Each day after classes are finished, we have house parents on duty who ensure that students check in to the building. In the evening, we have dinner, some quiet study time, and then some type of activity. This is followed by preparations for bed time. The house parents carefully monitor the students' presence, and check them into their rooms at night. The doors are monitored by security camera, and the back doors have an alarm so that if anyone leaves, the alarm will sound.

Boys and girls are in one building, which is physically divided into a boys and girls side. Students are not allowed in the rooms of the opposite sex but can mingle in common areas.

Each double room has its own bathroom and shower.

The food served in the cafeteria is delicious and nutritious. There are always two choices of hot food entrée, and there is always a vegetarian option. We also have a full self-serve salad bar with eight different types of salads and vegetables. There are two choices of dessert, and a variety of hot and cold drinks. We also serve a mid-morning snack and an evening snack just before bed time.

Yes.

Cold beverages include lemonade, ice tea, water, and milk. We also have tea, coffee, hot apple cider, and hot chocolate. Soft drinks are not available on campus.

All of our facilities are located on our beautiful campus.

The students begin studying at 8:30 am and finish at 4:00 pm, with a one hour break for lunch. This is the schedule from Monday to Friday. On some days, there are field trips, and afternoons are often spent doing musical activities or playing language games. This provides some variety from sitting in a classroom all day long. Please see the sample schedule.

Boarding staff are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Students must sign in and out when they leave the boarding house for any reason (for example to go to class). Students are always supervised in small groups by an adult staff member when they leave the campus.

On weekends, there are organized activities on Saturday and Sunday. Please see the sample schedule.

Usually, students only leave campus for an organized activity. They are not allowed to leave campus without a supervisor. If they need to go to the store for a special reason, or have some other personal errand, we try to incorporate it into one of the regularly scheduled outings. Otherwise, the student is assigned a special adult escort, but this happens very rarely.

Yes. However, if a student is not allowed to do an activity for some reason (eg, swimming), then we make alternate arrangements for him or her.

Students have about one hour after classes in the afternoon, and a couple of free hours on the weekend between meals and organized activities.

Students are always divided into groups and assigned an adult supervisor or assistant.

All of our teachers have BC Teaching Certificates and are members of the BC College of Teachers. Our Senior Boarding Staff come from a variety of backgrounds, but all have completed an undergraduate degree. They all receive extensive training for their role.

Local Canadian students sometimes help out in the classroom as conversation partners or teaching assistants. They also participate in the afternoon, evening, and weekend field trips.

Approximately 70 students. Most were boarding students, but we also had 12 day students who participated.

In the summer of 2008, there were students from Japan, Germany, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico, China (including Macua and Hong Kong) and Turkey

No.

Please see sample schedule.

We have evening activities, but don't tend to call them 'parties'.

Wake up 7 am; lights out 9:45 or 10:00 pm

Evening staff are on duty until midnight; Each floor has security cameras, and the outside doors have an alarm. There are boarding staff living on each floor in each dormitory. They are on call during the night.

All of the food, transportation, and activities are covered in the tuition. The only money required is spending money for personal items such as toothpaste, a snack at the movies, or shopping for pleasure. Some students bring as little as $100, some as much as $1000. This is really a personal preference.

We prefer that students do not bring personal computers with them. There is a classroom of computers for sending e-mail that is available during quiet times if necessary. Students don't have time to be playing computer games or spending a lot of time chatting on the computer.

Cell phones are not allowed in the classroom, but the students can bring a cell phone with them while they are in Canada to facilitate communication with home. However, if the use of them becomes a problem, they will be held and returned to the student when he or she departs.

We will be as flexible as we can, but when the residence is full, we cannot accept any more students. So, the sooner the students register, the better! Please see our Cancellation Policy for details on refunds.