With the EC Montreal Young Learners Program starting next week, our Activity Leaders have completed their 50-hours of training and are ready to meet our students! This year’s Activity Leader team consists of 2 returning leaders: Adrian and Anna, and 3 new leaders: Lila, Meike, and Josh! Together, our Activity Leaders bring forward a mix of Canadian and international culture, a variety of educational backgrounds, and an overall atmosphere of an energetic, positive and motivated team! The Activity Leaders and the rest of the EC Montreal team is beyond excited to welcome our 2019 Young Learners arriving on Monday! Come join the fun and learn English or French in Montreal!
Here’s what each of them would like to share with you:
Josh Cormier
Hi/Bonjour/Hola/Ni hao! I’m Josh and I’m super excited to be working with EC this summer. I’m originally from New Brunswick, Canada and moved to Montreal two years ago to study Civil Engineering at McGill University. My favourite things include dogs, poutine and roller coasters. I’m looking forward to exploring the wonderful world of language learning with the students, and sharing stories about culture, travelling, and beyond. Montreal is very much a second home to me and I cannot wait to show students the amazing things Montreal has to offer, whether it be the art, the music, the history, or everything in between.
Meike Jourdain
Hello! My name is Meike Jourdain and I’m very excited for this summer’s program! I’ve been living in Montreal for three years as a student and I’ve completely fallen in love with the city. I hope you will too! I study history and political science at McGill University, but I’m ready to take a break and spend the summer enjoying with EC’s students! I hope my students will come away from this summer with fun memories of Montreal, further developed language skills, and new friends!
Lila Ciesielski
Hello, my name is Lila. I’m an acting student at Concordia University, and I’ve been doing theatre for about 10 years now! Through art I’ve always loved to find communities. In each community I try to be involved and help others make real connections. For the past years I’ve especially enjoyed working with youth, because well, we are the future! It’s important to me that we work together to create a world that we love and in which we feel loved. I find that every time I teach, I also learn and I love both of those things because they make the world progress. I also love to travel and to make music, so communication is very important to me and therefore, so are languages!
Anna Kiraly
Hi everyone, I’m Anna! I am very excited to be a returning Young Learner’s Activity Leader for EC Montreal this summer. I am a student at Concordia University studying Religion, History, and Law and Society. I am fluently bilingual in French and English. I love cats, food, and video games. Being born and raised in the area, Montreal holds a special place in my heart and I can’t wait to show you around my city!
Adrian Sgro
Hello! My name is Adrian and I’m very excited to be returning to EC this summer! I grew up in Toronto, Ontario but I’ve lived in Montreal part-time for 4 years now. You can ask me anything about sports (particularly golf and soccer)! I study international business at Concordia’s John Molson School of Business and I am eager to meet students of varying ethnicities and cultures to both become more cultured myself and to teach a little bit about what Canada has to offer. I look forward to meeting everyone!