Guelph Ontario Canada Links to Travel and Education

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01. The Covered Bridge 02. The Arboretum - Italian Garden - Japanese Garden - English Garden 03. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate 04. Market Square 05. John Galt Park 06. Red Brick Cafe 07. Old Quebec Street Shoppes 08. St. George's Square 09. Downtown 10. Blacksmith Fountain 11. Allan's Mill 12. Spring Mill Distillery 13. Heffernan Street Bridge 14. Royal City Park 15. I.O.D.E. Fountain

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ESL in Guelph, Ontario Canada Guide

Guelph Public Education, Elementary and Secondary Schools

Upper Grand District School Board
500 Victoria Road N., Guelph, ON N1E 6K2
Switchboard: 519-822-4420 Toll-free: 1-800-321-4025

The Upper Grand District School Board is a school board in Ontario, Canada. It spans an area of 4211 km² and serves approximately 35,000 students through 65 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools. St. George’s Centre for Adult ESL is a school for newcomers to Guelph who want to learn English or improve the English skills they already have. Together, newcomers from around the world improve their English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and learn about living in Guelph. St. George’s Centre for ESL is also a place for newcomers to meet new people, share experiences about settling in Canada, and make friends.

St. George’s Centre for Adult ESL, 21 King Street, Guelph, Ontario, N1E 4P5
Telephone number: 519-766-9551 Fax number: 519-766-9485 Email: stgeorges.centre@ugdsb.on.ca

St. George’s Centre for Adult ESL is a school for newcomers to Guelph who want to learn English or improve the English skills they already have. Together, newcomers from around the world improve their English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and learn about living in Guelph. St. George’s Centre for ESL is also a place for newcomers to meet new people, share experiences about settling in Canada, and make friends.

Guelph Universities

The University of Guelph

The University of Guelph is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College (1874), the MacDonald Institute (1903), and the Ontario Veterinary College (1922), and has since grown to an institution of almost 30,000 students. The veterinary medicine program at the University of Guelph was ranked No. 1 in Canada and No. 5 in the world in 2021. The Ontario Agricultural College is ranked No. 1 in Canada for Agricultural Science, and helps put the University of Guelph 18th in the world for Food Science and Technology.

Improve your academic English skills and succeed at your university studies. English Language Programs at the University of Guelph make your transition to studying and living in Canada a lot easier. The English Language Programs (ELP) at OpenEd offer English language learners an opportunity to develop their language ability, academic skills and overall understanding of Canadian culture. Our programs and pathways have been developed to meet the English language requirements of international students entering undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the University of Guelph.

Guelph Colleges

Conestoga’s Guelph campus, located in the northwest end of the city, is a provincial leader in education and training for the motive power trades, including automotive, truck and coach, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles and motorcycles. The campus also provides business-oriented programs, including Business Foundations, General Business and Office Administration as well as academic upgrading and career-focused programs.

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Guelph Community Organizations

Guelph Immigration Settlement LINC Services

Guelph Multicultural Centre 214 Speedvale Ave. West, Unit # 7 Guelph, Ontario N1H 1C4 (519) 836-2222

Fredericton New Brunswick Canada Links to Travel and Education

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ESL in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada Guide

Fredericton is the capital city of New Brunswick. Fredericton is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. Fredericton had a population of 58,220 in the 2016 Canadian Census and is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John.

Fredericton is home to cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Fredericton Region Museum, and The Playhouse, a performing arts venue. The city hosts the annual Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, attracting regional and international jazz, blues, rock, and world artists. Fredericton is home to some great historical Canadian painters as well, including Goodridge Roberts, and Molly and Bruno Bobak.

As a provincial capital, its economy is tied to the public sector; however, the city also contains a growing IT and commercial sector.

New Brunswick Department of Education, Elementary and Secondary High Schools

Place 2000, 250 King St, Fredericton Telephone: (506) 453-3678

The Minister shall provide free school privileges under the Education Act for every person who is of school age and who has not graduated from high school, and is a resident of the Province. If a student does not fall into these categories, then international student fees apply. International students are required to pay a tuition fee in order to attend a New Brunswick public school.

The New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is committed to providing inclusive environments where learners develop the social and academic language needed to enable them to be socially confident, academically ready, independent users of English who are recognized for their unique identities and strengths.

English Language development is facilitated through intentional ESL instruction and transparent assessment that promotes learner autonomy and agency. English Language learning is an interactional process, wherein knowledge is co-constructed, and ideas, perspectives and experiences from a variety of sources are valued.

Fredericton Board of Education, Elementary and Secondary High Schools

Anglophone School District Information
Superintendent: David McTimoney
Address: 1135 Prospect Street Fredericton Telephone: (506) 453-5454

St. Thomas University

Located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, St. Thomas University is a small, primarily undergraduate university dedicated to excellence in liberal arts education. More than 30 Bachelor of Arts programs are offered in the humanities and social sciences such as Psychology, English, Political Science, and Fine Arts, and more unique programs: Communications and Public Policy, Criminology, Gerontology, Human Rights and Journalism.

St. Thomas offers a unique English as a Second Language (ESL) program for students whose level of English proficiency is not high enough to pursue regular studies at an English-language university. To be eligible for this program, students must have TOEFL scores between 61 and 89, IELTS 5.0 and 6.5, or the equivalent on other tests. A combination of ESL courses and adapted courses in other disciplines enables students to achieve the level of proficiency in English necessary to be successful in regular university studies. All of the courses that students take in the ESL program carry academic credit. A personal approach guides the ESL curriculum. Every student who has not yet fully mastered English is tested through an oral interview, a vocabulary and grammar test, and an essay assignment. Based on the results of these tests, an individualized curriculum is developed for each student suitable for his or her level. The curriculum will be challenging, but not overwhelming.

University of NewBrunswick

The University of New Brunswick is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North America. Academic Programs include: Applied Arts, Applied Management, Arts, Business, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Environment and Natural Resources, Forestry, Health, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Law, Leadership Studies, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Recreation and Sport Studies, Science, Software Engineering.

AESL1011 - English as a Second Language for Academic Purposes - A practical course in the written and spoken use of language designed to meet the requirements of students whose first language is not English. Students are placed in groups based on placement testing results, subsequent interviews and in-class assessment procedures. Specialized curriculum is designed and delivered according to the needs of the students as assessed at the beginning of each term. Students may enroll in both AESL 1011 and AESL 1012 as they are not sequential in nature. Students are required to use only English during each three-hour class period.

AESL2011 - Exploration of Literary English for Non-Anglophones - More advanced than AESL 1011 and AESL 1012. Exclusively for students whose first language is not English. Encompasses examination of prose and poetry, and extensive composition. Emphasis is given to consideration of sophisticated English expression. Each student’s level of proficiency is determined through testing, subsequent interviews and in-class assessment procedures. Students may enroll in both AESL 2011 and AESL 2012 as they are not sequential in nature.

Fredericton Community Organizations

• LITERACY NEW BRUNSWICK INC.,
  548 York Street, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5H1,
  Tel: 506-457-4949 , Fax: 506-462-5153
• National Adult Literacy Database (NALD)
  Scovil House, 703 Brunswick Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 1H8
  Tel:(506) 457-6900 Fax:(506) 457-6910
• New Brunswick Committee on Literacy,
  88 Prospect St. W. Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 2T8
  tel: 506-457-1227 , 1 800 563 2211, Fax: 506-458-1352

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Halifax Nova Scotia Canada Links to Travel and Education

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Nova Scotia Public Education, Elementary and Secondary Schools

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is responsible for children’s education, including early years, and primary to grade 12 in English and French in public schools across the province.

Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development,
2021 Brunswick Street, P.O. Box 578, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S9
Tel: 902-424-5162, Fax: 902-424-0666

Halifax Regional Centre for Education

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education is the public school district responsible for 136 elementary, junior high, and high schools located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Program provides overall English and French Second Language curriculum support ESL FSL to schools with attention paid to technology integration. There is a particular focus on literacy and mathematics implementation as an integral component of Planning for Improvement.

Halifax Universities

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2 1-902-494-2211
Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia since 1818, Dalhousie attracts students from around the world. Dalhousie is widely recognized for a broad range of educational and research opportunities. Dalhousie Faculties includes: Architecture and Planning, Arts and Social Sciences, Computer Science, Dentistry, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Law, Management, Medicine, Science, Continuing Education and Cooperative Education.

The College of Continuing Education offers a free ESL workshop series and a credit course. It also offers several non-credit courses open to anyone studying, living, or working in Halifax. The Dalhousie Writing Centre offers free help and guidance when writing a paper or assignment. They also offer free seminars throughout the year on topics such as adding citations to text and academic integrity. For more information or to make an appointment, contact the Writing Centre.

Mount Saint Vincent University

Approximately 5,000 women and men from more than 60 countries are enrolled in 35 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs. In 1925 MSVU started as the only independent women?s college in the British Commonwealth then changed in 1966 to a university. MSVU Academic Departments includes: Applied Human Nutrition, Biology, Business and Tourism, Chemistry & Physics, Child and Youth Study, Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, English, Family Studies and Gerontology, Fine Arts, History, Information Technology, Mathematics & Computer Science, Modern Languages, Peace & Conflict Studies, Philosophy Religious Studies, Political & Canadian Studies, Psychology, Public Policy Studies, Public Relations, Sociology Anthropology and Women's Studies.

The International Education Centre (IEC) at MSVU offers personal, academic, cultural and immigration advising to international students in Canada, as well as any student or faculty wishing to study, research or conduct projects abroad. The IEC is also home to the University’s English for Academic Purposes programs. If an applicant’s first language is not English, official reports with acceptable scores from one of the following tests must be submitted. Test Scores for Admission to Full-time Studies at MSVU: IELTS 7.0 or above (no score below 6.5); CAEL 70 or above (no score below 70) ;TOEFL (iBT Test)93 or above (no score below 23) ; CanTest 5.0 (no score below 4.5); MELAB 85 or above.

Mount Saint Vincent University is committed to preparing our international English-as-an-additional-language students for the transition to the Canadian classroom. Taught by our highly experienced instructors, and designed in consultation with MSVU faculty, the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs combine English language learning with the foundational skills necessary for academic success. Students who complete the EAP program will have direct access to MSVU undergraduate or graduate programs with no official test score.

Saint Mary's University

Saint Mary's founded in 1802 is home to students from across Canada and from over 94 different countries. Saint Mary's University Faculty of Graduate Studies offers 14 Masters programs in the Faculties of Arts, Commerce and Science and three Doctoral programs: Business Administration, Astronomy and Psychology.

The Language Centre offers English language training that is recognized and respected by educational institutions and employers around the world. Because our programs are mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) you will be able to communicate your English achievements in terms that are internationally recognized.

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Students who complete EAP 4, 5, or 6 are eligible for direct entry to SMU-PLUS, Saint Mary’s University’s custom academic program for qualified full-time international students. Prepare yourself for university success and earn valuable general academic English skills which will help you succeed in full-time studies.

Visiting Student University Bridging Program (UBP) - Designed specifically for Visiting University Students who want to experience all that Halifax has to offer, while studying general academic English and taking up to two university credit courses.

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Halifax Community Organizations

YWCA Halifax, 1239 Barrington St., Halifax, NS