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2017-01
To enrich the students’ life during long vacations andto extend their academic learning, the school (via International ExchangeOffice) has been organizing overseas summer/winter camps yearly starting from1999. It provides the students with opportunities to experience differentcultures and learn the English language in varied countries.
In 2015, the school laid out a Bi-year Overseas Summer CampScheme which provides a plan on all age-appropriate programs rotating every twoyears for students from 5 to 17 to facilitate students and their parents tomake plans and choices.
Year | Program | Specifications |
2015 | 1. Secondary Gifted Program | Target students: Secondary (possible) Gifted Program students 5 week academic program on camp + 5 days travel 【to be chosen from Abbotsford (Canada) and Greater Johnstown High School (America)】 |
2. Parents-children GIA Summer Camp | Target students: American GIA Program students. To be operated with GIA Headquarter, and the length of program is to be determined. | |
3. ESL Summer Camp to the United States of America (Three weeks) | Target students：students over 11.5 years 2 weeks study on camp + 1 week travel | |
2016 | 1. Senior High Gifted Program (Five weeks) | Target students: 14 students from Grade 11 Class 2 5 weeks SAT intensive training on camp 【to be chosen from Livermore Preparatory High School (America)】 |
1. Junior High Gifted Program ( Six weeks) | Target students: Grade 9 students 5 weeks study on camp +1 week travel 【to be chosen from Livermore Preparatory High School (America)】 | |
3. Parents-children Summer Camp to Australia (Two weeks) | Target students: Students of 5-10 & their parents 1 week camp study with the local kids at school, enjoy activities with their parents at school or in field trips + 1 week travel | |
4. ESL Summer Camp to the United Kingdom (Four weeks) | Target students：students over 11.5 years 3 weeks study on camp + 1 week travel | |
5. UBC-EUL (Experience University Life) Program (Four weeks) | Target students：Grade 9 and 10 students 4 weeks study on camp, including weekends’ travel in Vancouver 【to be chosen from University of British Columbia (Canada)】 | |
The rotations after these two years are subject to change according to the program operations of the previous years. | ||
Up until now, over 1,100 students have joined the school’s overseassummer/winter camps to the US,UK, Australia, Canada,Japanand have benefited greatly. Their English skills and interest in learningEnglish have been improved significantly; they become more politely andcourteously; and they get a better understanding of and more open to culturesof different countries, which helps them formulate better personalities and layout a better foundation for their possible learning abroad in the years ahead.
