EC Meet the Team INSIDER’S GUIDE The City TO EC VANCOUVER Location and Facility Extra [free] Classes Higher Education Accommodation MEET THE TEAM! OPERATIONS TEAM

Martha Maura Chagas Mina Koike Eric Machado Moe Marjani Delgadillo Student Services Manager SSC - Academics SSC - Front Desk SSC - Front Desk Centre Director

Isabella Pereira Daniela Kuroiva Natalia Joya Lucia Martin Veronica Reguero SSC - Part-time SSC - Part-time SSC - Part-time SSC - SSC - Accommodation Accommodation ACADEMIC & PATHWAY TEAM

Veronika Shaytarova Taona Knights Aaron Petovello Sonya Kostamo University Pathway Director of Studies Assistant Director of Studies Assistant Director of Studies Counsellor LANGUAGES WE SPEAK

• French • Spanish v • Arabic • Russian • Portuguese • Mandarin • Japanese THE CITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

DIVIDED IN 3 FARE ZONES • Zone 1: City of Vancouver • Zone 2: , New Westminster, Richmond, North Vancouver. • Zone 3: Delta,v Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam.

It is easy to plan your commute through Translink website or using the app Transit, which is available for iPhone and Android. ACTIVITIES IN TOWN (outdoor activities + nightlife)

• Cycling around & • Hiking the Chief in Squamish the Seawall • Hiking Burnaby Mountain Park • Flyover Canada • Visiting different breweries. • Vancouver Lookout • Ferry and Seaplane rides to • Walking around the Seawall & neighboring islands Victoria or Nanaimo. • Kayaking + Canoeing at Deep • Firework show and Outdoor Cove Cinema during Summer WHAT’S CLOSE

• Tofino – Popular for its beaches and Surfing + Camping • Seattle – Space Needle, Outlet mall, Downtown Seattle, Fish Market, v Starbucks • Rocky Mountain – Beautiful Glaciers and sceneries. • Whistler – Includes the Olympic Village, Gondola, Blackcomb and is also very popular for Ziplining, Camping, Skiing during the winter and Mountain biking during the summer. DISCOVER CANADA TOURS

• Our partners, Discover Canada Tours, are on site every day from 11:30 am to 3 pm for students to book their weekend v tours and game tickets. These guys show the students “Canada”! The bears, the lakes, the mountains, the fun, eh? • Also, they run a soccer tournament during the months of June, July, and August when the students can get together and play in the EC Vancouver soccer team. SOCCER TEAM

• Club ESL runs a soccer tournament during the months of June, July, and August when the students can get together and play in the EC Vancouver soccer team. • Our student soccer team has won 2 tournaments. We even had a coach last year! v BEACHES

There are 7 close to • English Bay • Beach - Largest v outdoor pool in Canada! • Sunset Beach • Jericho Beach • Second Beach with an outdoor pool • Locarno Beach • Third Beach - Drum Circle on Tuesdays FOOD

• With being such a multicultural city, Vancouver offers the unique opportunity to try food from many different countries. v • Food trucks are also becoming increasingly popular with on average 40 food trucks open daily Downtown. Again it is a great way to try new foods and support local businesses. Not to mention, a chance to get outside and explore different parts of the city. Use the app Street Food Vancouver to find out what’s open. HOLLYWOOD NORTH

Vancouver is also known as Hollywood North because of the film industry that has been growing in the City. Big movies like Deadpool, 2012 and Fifty Shades of Grey were filmed here as well as tv shows like Riverdale and

FUN FACT: whatsfilming.ca is the perfect website for students to keep up to date on movies and tv shows currently being filmed in the city (itv includes location!) CELEBRITIES FROM VANCOUVER

• Nelly Furtado v • Michael Buble • Bryan Adams • Ryan Reynolds • Seth Rogan • Wentworth Miller FUN FACTS

• Vancouver has recently been named the sixth most livable city in the world, after Vienna, Melbourne, Osaka, Calgary (Canada), and Sidney. • Vancouver’s Stanley Park is 10% larger than Central Park in New York. • The eco-activist group Greenpeace,v one of the most successful environmental groups worldwide, was founded in Vancouver in 1971. • The California roll was actually created in Canada, by Chef Hidekazu Tojo, a Japanese native who moved to Vancouver in August 1971. EC VANCOUVER LOCATION AND FACILITIES

• Located in the heart of Downtown Vancouver • 19 Classrooms – on 2nd and 3rd floors • Lounges • Library – 2nd floor • Computer Lab (23 stations) – 2nd floor • Vending Machines • Discover Canada Tours • FIDO Mobile / PhoneBox GETTING TO THE SCHOOL

• 1 minute walk from Granville Skytrain Station;

• 4 minutes walking from Vancouver City Centre Canada Line Station.

EXTRA [FREE] CLASSES

TUESDAYS TO FRIDAYS

• Low Conversation

• Extra Help Club

• High Conversation

• Pronunciation HIGHER EDUCATION

• CAMBRIDGE EXAM – EC Vancouver has a preparation course and is also a Testing Centre for Cambridge Exams.

• IELTS EXAM – Preparation course. We recommend a minimum of 4 weeks.

• PATHWAY PROGRAM – Students who achieve a certain level can use our certificate to get in to one of our College or University partners. PATHWAY PROGRAM

Intermediate (General English)

10 weeks Upper Intermediate EC Pathway University (Pathway course) Certificate or College 10 weeks • Certificate Pre-Advanced • Diploma (Pathway course) • Bachelor Degree 10 weeks • Post Graduate Diploma/Certificate *Minimum weeks: 10 weeks • Master Degree PATHWAY PROGRAM

PARTNERS NAME CANADA RANK Some of our partners are: University of Northern 2 • Vancouver Film School - #1 Animation School in the World University of Guelph 4

• Conestoga College, Georgian Wilfrid Laurier University 6 College, Confederation College – Ontario top 10 Colleges by Lakehead University 9 graduate satisfaction University of Regina 13 • Mount Saint Vincent University - #17 Primarily Undergraduate University in Canada Brock University 15 Accommodation ACCORDING TO NPS….

Students who book EC accommodation are generally happier than those who book their own accommodation, as they have more support here. Not only that, but they also get more bang for their buck in Vancouver! RESIDENCES RESIDENCES VIVA APT LIVING

Downtown Broadway City Hall Shared apartments (5-7) Private studio (190 sq. ft), 35 units Shared bathroom En suite bathroom Single (10) and twin rooms (2) Laundry in building Housekeeping TV with cable Laundry in suite Fitness area, Sauna, BBQ TV with Netflix in rooms Pool, Jacuzzi, Mini Golf Fitness area Garden Balconies Balconies COMMUTE TO EC

VIVA APT LIVING 15 Min 20 - 25 Min VIVA Tower 1311 Howe St

APT Living 1125 W 12th Avenue

Homestays HOMESTAYS

• 40 – 60 min from EC Vancouver • Half Board (Breakfast + Dinner) • Local Families (Multicultural background) • Single or Twin room (Twin room is on request) • Standard or Comfort • English Only Policy in the house EC Vancouver THANK YOU!