun.

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Taking a glimpse inside: the Level 1 classroom. For today, students started the day with unit 3 page 22. The lesson today was past, present and future tense verbs and how to use them correctly in a sentence. They did group worksheets and played games to practice.

After class most groups went on a trip to Laser Quest. Invented during the 70’s as a means of American military training, the present day game involve an indoor arena and using laser beams to tag each other. The player that succeeds to hit their target the most wins. The location also had other games that the students got the chance to try such as roller skating and glow golf!

Meanwhile Greensystem spent the day on a bus tour. We drove through Chinatown, Queen Street West,  Lakeshore Blvd and Harbourfront. Passing by the BMO field (which is the home of TFC and the Toronto Argos) and taking breaks at Kensington and St. Lawrence Market. It was great to see the many different pockets around Toronto and how different each district is! After breaking for dinner the group met up again and made its way to join the others at Hard Rock Cafe for the party.

It was Greensystem’s first day seeing the city after yesterday’s time filled doing tests.

We started off by seeing Toronto’s New City Hall, one of our most distinctive buildings. It is located within Nathan Phillips Square which during the summer host farmer’s markets, concerts, outdoors movies and of course the famous 3D Toronto sign. After stopping for a few quick pictures, we headed down Queen Street West, which is known here for its “trendy, hip and cool” atmosphere. t is backed with one-off shops, rock/ punk influence, and great art scene. Which suits the neighbourhood which also hold the AGO and OCAD University- a post-secondary institution specializing in art and design. Then we walked by China town and took a break at the Ontario Legislative Building, before walking back and finishing off at the Eaton Centre. The students were definitely excited for Ontario’s largest mall!

Wonderland is Canada’s first major theme park and remains the largest one in the country. Students arrived right in time to watch the gates open in the morning and stayed until the evening- enjoying the many rides, rollercoasters and unique foods the park has to offer.