ESL Summer Camp

All-inclusive 4-week fee: $7,750 CAD

(early-bird rate valid until December 31, 2026)

Session 1:
June 27 to July 23, 2027

Session 2:
July 25 to August 20, 2027

Flight Timing:

Arrival: Flights should arrive at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) after 05:00 on the camp start date. Complementary transportation is available for all flights with scheduled arrival on the camp start date, or in the early morning hours that night (until 02:00)

Departure: Flights should depart from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on the camp end date. Complementary transportation is available for all flights with a scheduled departure on the camp end date, or in the early morning hours that night (until 02:00)

Fee includes:

• 110 hours of small-class instruction from qualified Canadian teachers
• Daily co-curricular and evening activities
• Weekly trips to Toronto and an overnight trip to Niagara Falls
• Accommodation and meals on our 35-acre campus, just 40 minutes from Toronto
• Airport transfers
• Health Insurance
• ... and more!

Payment, Withdrawal and Cancellation Policies

We accept credit card and other country-specific payments online via FlyWire. Please use student number "9999" for your camp payment and be sure to include the camper's full name as it appears on the registration form.

A $1,000 CAD deposit is required at time of registration. Pickering College will send a statement for the remaining balance in early April. Session 1 fees are due May 31 and Session 2 fees are due June 30.

If the Canadian Embassy rejects your application for a Tourist Visa, we will refund your deposit. Copies of documentation from IRCC will be required. If you cancel for any other reason, a request must be made in writing and requires a brief explanation for the withdrawal. If a camper withdraws after enrolling, regardless of when the notice is provided, the $1,000 deposit is forfeited and is non-refundable. Following May 31 (Session 1) or June 30 (Session 2), all fees are non-refundable.

 

Students attend class throughout the day on weekdays (approximately 25 hours of classes each week). Evenings and weekends are fun-filled and include diverse on and off campus activities.

Examples of weekday activities include: 

• Sports: sports night, dodgeball, soccer, basketball 
• Arts: movie night, talent show, radio station
• Other on-campus activities: scavenger hunt, water games, Pickering 'Olympics', campfires, game night, international night
• Off-campus activities: Royal Ontario Museum, bowling, mini-golf, Tim Horton's, scavenger hunt, Upper Canada Mall, Vaughan Mills Mall

Examples of weekend excursions include: 

• Overnight trip to Niagara Falls
• Blue Jays baseball game
• CN Tower
• Aquarium
• Canada's Wonderland (theme park)
• Toronto Zoo
• Camp Day
• Downtown Toronto

Groups and Chaperones:

We welcome groups for camp. Please reach out to us at eslsummer@pickeringcollege.on.ca for details!

Chaperones are also accepted for groups of 5 or more campers:

• Pickering College offers accommodation, food and free transportation to Canadian excursions for one chaperone for a minimum group of 5 students.
• The Chaperone must be an adult aged 23 or over and understand and speak English.
• The Chaperone cannot attend classes with the students.
• The Chaperone must provide for their own airfare and health insurance while in Canada.
• The Chaperone must pay the cost of tickets to attractions and excursions in Canada.

Educational Agents and Consultants:

We would be happy to work with you as a partner! Please contact eslsummer@pickeringcollege.on.ca for details