students but they were very impressed by the stadium and
the retractable roof. They did not quite understand what
was happening on the field even after several attempts
were made to explain the game.
Day Eight and Nine: The students back in the classroom for the day followed by various shopping trips in
the evening to the local Walmart and Oshawa Centre as
well as the Toronto Eaton’s Centre. As a side note, it was
interesting that the manager at the local Walmart spoke to
one of our faculty members and mentioned that the store
had seen its best sales figures to date at that location since
they had opened!
Day Ten: Niagara Falls was on the agenda for this day.
“Maid of the Mist”, Journey Behind the Falls and several
other attractions kept the kids entertained for the day.
That evening, they checked into the Great Wolf Lodge and
spent the night.
Day Eleven: This day was spent enjoying the Great
Wolf Lodge Waterpark.
Day Twelve: The morning was spent in the classroom
and by afternoon the students were off again enjoying the
local shopping venues. That evening a ceremony was held
to celebrate each student’s completion of the ESL course. It
was a fun, loud and boisterous time enjoyed by all in attendance. The end of the night was capped by the celebration
of a birthday and snacks prepared by the cafeteria staff.
Day Thirteen: We had Chapel Church in the school
chapel which was followed by lunch in the cafeteria. In the
afternoon the group headed to Lakeview Park for pictures
and a stroll by Lake Ontario. After sundown worship, the
group played “Capture the Flag” which brought a lot of
laughter and fun that night. By the end of the game everyone was hot and exhausted. Minnie Edison and Fabiane
Campos then hosted an ice cream feed for the students.
Day Fourteen: This was packing day for one of the
groups, as about 45 of them were leaving that evening.
Once the students were finished packing they loaded the
buses and headed for the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum).
After a few hours, the group was on the move again and
yes, you’ve guessed it, they ended up at Yorkdale Mall
for another shopping experience.. Two buses had to go to
the airport in order to accomodate all the luggage, even
though the whole group wasn’t leaving at that time.
Day Fifteen: The second group of students left early in
the morning at 5:30am.
The results of our surveys displayed an overall positive
experience for all. They were very impressed with Kingsway College and Canada in general. Their favourite staff
member was Minnie Edison. She made sure to let them
know when they first got to campus that if they misbehaved she would get after them in Minnie fashion. Kingsway College is looking forward to more Summer ESL
Programs in the future. This was a wonderful opportunity
to create exposure for Kingsway College in Brazil. We are
excited to see students from Brazil coming to Kingsway
and having a great experience learning English, making
friends and getting to know more about Jesus Christ. For
more pictures of our summer ESL Program go to our website at. www.king