English school in
Vancouver
Study English in Vancouver
Where else can you ski in the morning and hit the beach in the afternoon? Just half an hour’s drive from downtown Vancouver, the slopes of the North Shore Mountains offer incredible views across the water to the wooded islands beyond. Long stretches of tree-lined shore and soft white sand made National Geographic rank this clean and easy-going city among the world’s top 10 beach towns.
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- Centrally located and close to local bus stops and three Skytrain stations
- University Pathways with seamless transfers to many Canadian colleges and universities via our English for Academic Pathways.
- The Vancouver school organizes frequent ski trips and weekends away to cities such as Whistler, Victoria and Seattle
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About our Vancouver English school
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- Teacher Qualifications
All teachers have a level of education normally represented by a degree and they also have a CELTA or equivalent qualification. Some also hold the higher level DELTA qualification, PGCE, or MA in applied linguistics.
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Kaplan International Vancouver holds a Designation Certificate, issued by the Private Training Institutions Branch (“PTIB”) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. Kaplan International Vancouver offers programs requiring approval (“Approved Programs”) and programs not requiring approval (“Programs that do not Require Approval”) under the Private Training Act of the PTIB. Kaplan International Vancouver offers Class C programs, which are defined as follows:
Language programs at designated/ interim designated institutions that are longer than six months or for which tuition is at least $4,000 (“Approved Programs”). A language program is defined as a program that has as its learning objective that students gain or improve proficiency in a language.
Student who enroll in a language program which is six months or less in duration, or for which tuition is less than $4,000 (“Programs that do not Require Approval”), in a single instance, may not make a claim against the Student Tuition Protection Fund, which is managed by the PTIB of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. Further, this language program may not have been reviewed or approved by the PTIB.
For more information about programs that do not require approval by the PTIB, please visit: http://www.privatetraininginstitutions.gov.bc.ca
Depending on the program duration and/ or tuition charges, the student is enrolled in an Approved Program (longer than six months and/ or tuition charges of at least $4000CAD) or a Program that does not Require Approval (less than six months and/ or tuition charges of less than $4000CAD). For programs that require approval, the program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training. For programs that do not require approval, the program does not require approval by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training. As such, PTIB did not review this program.
Disclosures: Please see https://www.kaplaninternational.com/kaplan-canadian-disclosures for the student policy documents which must be provided prior to the program start date.
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This Kaplan International Languages school is accredited by Languages Canada and holds a Designation Certificate, issued by the Private Training Institutions Branch (“the PTIB”) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training.
Visit the Canadian Disclosures list for the documents filed with the provincial regulating authority and/or required to be made available prior to enrollment.
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What to do in Vancouver
Our Vancouver school has a dedicated social program, designed to help you explore the city and build friendships, through organised events and activities.
Watch a game of ice hockey, the national sport
Take a scenic walk around Stanley Park
Roam the 19th Century warehouse district of Gastown for arty boutiques and restaurants
Visit the vibrant indoor market on Granville Island, for delicious food, handcrafted products and unique gifts
Go hiking through forests and canyons in Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Enjoy weekend ski & snowboard trips to Whistler or the Rocky Mountains