Global Leader Project

Sunday July 12th

This was the very first Global Leader project for the students. They had to imagine themselves as creators of a new nation, and had to come up with various things necessary for a nation: A president/leader, flag, national anthem, etc. The country Daniel's team founded was Country on Fire, and the country Darryl founded was Lardo Land. They also had to paper mache a geographical Outlay of their nation. The finished project was excellent and everybody had a ton of fun.

Niagara Falls

Saturday July 11th

On Saturday the students went to Niagara Falls. It may not be the tallest, nor the largest but it is the world's most visited falls. It is also the world's largest hydro-electric power generating fall. The day was a little gloomy to begin with but fortunately the weather cleared up a bit as we got there. The students got to go on the Maid of the Mist. They enjoyed wearing the blue ponchos they received when they were going on the boat. From a far many of them did not think too much of the falls, but as the boat neared the Horseshoe Fall they experienced first hand the power of nature. Their hair and face was wet with the water of the Niagara river. After looking and taking photos of the falls, the students were given a chance to go shopping at Vaughan Mills mall on the way back.

City Tour

I'm terribly sorry about the late posts. I will try to post something every day, a little picture and a short video clips here and there. But for now, let me try to bring you up to date what has happened since the second day of the camp (about 3 weeks worth of activity)

Wednesday July 8th
Wednesday was our trip to the downtown core of Toronto. The students got up bright and early to head to Toronto. For most students it was their first time taking the school bus and were very excited. Our first stop was university of Toronto.

University of Toronto is not only the best medical school in Canada. It is also situated right in the middle of Toronto. The Gothic buildings of the campus are gorgeous and it reflects the architecture of its time fairly well. Students took a walking tour around the campus and observed student life as well as the scenery.


Our second stop was Royal Ontario Museum. Royal Ontario Museum is one of the largest museums in North America and many galleries exhibit works of arts, fossils, and historical artifacts. The museum is also very interactive and the students were allowed to wear costumes, and learn not just through their eyes, but also with their hands and body.








The third stop for the tour was CN tower. Students were able to go up to the CN tower, a famous landmark of Toronto, recognized all around the world. Standing at 533.33 metres, it is the world's tallest tower. Awed by the glass floor of the CN tower students stared wide eyed at the ground down below.


After spending lot of time at the CN tower students went to Eaton centre to shop. They were delighted to find almost all the store they could name in the mall or in the vicinity thereof.

Also it was Marina's Birthday! We had a birthday party for Marina. We had a delicious cake and we sang Happy Birthday to her. She was really surprised because she didn't know what we were planning until I walked in with the cake.

All in all it was a good trip.

Second day at the camp!

Now the camp has officially opened, and today was the second day of school. We also had two new students join us. What did we do today? Let's see.

Today students began their day with breakfast and morning classes. We had a little trouble with the coffeemaker but it was solved thanks to Mert's quick reactions.

For daily activity, the students went to play miniature golf. They went to Cardinal golf club as mentioned in previous post. The place really was beautiful and we had a lot of fun. We got to see Abelardo's golf skills in person. You wouldn't believe how many hole in ones he got.

After dinner, all of the students watched Marley and Me together. It was a very touching movie and we were all sniffling by the end, if not snoring. Tomorrow we head out to Toronto Downtown.
Everyone is really excited about this and I think tomorrow's going to be another action-packed day.

3 days left before summer camp starts!

Well Monday is fast approaching and we are now ready for what is to come.
More students will be arriving tomorrow and Sunday so we are really looking forward to meeting them

As for Iara her early ESL lessons began today and she spent some time with the teachers to hone her English skills. She also picked up many interesting factoids about Canada and Toronto in General.

Today she visited the raspberry farm with the staff to check out the facilities. It is a very beautiful orchard with many many apple trees. I think it will be very exciting to go raspberry picking with everyone. There are guard dogs but I don't know if they do much of guarding.

Then we also visited Centrepoint mall to do some shopping. We learned the hard way that there are no pictures allowed inside any of the shops. So we took photos outside the individual stores.

It's been another eventful day once again here in Toronto. We look forward to more fun and excitement in the upcoming months!

We moved into residence

Hello once again,

Today, our first student Iara arrived from Brazil.
She has been looking forwards to coming to Canada and is excited to be here.
A little tired maybe.
So now we are all nice and settled cozily in Seneca College King Campus.
Excitement awaits!

What's new this summer? #2

Hello everyone!
The update is one day late. But don't fret they're going to come.
Just like the Ivy tour, there are many things on our schedule that is brand new.
Today I would to talk about 2 exciting daily activities we have in store for 2009: Mini Golf and Pine Farm Orchards!



This year every 1st Tuesday of the month, students will be going to Cardinal Golf Club to play a fun game of Mini Golf. It is an outdoor 18 hole course surrounded by nature. The holes vary in both difficulty and shape.



We are also going to visit Pine Farm Orchards. Students will receive a tour of the farm, and learn how to pick and grow Raspberries, how to make an apple cider, and much more. Who doesn't love rasberries?!

Blog updates are back!

Hello everyone!
Your long awaited blog updates are back.
Every week I will post more updates on Toronto and Summer Camp.
Check it out every Thursday for posts.
Thanks and tell your friends!