Niagara Falls Language School

Please note as of 2016 the Niagara Falls Language School is closed - the English as a second language classes moved to Windsor, Ontario.

The mission of Niagara Falls Language School is to provide innovative, high-quality language programs and language vacation programs which make learning easier for students.

Niagara Falls Language School offers programs in English as a Second Language (ESL), Spanish Language Programs, English Summer Vacation programs (Summer Adventure Programs), Academic Preparation classes (high school, college and university, IELTS, TOEFL) and Corporate Language Training.

Work Experience Internship Program

Improve your English, then use it in real life.

Work, study and play in the heart of Niagara Falls! Through our unique Work Experience Internship program. Eligible students will receive ESL instruction from qualified instructors. Our small-class sizes promote learning, which allow students to focus on language training, ask questions of our knowledgeable instructors and ultimately become fluent in English.

Once you have successfully completed your training, you will refine your new English skills through an unpaid internship in Niagara Falls. Since most jobs are in the tourism industry, you will be working just minutes or a short bus ride away from the spectacular waterfalls! The internship program is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable work experience while practising English in a real-life situations.

Please note: Students applying to the Work Experience Internship must meet ALL eligibility requirements. Due to the popularity of this program, space is limited. Please contact the school for more information.

Requirements

Applicants MUST have or be eligible to receive either the Working Holiday Visa or a work permit from the government of Canada. All applicants must also have a MINIMUM of IELTS level 5.0. If you do not know your level, please contact the school for a free assessment. This program is NOT AVAILABLE to students in high school. A university degree or college diploma is preferred but students who have only partially completed post-secondary education may also apply.

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Calgary Public schools face 324 Job Cuts

The interesting part of this story is the revelation that the Calgary school board spends a significantly higher percentage of the school board budget on the top officials and school board administrators and less on the actual teachers who teach the students.

A Calgary Herald analysis found that the Calgary school board could save $10.5 million if it spent as little on administration as the most frugal of its Alberta counterparts.

The huge rent for the fancy new Calgary School board building is just one of the problems that the Calgary school board created for itself.

Read more about the Calgary Herald story: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Public+schools+face+cuts/4638763/story.html

The Calgary School board plans to continue support for ESL programming for students born outside of Canada.

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English Schools in Canada

Good News about English Schools in Canada

Some of the best ESL English teachers in the world are Canadians and they teach English in Canada. The professional English language schools pay teachers from $25 to 45 dollars per hour, have an excellent proven curriculum, use a variety of educational materials, integrate computer CALL programs and audio-visual formats into the teaching process.

The ESL teachers are experienced, certified and have a Tesl Canada rating based on education and experience. The schools provide orientation, homestay, activities and field trips for students. Students can improve their English skills and enjoy their participation in these excellent programs. International agents earn from
3 to 15% commission from these higher quality accredited ESL English schools.

Bad News about English Schools in Canada

English schools that operate only to make profit pay the teachers $10 to 14 dollars per hour, usually have no curriculum - they just use workbook series, they do not have libraries, or computer labs or audio-visual resources.

These poor value schools have larger classes with fewer facilities and less teaching resources. Some of these schools operate un-accredited TESL programs and use inexperienced unsupervised unpaid student teachers for their programs. These sham English language schools should be avoided.

There are a large number of agency owned schools in Canada. Some large agencies from Korea, China and South America have opened "insta-schools" and place students into these "so-called exclusive private schools".

Many of these insta-schools are temporary offices that have no programs, no history of operations, unqualified management and uncertified teachers. International agents earn from 40 to 50% commission from their own sham schools. The sham English language schools should be avoided.

Parents and Students should make up a long series of questions to know exactly what to expect and receive for your hard earned tuition fees. Students should talk to international students who have attended the school. Students attend regular classes as a trial lesson. Students should use a professional independent education consultant before registering at any private English language school in Canada.

Private English School Price Ranges for 4 Week programs

Budget ESL English Schools for beginners
Budget programs for beginners or intermediate students
3 hours a day $380, 4 hours $525.
Teachers unsuitable, no programs, they try to be friendly to keep students

Average ESL English Schools for beginners, intermediate and advanced.
Average programs for beginners, intermediate
3 hours a day $500, 4 hours $650, 5 hours $800
Some of the teachers have training, some use an individual program

Good ESL English Schools for beginners, intermediate and advanced
Good class programs for beginners, intermediate and advanced
3 hours a day $600, 4 hours $800, 5 hours $1000.
40 hours for toefl, toeic or academic preparation $550.
Most of the teachers have qualifications, a general program is outlined

Excellent ESL English Schools for intermediate and advanced students
4 hours a day $825, 6 hours a day $1185.
40 hours Toeic, toefl academic preparation $600.
Cambridge test preparation 12 weeks $3225
Certified teachers use professional ESL curriculums

For Questions or updates email ESL in Canada

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$3,000 - to help the Enterprising - ages 15 to 29

STUDENTS & YOUNG ENTREPRENEURSHIP - SUMMER COMPANY PROGRAM
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

The Summer Company program provides hands-on business training and mentoring - together with awards of up to $3,000 - to help enterprising young people, ages 15-29 (as of April 30, 2010) to start up and run their own summer business.

As a Summer Company entrepreneur, you’ll receive hands-on business coaching and mentoring from local community business leaders who will help make your Summer Company a success. Who knows, it could be the start of something big.

Summer Company is coordinated and delivered at the community level through the government's Small Business Enterprise Centres by way of business mentoring groups. Business mentoring groups consist of volunteer business advisors from the local community.

Successful Students will receive: An award of up to $1,500 will be given for start-up costs, and $1,500 award upon the successful completion of the Summer Company program. business and returning to school; A minimum of 12 hours of business training; and an opportunity to regularly meet with a local business mentoring group for support and advice on operating their summer business.

The deadline for your application and business plan submission is due MAY 6, 2010.

Applications are reviewed as they are received but there are a limited number of awards.

Steps to apply

Will you be between the ages of 15 - 29 by April 30, 2010?
Are you a student returning to school in the fall of 2010?
Are you a Canadian Citizen or a Landed immigrant living in Ontario?
Are you proposing a new business idea?
Do you plan to operate your (Summer Company) business in Ontario?
Have you received a previous Summer Company award, or have an outstanding My Company Loan?
Will you be employed elsewhere working more than 12 hours per week during the summer?
Are you planning to operate your Summer Company business as a partnership?

Link to Eligibility Checklist
http://www.ontariocanada.com/screen/en_sc_eligibility_questionaire.jsp

Have a question? Call: 1-877-553-5507.

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High School should Educate Students

"Ontario high schools will be able to provide every student with an education advantage," said Premier McGuinty.

The McGuinty government made a commitment to improve student success by setting graduation targets. By 2010, Ontario will graduate 85 per cent of its students, up from just 68 per cent when the McGuinty government took office.

Phase three of the Student Success Strategy will:

Add a new Specialist High-Skills Major to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma that will allow students to complete a minimum bundle of courses in specific high-skills areas such as arts, business, information technology, and construction and manufacturing

Introduce legislation that would, if passed, require students to keep learning in a classroom, apprenticeship or workplace training program until age 18 or until they graduate

Expand cooperative education programs through increased partnerships with business and community organizations

Create new dual-credit programs to allow students to earn several credits toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma through college, apprenticeship and university courses.

Introduce a new coordinated effort and formal links between high schools and postsecondary destinations to help students reach higher.

"For too long, high schools have struggled to help students reach their potential through a one-size-fits-all model," said Kathleen Wynne.

"We want our province to succeed and for that to happen, we need our people to succeed - so dropping out when you turn 16 should not be an option," said Premier McGuinty.

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Study High School Business Studies Online

Students can now study high school credit courses online through Ministry of education approved programs. Average cost is $400.

Some of the advantages of Learning Online

Business Studies Students that require a course that their own local high school is not offering in a particular semester.

Those who are pursuing careers in professional athletics or arts and must travel a great deal during the school year.

Students with health related issues that prevent them from attending a traditional high school.

Mature students who are working full time and do not wish to attend night school
Students who are seeking entry into a college or university program and are missing a necessary prerequisite.

International students seeking Canadian education

Study High School Business Studies Online

Introduction To Business This course introduces students to the world of business, including the concepts, functions, and skills required for meeting the challenges of operating a business in the twenty-first century on a local, national, and/or international scale. Students will also learn concepts and skills related to personal finance, entrepreneurship, and international business. No prerequisite.

Marketing: Goods, Services, Events This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services, and events. Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and information technology influence consumer buying habits. Students will engage in marketing research, develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice. No prerequisite.

Financial Accounting Principles This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounting. Students will develop financial analysis and decision skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career opportunities in business. Student will acquire an understanding of accounting for a service and a merchandising business, computerized accounting, financial analysis, and ethics and current issues in accounting. No Prerequisite

Financial Accounting Principles This course introduces students to advanced accounting principles that will prepare them for postsecondary studies in business. Students will learn about financial statements for various forms of business ownership and how those statements are interpreted in making business decisions. This course expands students knowledge of sources of financing, further develops accounting methods for assets, and introduces accounting for partnerships and corporations. Prerequisite: Financial Accounting Principles, Grade 11, University/College Preparation Organizational

Business Leadership: Management fundamentals
This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyse the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business communications kills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized. Prerequisite: Any university, university/college, or college preparation course in business studies or Canadian and world studies

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TDSB adds 55 ESL Teachers to Toronto High Schools

As reported by many education organizations the TDSB has continualy "re-assigned" the Ontario Provincial ESL grants into overhead and maintainence budgets to make up for budget shortfalls.

This process has left many of the over 20,000 new Toronto immigrants over the last 3 years with no ESL teacher to help.

Using even simple math tells everyone that 10,000 (half of the students) divided by 55 teachers equals 181 students per teacher.

Good ESL classes are a 10 student to 1 teacher ratio. A teacher can teach 60 students each day - seeing all 181 students every three days.

Just to put everything into some sort of perspective it takes the average student about 2000 hours of instruction and 3,000 hours of self-study and practice to become fluent in English.

The "new" TDSB ESL initiative means that the new immigrants will need about (lets see 210 school days each year divided by three equals 70 ESL classes each year) (Now we take the 2000 hours and divide by 70) yes just over 28.5 years of high school classes to become fluent in English.

In a recent Toronto Sun Article the Toronto board's superintendent of programs
Karen Grose is quoted "Every single English language learner across the system now has a teacher assigned to them"

What we say is so what - the students really need 500 hours each year.

Read the full article
http://www.torontosun.com/news/2009/01/18/8060621-sun.html

The article also begs the question - why does the Ontario Provincial Government not moniter how this specialty ESL grant is spent - and why did the TDSB ignore the real educational needs of their students.

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Ontario Expanding Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) Program

The Ontario Ministry of Education is expanding its Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) program by adding two majors: Community Safety and Emergency Services and Information and Communications Technology.

The 14 SHSM programs are now available in all school boards across Ontario in 338 Ontario high schools.

Specialist High Skills Majors are now available in:

Agriculture
Arts and Culture
Business
Community Safety and Emergency Services
Construction
The Environment
Forestry
Health and Wellness
Hospitality and Tourism
Horticulture and Landscaping
Information and Communications Technology
Manufacturing
Mining
Transportation
To access school address information

This will help even more Ontario high school students train for careers in fields such as fire protection, paramedics, search and rescue, emergency response, telecommunications, internet commerce and computer engineering.

Students learn on the job and in the classroom. They also earn valuable industry certifications, including first aid and C.P.R. qualifications.

The SHSM program allows students to customize their learning, giving them more opportunity to explore career goals.

For additional information on the SHSM programs go to:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca

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Ontario High School Education Facts and Stats

Ontario High School Education Facts and Stats

Ontario Government funding for public education in Ontario has increased to $18.8 billion for the 2008/2009 school year.

Ontario’s publically funded schools are administered by 72 district school boards and 33 school authorities. "School authorities" consist of geographically isolated boards and hospital school boards.

Ontario School Boards are divided as follows:
31 English Public School Boards
29 English Catholic School Boards
4 French Public School Boards
8 French Catholic School Boards

There are 4,002 elementary and 884 secondary schools in Ontario (2005-06).

Number of public school teachers: 118,508, consisting of 73,952 elementary and 44,556 secondary. (2005-06)

Number public school principals and vice-principals: 7,138, consisting of 5,260 elementary and 1,878 secondary. (2005-06)

Number of public school students in 2005-06: 2,118,544.


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Public Education Costs will top 10,000 per student

Funding to meet the needs of Ontario students in Ontario public school boards is expected to increase to $18.8 billion for the 2008/2009 school year.

According to Finance Minister Dwight Duncan, the Ontario government's investment in the public school system has increased 24 per cent to about $9,821 per student since the Liberals took office almost five years ago.

More than $16 million in additional dollars is being promised to bolster programs for students at-risk of failing high school.

Other public education system investments include:

• $10 million for English as a Second Language in the 2008/2009 school year

• $67 million for special needs students in the 2008/2009 school year

• $32 million over three years for the Student Nutrition Program

• $2 million in 2008/2009 for Parenting and Family Literacy Centres

• $10 million in 2008/2009 to help students receive a well-rounded education through arts, music, physical education and other outdoor education programs

• $3 million in 2008/2009 to ensure environmental education and awareness is a part of lessons and school operations.

The children of visitors to Canada will have to pay the usual cost to taxpayers of the public education expenses. Most Ontario school boards will be charging 10,000 dollars and up depending on administration expenses and local costs.

Many school boards welcome citizens from other countries to attend Ontario public schools as it is a source of funding for the public schools and helps create jobs in the Canadian education industry.

The good news is that for every 6 foreign students that attend a Canadian public school - one education job is created and 2 service jobs. The bad news is that for every student that is falsly represented as a Canadian and put into the very expensive public school system the taxpayers have $10,000 stolen from them.

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