Monday, April 8, 2013

Canadian Rocky Mountains Promotion

 
THE CANADAIN ROCKY MOUNTAINS
This Promo ROCKS!
 

Camber College is already in full gear getting ready for Summer! It is our 10 year Aniversary and we are celebrating with this fantastic promotion. We will be sending any student who signs up with us for 12 weeks or more before July 1st, 2013 on this amazing Rocky Mountains trip with Club ESL and Discover Canada Tours. If you were ever planning on coming to Canada to study English then now is the time!

Here are the details:

 All you have to do is register with Camber College for 12 weeks or more by July 1st, 2013. You don't have to be here by then. Just be signed up. For more information on Camber College and it's English Language programs click here.

Join us in Canada and "Live the Edventure"

***This promotion is not valid with any other promotion***
***You must mention promo code THIS ROCKS when registering***

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

14 FUN FACTS ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY

14 FUN FACTS ABOUT VALENTINES DAY

 

1. More than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are sold for Valentine's Day each year.
2. On Average, men shell out $130 each on candy, cards, jewelry, flowers and dates. That's more than double what women commit to spending.
3. Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.
4. Women purchase 85% of all valentines.
5. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
6. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentine would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. "To wear your heart on your sleeve" now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
7. The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addresses to Juliet every Valentine's Day.  
8. Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentine's Day candy box in the late 1800s.
9. Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876.
10. In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future husband.
11. In the middle Ages, people believed that the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the morning of St. Valentine's Day would become your spouse.
12. Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards.
13. England's King Henry VIII declared February 14th a holiday for the first time.
 
14. Casanova, well known as "The World's Greatest Lover," ate chocolate to make him virile.
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Camber College!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Life in Canada for ESL Students


Life for International Students studying English in Canada


It can be scary and overwhelming to leave your families and come to Canada. But exciting to be able to learn English and in most cases go on to study at some of Canada's Universities. You know the experience will forever change your world and your future. You know you will love it. You know you will learn so much. You know you will meet new people and make new friends, but leaving the security of your family and country can be terrifying.
 
In the first few weeks it can be horribly frightening and frustrating. Simple day to day things like catching a bus, ordering a meal or buying something from a store can become an intimidating burden. The frustration to try and communicate your needs can be overwhelming and for some people embarrassing. Hang in there! It will get better!
 
Once you have adjusted and set up your routine, begin to make friends and master the art of ordering a coffee at Starbucks. You begin to realize that you are learning English and you didn't even realize it. Things you had trouble with when you first arrive are now easy. You begin to take more chances and participate in new activities. You have this realization as you are skiing down a mountain or learning how to scuba dive, that just a short time ago, you would have never thought that you would be doing all these amazing activities and learning English.
 
Coming to Canada and sitting in a class room studying English only provides you with the basics and fundamentals of the language. It's getting out there and meeting native speakers, participating in activities and everyday life in Canada that really teaches you how to master the language.
 
The friends you make at Camber College are people you would have never met if you hadn't come to Canada. They are people just like you that were brave enough to leave the security and comforts of where they grew up and come to Canada to learn English and create a bright new future. These friendships can last a life time and create opportunities to travel and visit other countries and have new adventures in the future.
 
 
The world is a much smaller place then it was even 30 years ago. With the advancement of technologies, social media such as facebook, combined with the fact that you can wake up one morning in your own bed and go to sleep that night in another country on the other side of the world, is proof of just how small our global village really is.  With the ability to speak English, the new friends you have made from all over the world; you are now a contributing member of our Worlds future.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Christmas 2012 - Things to do in Vancouver (part 2)

CHRISTMAS 2012
Fun & FREE Things to do in Vancouver(part 2)
 
Part 2 of things to do in Vancouver for our Camber College students to participate in while in Vancouver for their weekend trip. Have FUN everyone!
 

ROBSON SQUARE - Ice Skating (FREE)
Winter along Robson Street can be a spectacular experience with beautiful window displays in shops, bright lights adorning trees and shrubs and hundreds of people walking along the sidewalks. Robson Street has many interesting locales such as the Robson Square Ice Rink (formerly known as the GE Ice Plaza) which is sunken outdoor and open air ice rink which was reopened in 2009. The Rink is a fun locale where visitors can bring their own skates (or rent some) to enjoy some free skating. An activity for all ages, the Robson Square Ice Rink is the perfect winter destination in Downtown Vancouver.
http://www.venturevancouver.com/ge-ice-plaza-robson-square-ice-rink

 
 
GROUSE MOUNTAIN - The Peak of Christmas
Celebrate the magic of the season with the annual Peak of Christmas celebration. This year's festivities are centred around our visiting reindeer Dancer and Vixen. Take the famous Grouse Mountain Godola ride.
Adults: $39.95 - Youths: $23.95
 
Outdoor Ice Skating (9am-10pm): Enjoy the crisp mountain air as you glide atop our magical 8,000 square foot skating pond.
 
Mountaintop Sleigh Rides (9am-9pm, weather permitting): Embark on a magical ride through our Winter Wonderland.
 
For more information on activities:
 
 
 
Annual Santa Claus Parade - FREE
 
PARADE DATE & TIME:
  • Date: Sunday, December 2, 2012
  • Time: 1:00 p.m.
2012 PARADE ROUTE:
The parade will start at West Georgia and Broughton (at 1:00 pm), travel east along West Georgia, turn south on Howe and finish at Howe and Davie.

For more information visit:
http://www.rogerssantaclausparade.com/


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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Christmas 2012 - Things do do in Vancouver (part 1)

CHRISTMAS 2012
FUN THINGS TO DO IN VANCOUVER (part 1)

Christmas in Vancouver is such a magical time. If this is your first Christmas in Canada, then don't miss the opportunity to participate in the festivities. Below is a list of a few fun activities we recommend our Camber College students participate in while on their trip to Vancouver. Stay tuned because this is just part one. I'll be posting even more fun and fantastic holiday events!  


 
Bright Nights - Stanley Park Christmas Train
During the holiday season, Stanley Park sparkles with two million twinkling lights, decorating the darkness that comes early at this time of year. Make the Bright Nights Train part of your holiday tradition. Ride the train, watch animated displays, listen to holiday classics, sip warm cocoa, and feast on fresh popcorn or roasted nuts.


 
Carol Ships Vancouver
 
Take in the sights of Vancouver from the deck of a Christmas Caroling ship. The Parade is a flotilla of brightly coloured vessels, lit up on the outside and decked out in their Christmas best on the inside. This holiday tradition features a combination of private and public vessels all decorated. It is the only time of the year that vessels are allowed to display coloured exterior lighting.
 
 
 
VanDusen Garden's Festival of Lights
 
During December, VanDusen garden is decorated with hundreds of thousands of lights for the Festival of Lights.
Enjoy the twinkling lights and light show, take a stroll down Candy Cane Lane, hear the sweet sounds of caroling, and get in to the spirit of the season.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 









 




Friday, November 16, 2012

Learn English in Canada at Camber College

This is how we Roll at Camber College
 

 
Check out Camber College; a great English lanuage school located in BC, Canada. We offer excellent English programs such as Academic English, Business English and Intensive English. You can get your TOEFL, TOEIC and study for your Cambridge exam. We can even get you certified as a Scuda Diver! We put together this video to highlight all the things that make us different from other English language schools. Come and learn English with us and we will show you the time of your life. "Live the Edventure" at Camber College.
 

Thursday, November 15, 2012

English Language Students go Bungee Jumping in Canada

 

  Camber College Students go BUNGEE JUMPING!

 

 
Here is a fun Youtube video of 5 of our students going Bungee Jumping. It sure looks like these international students had a great time in Canada learning English. Join us at Camber college and "Live the Edventure".