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Skinner Creek ESL Guest Ranch and Summer Camp

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   Tatlayoko Lake, British Columbia, Canada
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Skinner Creek ESL Guest Ranch is a great place for international students to explore the outdoors while learning English as a Second Language. Weekday morning English classes are designed to meet academic and conversational levels of each student. Afternoons are full of outdoor adventure activities like horseback riding, hiking and fishing. Weekends are busy with overnight camping, mountain horseback riding trips and old fashioned Canadian rodeos. The ranch has a maximum capacity of 12, providing wonderful opportunities for interaction and attention to each student. No prior skills are necessary.

This is an intensive English/Outdoor adventure program that is sure to challenge. Students study English 15-20 hours per week and are challenged in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary building and conversational English. After class, students enjoy many outdoor activities in a controlled, safe environment. Clothing and Equipment: - Clothing for warm days – shorts and t-shirts, bathing suit - Clothing for cooler days – jeans, sweatshirts, jacket - Slippers - Hiking boots are preferable but sturdy running shoes are acceptable. - Personal hygiene supplies and towel - School supplies: pencils, pens, paper, binder, translator or dictionary

Skinner Creek ESL Guest Ranch is a family style camp. Our camps are small, only 12 students per session, so each student is given personal attention and feels like part of a family, not an institution. This is an ideal camp for younger students or "the more nervous" types.

Camp Type:  Residential  Travel  Adult
Year Established: 2004
Gender: Coed
Age of Campers: 8 to 18 years old
Cost/Week: $501.00-$650.00/wk
Religious Affiliation: None
Camp Owner(s): Julie McMann
Camp Director(s): Julie McMann
Nearest Large City: Vancouver
Off Season Rental: Yes
Camp Focus:
Academic and Pre-College Camps: ESL
Adventure Camps: Assorted Adventures
Sports Camps: Equestrian and Horseback Riding
Winter and Spring Break Programs

Special Accommodations:
Food Allergies, Modern log cabins and main log lodge
Art Activities:
  •  Arts and Crafts
  •  Other Arts

Sports Activities:
  •  Archery
  •  Cycling
  •  Equestrian and Horseback Riding
  •  Fishing
  •  Fitness
  •  Soccer
  •  Swimming
  •  Water Sports

Adventure Activities:
  •  Assorted Adventures
  •  Backpacking
  •  Canoeing
  •  Environmental
  •  Farming
  •  Hiking
  •  Hunting
  •  Mountain Biking
  •  Mountaineering
  •  Orienteering
  •  Survival Skills
  •  Wilderness

Academic Activities:
  •  ESL

Miscellaneous Activities:
  •  International Exchange
  •  Winter/Spring Break Programs


Additional Activities:
Horseback Mountain Trail Riding

CAMP #1

JULY 5th to AUGUST 2nd

CAMP #2

AUGUST 3rd to AUGUST 30th.

Please contact the ranch for specific pick up and drop off details for Vancouver International Airport.

ALL students are picked up at the Vancouver International Airport by the owner, Julie McMann.

Longer stay programs are available.