A few months ago, EC Montreal was approached by the Study Travel Magazine because they were writing an article about Quebec as a destination to learn a language. We were asked to get the opinion of a few students as well as comments from the school Centre Director. The 5 questions asked were: What do students from … Read more
On Tuesday, August 27, EC Montreal students had the chance to participate in an information session about the TOEFL IBT exam. Representatives from ETS came to the school to give a free presentation to anyone interested in taking the TOEFL exam. This presentation offered the students a chance to familiarize themselves with an international language exam that … Read more
Mariana Tourinho Borges is a 17-year old student from Brazil. She has been attending high school in Montreal for the past year. During her summer break from school, she wanted to take French lessons. Her homestay host, Nadia Battani, who also hosts for EC Montreal, encouraged her to come check out EC! Mariana came to … Read more
Crescent Street is one of the most frequented streets in Montreal! It is only a few short blocks away from our EC Montreal school! Crescent Street’s annual summer festival is taking place this weekend, from August 22 to August 24. This festival is Montreal’s best patio event! The street festival will include music, food and … Read more
Montreal’s annual world film festival begins today! The festival will take place in different areas of the city, the Quartier Latin, Cinema du Parc, Le Parisien and the Imperial Theatre. There will be special movies under the stars showings at the Quartier des Spectacle, outside of Place des Arts. The first outdoor showing will take place … Read more
The latest chapter of the X-Men movie series just wrapped up filming in Montreal! The cast and crew have been here for several months. There is no place like Montreal in the summertime! It is no surprise that the cast and crew fell in love with our beautiful city! Many EC Montreal students have had … Read more
EC Montreal staff and students were in for a treat today. We transformed the student lounge into a beach! We had golden palm trees, surf boards, beach balls and inflatable toys! We had hotdogs roasting on the grill and tropical drinks set up at the bar! Each student that entered our beach area was greeted … Read more
Montreal is considered the gastronomy capital of Canada. Second to New York City, it has the most restaurants per capita. In Montreal there are over 6000 restaurants, so you can get a taste of cuisine from around the world! Through the different gastronomy sessions at EC Montreal you can learn the secrets of world famous cuisine … Read more
On Tuesday August 20, watching the French movie « Les Intouchables » was scheduled on EC Montreal’s activity calendar. Each month EC Montreal students enjoy the possibility of participating in a huge variety of different free activities in the afternoon. Besides watching French and English movies, students will also have the chance to gain special skills for … Read more
September is the beginning of harvest season in Quebec. It is apple picking time and the start of wine making!! As the leaves begin to turn into vivid, fiery colours, we are reminded that cold weather will be fast approaching! We take this opportunity to spend as much time in the outdoors as possible. We … Read more