Canadian Wilderness ESL Program at Chilcotin Holidays Ranch
With the world becoming more and more a global village and English it’s common language for work and recreation, there is an increasing demand for students to improve their English.
Our school is unique. We do not compete with the big “city” schools. We have much more to offer our students.
ESL school in the Wilderness Ranch, Year Round!! 15 hours of classroom study each week with a Wilderness lifestyle experience.
ESL Wilderness Activity Based course, May to Oct; Our Level II Wilderness Activity Course teaches our students the more advanced skills of Wilderness Guiding.
Afternoon Free Activities; Students learn to ride “Western” style on a real horse ranch with over 40 horses guided and independent riding, gold panning, target shooting, fishing and much more.
Homestay is at the Ranch; Year round, no commuting here! Everything is all within a 5 minute walk, accommodation, school and horses! — Family style meals and community living.
Weekend Adventure Activities Year Round; Students get involved in many weekend activities such as riding, hiking and go wildlife viewing on the weekends. Camp Based horse pack trips and Fishing.
“After being picked up in Vancouver, we could already see the beautiful landscape of the area on our way to the ranch. This is Canada. This is what I wanted to see, not always just the big cities.”
Classroom in the Wilderness, May to Oct; As a bonus, students on a program of 4 weeks or longer have the opportunity to join a pack-trip to a camp in the mountains.
ESL Fish Resort Program, August only; An ESL class at our fishing lodge where students can study ESL in a “fishing” environment while perfecting your Fly Fishing and Rainbow Trout fishing skills.
ESL Winter Ranch Program, Oct – April; Experience a Canadian winter with all the options — Horse riding, snowmobiling, sking or Ice Fishing.
“I had lots of English practice and I learned about outdoor life and I didn’t know it was so good until I went there. I met very nice people and I will never forget it”
Internship Program, Year round; Our Interns benefit from our extensive know-how and experience in the Hospitality Tourism industry. Learning by doing an Internship is truly one of the most efficient ways of learning the skills people need to succeed today. We are a Tourism industry professional with over 20 years of experience in Tourism Management and hire almost all of our staff in house from our interns.
Volunteers, Year round; We offer a diverse range of year round and seasonal ranch experiences that offer volunteers an adventure that few ever have a chance to do.
Employment Opportunities, Year round; Students can apply their new knowledge and skills by working on our ranch and campus as a Guide, Cook, housekeeping, sales, accounts or in Wildlife Stewardship.
Immigration / Visas; We work closely with an Immigration and Visa Consultant who can answer all your questions and file your applications for work and study or work and travel.
Wilderness Trips; As an add-on after your ESL School, try going on one of the Guest Ranch trips such as a Horse Pack-trip, Guided Hiking, Mountain Biking or fishing trip. Perhaps a Wildlife Safari or Grizzly Viewing trip.
