Description

Every summer, Tamwood runs an English language summer camp for kids and teens ages 7-17 in Vancouver at SFU. The summer camp program happens on the university campus and features English language classes, exciting lessons in sports and creative activities, cultural events and sightseeing excursions in and around Vancouver. Accommodation options include residence on campus, host families and self-arranged.

Learn English, make friends, try some new sports and activities, see Vancouver and other beautiful spots in Canada as you take part in this exciting ESL summer camp in Vancouver Canada at Simon Fraser University.

Details

Camp Type:	Residential
Year Established:	1992
Gender:	coed
Age of Campers:	7 to 17
Cost/Week:	$1000 - $2000/wk (Please contact camp for exact pricing.)
Nearest Large City:	Vancouver, British Columbia
Accreditations:

Activities

academic:

Academic
ESL
General Academics
General Sports
International Studies
Language
Leadership

adventure:

Hiking Day outings
Mountain Biking
Rock Climbing

artistic:

Art
Crafting
Dance
Drawing and Painting
Theater

athletic:

Aerobics
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Ice Skating
Paintball
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Sports

specialinterest:

Fitness Camps Game

Sessions

(Please contact camp directly for updated session schedule.)

SUMMER CAMPS: Programs start every Sunday

Accommodation	Residence		Homestay	Self Arranged
	Vancouver		Vancouver	Vancouver
	Available for:		Available for:	Available for:
	Juniors 7 to 12	Teens 13 to 17	Teens 13 to 17	Juniors 7 to 12	Teens 13 to 17
Dates Offered	Jul 4 to Aug 8	Jul 4 to Aug 15	Jul 4 to Aug 15	Jul 4 to Aug 8	Jul 4 to Aug 15
1 Week	CAD 1,920	CAD 1,534	CAD 1,345	CAD 1,285	CAD 1,180
2 Weeks	CAD 3,180	CAD 2,937	CAD 2,420	CAD 2,153	CAD 1,975
3 Weeks	CAD 4,640	CAD 4,330	CAD 3,632	CAD 3,305	CAD 3,032
4 Weeks	CAD 6,060	CAD 5,684	CAD 4,845	CAD 4,496	CAD 4,123
5 Weeks	CAD 7,365	CAD 6,989	CAD 6,052	CAD 5,720	CAD 5,247
6 Weeks	Not Offered	CAD 8,272	CAD 7,237	Not Offered	CAD 6,349

Reviews

Very poor staff to child ratio. Not a safe place to send your child to. Very unorganized and unprofessional in terms of a respectful employer employee relationship.

Comment on : 05 June, 2012

The English learning Camp is virtually overtaken by Brazilian students in the summer - literally hundreds of them inclduding their nannies from Brazil. Alot of Portugese being spoken both among students and between the English teacher and these students. Despite complaining to staff this was never rectified.

Also the Brazilian students were severe bullies to the non-Brazlian students. My son left the camp with a very negative experience as a result. Staff did nothing despite complaints. Had we known before hand about this situation we would have never attended in the camp in the first place.

Also there are no clear benchmarks about what the kids are supposed to learn in their English class and no clear final exam to show what the kids learned during the sessions.

For these reasons I would steer clear of Tamwood and try other outfits.

Comment on : 19 May, 2012

very understaffed.

Comment on : 03 August, 2011

Terrible administration, lax security, poor provisions, false claims in their promotionals, total lack of quality, unprofessional and unappreciative of their employees.

Comment on : 27 July, 2011

Below average especially considering the high cost. Poor supervision. lack of support from staff who are unable to attend to any special circumstance arising. Counsellors are poorly trained.

Comment on : 26 July, 2011