We are planning our Young Learner programme and wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of the fact that EC Montreal’s programme is now a CERTIFIED CAMP!
EC Montreal are leaders in the market of Young Learners in Quebec as we are the only private language school that has received accreditation. It speaks of a standard that is well respected and recognized. In Canada, it is one of the quality assurance tools used by parents in selecting a summer camp for their children.
EC Montreal has proven to the Quebec Camp Association that we offer quality in all service areas and have met the norms and standards set by the association. Parents can breath a sigh of relief knowing that EC Montreal’s Young Learners programme offers our juniors a safe learning environment and is proactive in ensuring all our students’ well-being a priority.
The Quebec camp standards is something camps should be proud of!
The certification programme includes more than 60 standards governing requirements and best practices in terms of safety, supervision, programming, the environment, health and food. Following is an overview:
safety:
- Safe activities and equipment
- Qualified staff prepared to intervene at all times
- Requisite permits and valid certificates of competence
supervision:
- From 50 to 60 hours of training offered to staff before camp opens
- Rigorous counselor/camper ratio adapted to each age group or to special needs clientele
- Systematic verification of the legal background of staff in the employment of the camp
- Established procedures for roll call and camp travel during excursions
Environment, health and food:
- Quality control over drinking water and swimming areas
- Site and building verification and maintenance procedures
- Medication and first aid management protocols
- Healthy, balanced meals approved by a dietition
Programming:
- Varied and balanced general or specialized programming based on a planned schedule of activities adapted to participants’ age and abilities
- Founded on the principles of progress, challenges and success
- Fun-filled!
Certified camps, like EC Montreal’s Young Learners programme, ensure that campers evolve in a healthy environment conducive to their well-being!
The Quebec Camp Association guarantee states that by choosing a certified camp for your child, you are placing him in the hands of an establishment that responds to the norms required by the association.
EC Montreal’s Young Learner programme was inspected last summer by the association and we passed with flying colours. The auditor gave us the best compliment. He said that he was not only impressed as an inspector but as a parent. He would send his children to our language camp.
We are very proud of this certification and feel great knowing that we are offering teenagers from all over the world a programme where they can learn, grow and blossom into well-rounded young adults.
Our programme offers students language classes with a fun and dynamic activities programme we call active learning. The activities offer a balance of sports, cultural activities, tourist attractions and workshops. Students will learn a new skill, discover Montreal and practice their English and French skills in the process!
Parents can rest assured that their children are in capable, experienced hands and EC Montreal offers quality service in all areas of the programme; lessons, activities, accommodation and administration.
Sign your children up for an experience of a lifetime in our French or English as a foreign language programmes today while we still have spaces available!