15 best English schools in Ottawa, Ontario

Canada is a unique country. Apart from the fact that Canada is the best in terms of quality of life, it has important aspects to constantly maintain its high standards - extensive social guarantees, a strong government, and a low crime rate.

Canada is a benchmark in the field of education. Canadian universities and colleges have an excellent international reputation and ranking. That is why students from all over the world strive to get to this wonderful country, which offers a huge number of student and children's programs to choose from.

In bilingual Canada, where residents speak English and French, teenagers and young people can learn and practice not only any of these languages, but both at once. For those who are considering which country to continue their studies in, vacations in Canada will be an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the country, its cultural and educational traditions and lifestyle, in order to subsequently make a balanced choice based on their own experience and impressions.

Language camps in Ottawa provide opportunity to the international students to fully immerse in language environment. To do this, classes are held in the camp with a different number of hours per week. You can choose a program according to intensity: learn a language from 15 to 30 lessons per week. Studying is conducted, as a rule, in groups of no more than 15 people. All students are divided into groups depending on their age and the initial level of the language.

After lessons the immersion in the language environment is not finished. Students spend their free time participating in various school activities. After the events, students continue to practice their language in the host family, or on campus, communicating with peers from around the world.

The teaching methodology varies depending on the type of course and the age of the students. The youngest are taught English or French in a playful way, older students are taught in a more academic way. Lessons take place in the morning, and after that the children go on excursions, engage in creativity or sports. For the latter, there are all conditions here: the diverse nature of Canada allows you to engage in almost any, including extreme sports – river rafting on canoes and kayaks, rafting, windsurfing on the coast, skiing and snowboarding during the winter holidays and, of course, hockey! And if you're lucky, the guys will attend one of the NHL games!

The most language camps in Ottawa work in the summer time, from June to August, when the holidays are the longest. However, at the request of the student, you can choose a course for autumn, winter, spring holidays.

Ottawa offers round-the-clock camps for children with accommodation in a host family or in a residence. In case of choosing living in a host family, families are carefully selected and monitored by school staff. Meals are organized on a full boarding base or half board.

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What makes English so special for families from all over the world?

In 2023, statistics show there are about 1.5 billion people around the world who speak English both natively and as a second language. English is the global language for business, tourism, aviation, sciences, and media (to name a few).

It is most essential for families in that this will allow for the younger generations to have innumerable employment opportunities within and outside their birth country.

In addition to English lessons, the price of the round-the-clock summer camp in Ottawa includes daily sports and entertainment events, as well as half-day and full-day weekend excursions: the amusement park “Playland”, the Olympic Village of Whistler, the water amusement park on the lake.

The prices for studying at summer camps in Ottawa are about 20% lower than in the neighbouring USA and amount to about 2000 CAD for a 2-week course, not counting flights and pocket money.

• Interesting educational programs
• Full immersion in the language environment
• Expanding horizons
• Unforgettable experience
• Living in multicultural environment
• New acquaintances in Canada.

The most important thing that summer camps in Ottawa offer is English lessons. Highly qualified teachers make up the program in such a way that students are interested and the material is easily assimilated. The international students can perfectly practice spoken English.

The main purpose of the parents sending the child is conversational practice with foreign students and native speakers. Each school selects teachers who find an individual approach to each student.

The language camps in Ottawa offer two types of accommodation: in a Canadian family and in a student residence. Most of the families live within walking distance from the school. The family provides the child with three meals a day and once a month sends a report to the child's parents about his stay and success in Canada.

The following educational institutions in Ottawa offer effective and various language courses:

• Ashbury College
• CLLC Ottawa Canadian Language Learning College
• Algonquin College Ottawa.