GV English Schools

☀️ Enrich Your Summer with our Cultural Buddy Program! 🗺️

Are you between the ages of 12 and 17? Looking for an exciting way to spend your summer, meet new friends from around the world, and explore the best of Victoria? 🌍✨

We are looking for mature, curious, and outgoing local "buddies" to join our international students (ages 10–17 from Asia, Latin America, and Europe) for incredible afternoon activities and excursions!

🗓️ The Details:

Dates: July 19–24 | July 27–31 | August 3–7 (You can commit to 1, 2, or 3 full weeks!)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 12:50 PM – 4:30/5:00 PM

Activities: Sports, Scavenger Hunts, Gym Games, and Arts & Crafts!

Excursions: Whitty’s Lagoon, Miniature World, Beacon Hill Children’s Farm, Royal BC Museum, Thetis Lake, and a Victoria City Tour! 🚌

💰 What’s Included:

Full coverage of all activity/excursion transportation costs and entrance fees

A GV lanyard 🎒

Fully chaperoned environments 🤝

A $100 "Thank You" honorarium per week! 💸

Don't miss out on making unforgettable global connections right here at home.

🔗 Ready to join us? You or your parents can find more information and sign up on our in our bio, or visit: gvenglish.com/canadian-buddies/

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Cheers to good food, great drinks, and even better company! 🍻✨ Our students had an amazing time hanging out, practicing their English, and making unforgettable memories at our latest Calgary pub night! 🇨🇦 🍔🍟

Whether it's trying local food or just chatting after class, these nights are the best way to unwind and bond! ❤️ 🌟

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🎇Graduation Day at GV!🎓

🎓 Pei-Yu Chang (Gogo) graduated from GV 3 after 6 weeks of study. She is such a friendly and lovely student she will be missed by many of her friends.

🎓 Duy Duc Anh Bui has been here for a massive 74 weeks – working hard to pass his pathway to Humber college in Ontario. We wish him all the best and hope he becomes a successful electrical technician!!

🎓 Marisa Fernanda Melendez Araiza (Fer) is going home to Mexico after 18 weeks. She is a very special student and has made lots of friends here. We will miss her!!

They say the best memories are made gathered around a table with good food and even better company, and this lunch definitely proved it! 🥰✨🍕 There’s nothing quite like getting a great crew together to just hang out, catch up, and share a massive meal. 🥢💬 From the big group smiles to the candid moments where everyone is just laughing and enjoying the vibe, these are the days that stick with you. 💖☀️

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Popping into the new season with the best crew! 🫧☀️ Nothing beats a sunny day at Prince’s Island Park filled with good food, great laughs, and endless bubbles. So lucky to have such an amazing community of students! 🧺✨

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🎇Graduation Day at GV!🎓

Here are some of our special people this week:

🎓 Pei-Yu Chang (Gogo) graduated from GV 3 after 6 weeks of study. She is such a friendly and lovely student she will be missed by many of her friends.

🎓 Duy Duc Anh Bui has been here for a massive 74 weeks – working hard to pass his pathway to Humber college in Ontario. We wish him all the best and hope he becomes a successful electrical technician!!

🎓 Marisa Fernanda Melendez Araiza (Fer) is going home to Mexico after 18 weeks. She is a very special student and has made lots of friends here. We will miss her!!

Big things are happening in the classroom! 🚀 We were thrilled to host a representative from NAIT today to discuss their Graduate Professional Certificate programs. It’s so inspiring to see our students leveling up their English skills while planning their professional pathways here in Canada. The journey from language learning to career-ready starts here! 🇨🇦📚✨

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🎇Graduation Day at GV!🎓

We are losing some of our closest friends and a few GV superstars this week!

🎓 Paola Baldion Elorza and Diego Betancourt Castro as well as their son Nicolas will be leaving us this week after 12 weeks. One of the loveliest families to ever come to our school – we will all miss them terribly but wish then safe travels back to Colombia and great success as they return to work and academic life. XXOO

🎓 Marianela Beltran Gutierrez has been with us for 24 weeks. We wish her best wishes back in Chile.

🎓 Tim Sievers has been with us for only 3 weeks but will be continuing his stay in Canada with his girlfriend doing farmstays and seeing more of the province.

🎓 Thomas Preissendorfer was only here for 2 weeks but quickly made friends and got a taste for life here on the west coast! Happy travels Thomas as you see more of Canada with your family.

🎓 Minami Ishikawa was here for 8 weeks and graduated at the GV 4 level. She will be continuing her studies in Vancouver after this – best of luck Minami!

🎓 Eduardo Guzman Cellabos has been here for 32 weeks. He started at Gv2 and is now finishing at GV6!! Amazing work Eduardo. We’ll be seeing him around though…because he has A LOT of friends here!

🎓 Luz Adriana Munoz Munoz has been here for 16 weeks. She will be missed as she was such an important part of all her classes and is such an interesting person!!