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Improve English as a Second Language skills at summer camp

 

ESL camps offer your son or daughter a unique opportunity to grow and learn: away from home at a camp and interacting with peers, your child will certainly improve English speaking skills if that is the camp's focus. Some ESL camps may combine students from different nationalities while others may focus on integration with native English speakers. Different camps offer different focuses, so be sure to investigate the listings below thoroughly, in order to find the camp best-suited to your child.

Sharpen ESL skills this summer

The great advantage to an English as a Second Language camp is that your child's understanding of English will not languish over the summer months but will actually continue to improve (as it does during the school year). The full immersion in a second language strengthens conversational usage, understandings of subtleties and idioms and encourages deep friendships with (English speaking) children.

At ESL Camps, campers will learn to:

  • use basic vocabulary
  • read books and materials that match their reading skill level
  • practice writing with short compositions about their experiences
  • employ listening and comprehension skills.
  • speak, write and read
  • use phrases in "everyday English"

If you are considering an ESL camp:

  • Be sure to mind the student-to-teacher ratio
  • Know and understand the qualifications of the camp leaders and instructors
  • Get references or other feedback on the camp

ESL camps are among the most popular camps today. The educational and recreational programs improve the participants' language skills and allow for an enjoyable experience. This is a new advanced concept of language learning that is a combination of education and amusement. Campers also get a chance to be immersed in the English language and culture while engaged in fun activities.

ESL camps in Canada and the northern United States are listed below. Trust camps.ca to help you find the summer camp just right for your family.

New!: In our 2010 edition of Our Kids Go to Camp we looked closely at the way French immersion camps add to the variety of choices available to parents and families. Read more about FSL and Language Camps.

 
  ESL camp name Category
  description City—Province/State
Bishop's College School Summer Language Camp crest.
Offers many sports summer camp activities along with ESL and FSL integration. Activities include golf, horseback riding and much more.
Camp Specialties: ESL, FSL

Day & Overnight
Computer/Education/Science

Lennoxville — Quebec
ESL Summer Camp at Pickering College crest.
An ESL summer camp held by Pickering College, for students aged 12 to 18 who want to learn English. ESL instruction is directed to skills needed in school study.
Camp Specialties: ESL, Leadership, Sports-Instructional and Training, Arts & Crafts

Overnight
International/Travel

Newmarket — Ontario
Lakefield Camp International crest.
Eastern Ontario overnight summer camp offers various outdoor sports and activities, from sailing to theatre arts to music and more.
Camp Specialties: CIT/LIT Program, ESL, Environment

Overnight
Traditional

Lakefield — Ontario
Swallowdale Camp crest.
An overnight camp in the heart of Bracebridge/ the Muskokas, offering adventure and activities from ESL to mountain biking to volleyball and more.
Camp Specialties: ESL, CIT/LIT Program

Overnight
Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
Bee Smart Learning Centre crest.
A balanced program with indoor academic activities as well as interactive outdoor sports and games!
Camp Specialties: Math, ESL

Day Camp
Computer/Education/Science

Thornhill — Ontario
Greater Toronto Area — Ontario
Central Montessori Camps crest.
Summer camp with several locations throughout Toronto (the GTA), with programs including science, arts and sports activities, ESL and more.
Camp Specialties: Science, ESL

Day Camp
Computer/Education/Science

Toronto — Ontario
Thornhill — Ontario
Northern York Region — Ontario
Frontier Trails ESL Camp crest.
Programs are geared to encourage speaking as opposed to writing proficiency. By using picture images, with English labels, each child gains a certain level of familiarity with the terminology presented.
Camp Specialties: Horseback Riding/Equestrian, ESL

Day & Overnight
Traditional

Eganville — Ontario
Lynn-Rose Heights Adventure Quest Camp crest.
Lynn-Rose Heights Adventure Quest Camp is a unique and specifically designed "Reach Ahead Program" and "Adventure Camp". Campers work on Mathematics and Language curriculum.
Camp Specialties: ESL, Computer

Day Camp
Computer/Education/Science

Mississauga — Ontario
MWS Montreal Language Camps crest.
French and English language camp at McGill university where kids engage in typical summer camp activities.
Camp Specialties: ESL, French Language

Day & Overnight
Traditional

Montreal — Quebec
Toronto — Ontario
Stanstead College Language Adventure crest.
This four week summer program hosted by this prestigious boarding school outside of Sherbrooke, Quebec, offers enrichment in French or Spanish languages.
Camp Specialties: ESL, FSL

Day & Overnight
Computer/Education/Science

Stanstead — Quebec
Swiss Language Club- Swiss Education Group crest.
The Swiss Education Group offers students between the ages of 10-18 the opportunity to learn a new language in the beautiful country of Switzerland by becoming part of Swiss Language Club.
Camp Specialties: ESL, FSL

Overnight
International/Travel

International — International
Frontier Trails Camp & Outdoor Education Centre crest.

Gold ListingFrontier Trails Camp & Outdoor Education Centre
This eastern Ontario summer camp offers day and overnight programs and a variety of activities from horseback riding to ESL to paintball, more.

Day & Overnight
Traditional

Eganville — Ontario
Ottawa — Ontario
Camp Ouareau crest.

Silver ListingCamp Ouareau
This Quebec all girls overnight summer camp offers a variety of sports including archery, swimming, sailing and many other activities.

Overnight
Traditional

Laurentians — Quebec
Saint-Donat — Quebec
Discovery Day Camp crest.

Silver ListingDiscovery Day Camp
Science camp, sports camp and arts camp rolled into one (activities from robotics to soccer), this Toronto day camp also offers after care.

Day Camp
Traditional

Richmond Hill — Ontario
No Strings Theatre crest.

Silver ListingNo Strings Theatre
A multi-faceted arts day camp ideal for families from thoroughout the GTA. Programs include dance, music, theatre arts and vocal training.

Day Camp
Arts/Dance/Music

Toronto — Ontario
2 in 1 J. Addison Day Camp crest.

2 in 1 J. Addison Day Camp
Educational day and overnight camp in Toronto with a variety of features, including ESL support, computer activities, arts and crafts, drama, dance, more.

Day Camp
Computer/Education/Science

Greater Toronto Area — Ontario
BARK LAKE LEADERSHIP CENTRE crest.

BARK LAKE LEADERSHIP CENTRE
Summer camp programs offered in various terms. Adventure, learning, sports instruction and outdoor living are all part of camp life.

Overnight
Adventure

Haliburton Highlands — Ontario
Camp Ecolart crest.

Camp Ecolart
This Montreal arts and environment camp for kids and teens runs in July and August, featuring photography, film, performing arts, sports, arts and crafts. Languages include english, french and spanish.

Day & Overnight
International/Travel

Montreal — Quebec
Camp Kodiak crest.

Camp Kodiak
Integrated residential summer camp for children & teens with and without ADHD, LD, NLD and AS. Social skills program, academic program and 50+ activities.

Overnight
Special Needs

Parry Sound — Ontario
Camp Nominingue crest.

Camp Nominingue
Quebec summer camp offers wilderness canoe trips, theatre arts, numerous sports and more. It also includes FSL and ESL programs.

Overnight
Traditional

Mont-Tremblant — Quebec
Fulford Academy crest.

Fulford Academy
Fulford Prep College campus is an International Boarding School for students aged 17 to 20.

Overnight
Computer/Education/Science

Brockville — Ontario
LONG BAY CAMP - Arts By The Lake crest.

LONG BAY CAMP - Arts By The Lake
This unique overnight camp in Eastern Ontario offers a focus on arts but also includes sports like soccer and volleyball and much more.

Overnight
Arts/Dance/Music

South Frontenac — Ontario
The Gow School Summer Program crest.

The Gow School Summer Program
A New York summer camp where kids with special needs participate in horseback riding, swimming and more, including overnight camping.

Day & Overnight
Special Needs

New York — United States
Wilvaken crest.

Wilvaken
A Quebec summer camp in the Eastern Townships. Program and activities include FSL, ESL, theatre arts and sports such as tennis and more.

Overnight
Traditional

Magog — Quebec
 
 

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