For Ages: 13-17
Absolute Beginner to Intermediate French
Supervised Program

Winter or Summer Language and Adventure Camps (WSLAC) are offered to students 13-17 year-olds exclusively. The programs are conducted at our center in Montreal during the months of December and January, and then again in the Summer. The program is designed to provide young students with a language-learning experience in a fun setting.

WSLAC provides the opportunity to combine an effective small-group language course with an adventure into Canadian culture and lifestyle. Students attending the course will stay in a homestay in the world's largest bilingual, bicultural city: Montreal. This exciting combination cannot be realized in a conventional camp. The emphasis of the camp is on using French in an entertaining and meaningful context. Listening and speaking take priority in this activities-based program.

Students have 3 hours of class, and a full-time Program Coordinator is available during class hours to assist the students in any of their needs. WSLAC participants have classes and lunch on site. After all activities, Monitors return the students to the Center in Montreal. A Local Coordinator is there to greet the students, and to help out until they return to their homestays. Students may use the internet and e-mail when at the Center.

The city of Montreal is unique in North America. It was founded in 1642 by French settlers and retains an old-world Latin pace of life. The old city center still has its ancient stone buildings, stone paved roads and horse-drawn carriages. With a population of 2.8 million, Montreal is the largest French-speaking city in the world next to Paris; yet it has an English-speaking population larger than that of the total population of Ottawa, the nation's capital.

Montreal is the gourmet capital of North America with its myriad of restaurants, offering an excellent selection of the world's finest cuisine. Attractions include the 1967 World Fair site with its La Ronde Amusement Park, the 1976 Olympic site, museums, art galleries and the nearby Laurentian mountain range dotted with lakes.