ISEC - International Student Education Consultancy

Alyssa hat in sehr kurzer Zeit einen tollen und nachhaltigen Eindruck hinterlassen!

Well Done Lissy ❤️... the feedback from our school partner here says it all!

𝕎𝕖 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔸𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕤𝕒 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕞. 𝕊𝕙𝕖 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕒 𝕝𝕠𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕖𝕟𝕛𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕕 𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕙𝕖𝕣.
𝕀 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕒𝕗𝕖𝕝𝕪, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝟠 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕒𝕪 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕓𝕪𝕖 - 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕠 𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕪 𝕠𝕟 𝕒 𝕊𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘!! 𝕀𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝔸𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕤𝕒 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕥 𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝. 𝕆𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝔾𝕖𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕪 𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕒 𝕔𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕒𝕪 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕓𝕪𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕖𝕣. 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥’𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕪 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕤𝕟’𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖!
𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕤 – 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕪 𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕒𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 (𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕙𝕒😊).

Diego warmly welcomed in his new home by host mom and Goldendoodle, Paul.

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One of our first students arriving in Canada for the new school year. Mom’s message below:

𝙅𝙤𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙜𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙠𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙝𝙧𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙣.
𝙑𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙯𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙛𝙪̈𝙧 𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙀𝙎, 𝙛𝙪̈𝙧 𝙄𝙝𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙪̈𝙩𝙯𝙪𝙣𝙜, 𝙄𝙝𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙩𝙜𝙚𝙛𝙪̈𝙝𝙡 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙚. 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙛𝙪̈𝙧, 𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙎𝙞𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙤̈𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙣 ❤️

We wish Joana all the very best for her new adventure – playing basketball at a top level and perfecting her French proficiency!

Today is Canada’s birthday but we would also like to celebrate Giorgio, our Italian student who not only finished his high school program successfully but has also graduated.
Giorgio is very self-motivated … someone who knows what he wants and goes out to get it (sometimes despite the odds).

CONGRATS GIORGIO … YOU DID IT!

- 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭'𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐦 -

Dear Lilie,
It has been already 2 weeks since Theo's return from Canada but his mind is still partly there 🙂
It was a unique and enriching experience for him (and me as well 🙂 ) that exceeded our expectations, thanks to your valuable guidance and help throughout this journey!
You and your team are undoubtedly much more than a "Vermittlungsagentur". You are the heart and soul of individual projects that make teenager dreams come true. Words are not enough to thank you for that!

What better way to celebrate one's birthday than to win the overall grand prize together with his senior choir group in Vietnam this April.
🏆Bravo CEAO Choir, Congratulations Tobias!

"The Centre d'excellence artistique de l'Ontario Choir, led by Maxime Begin, has won the Grand Prix of the Choir of Hoi An 2025, in Vietnam! Among 29 choirs from 9 countries, the choir has excelled by winning gold in two categories and the overall grand prize!"

Not quite two weeks into her stay and Marie is having fun & connection with her host family!

Bilder sagen mehr als 1000 Worte... sich bei der Gastfamilie wohlfühlen und gemeinsam Spaß haben!

Non perdetevi il racconto di Giorgio, un nostro exchange student italiano che sta trascorrendo dieci mesi pieni di straordinarie esperienze, amicizie nuove e tanto altro. Ha degli consigli utilissimi per chi sta pensando di fare uno scambio in Canada.

https://www.isecblog.com/2025/03/20/la-mia-indimenticabile-esperienza-allestero-in-bc/







𝗪𝗲’𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮.
𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗼!

Who says the fun can only be had in BC? Matilda had it all in Ottawa, Ontario including improving her French proficiency and catching the Aurora Borealis🤩

Franko-Kanadisches Auslandsjahr: Eine Reise zu mir selbst Ich habe schon seit Jahren davon geträumt, ein Auslandsjahr zu machen. Für mich war immer klar, dass ich dieses in Kanada machen würde, da ich nicht nur die Natur dort faszinierend finde ……

ℂ𝔸𝕃𝔾𝔸ℝ𝕐, ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕒... 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥, 𝕂𝕚𝕒𝕟'𝕤 𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕫𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕛𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖!

By now, more than a year has passed since my semester abroad in Calgary began, and it has far exceeded my expectations.

I made several friendships that I still maintain today, learned a new instrument (the oboe) and developed both my musical skills, even music theory, and, of course, my character. Aside from that, I improved my English, lost 10kg (~22lbs) and had a “helluva” time!

With the school band I had the opportunity to visit and perform in Edmonton and Red Deer, still on the Alto Saxophone. In Edmonton we performed in front of the Alberta Legislature Building, while Red Deer, we even won first place at the Provincial Festival of Bands.

I also discovered that I’m surprisingly good at chemistry, improved my Spanish, and learned that, according to Ms. Wong (my English teacher) and my friends, my English could pass as Canadian. (Ms. Wong only realized I was an international student after I told her.)

Funnily enough, I also discovered that I have a lot of relatives in Calgary, only after I arrived. Well, that’s not entirely true, I found the name of one of my cousins through 23andMe DNA test, half a year earlier. Of course, the family welcomed me with open arms and I visited each of their houses many times.

It was also fascinating to see how much more digitalized the Canadian school system is compared to the German one, you wouldn’t believe how my face lit up after I found out I wouldn’t have to hand in any hand-written essays. However, it was far too easy as well, I actually won an award for making it on the honor-roll without even trying, though I’m not sure I should complain about that.

In addition, I had the chance to visit many astonishing places during my stay (pics attached):

• Banff & Lake Louise in winter, thanks to my incredible host family
• Vancouver during spring break, where I visited yet another part of my huge family, during the holy month of Ramadan
• As mentioned already, Edmonton and Red Deer with my school band
• And lastly in the last two weeks of my stay, we did a large Alberta Road-trip, visiting places such as Canmore, Kananaskis Country, Moraine Lake, the Icefields Parkway, Jasper, Edmonton (again), Drumheller (where I actually saw the World’s Largest Dinosaur), the Dinosaur Provincial Park, the Glacier National Park in Montana, the Waterton Lakes National Park and lastly, the infamous Calgary Stampede

Speaking of Calgary, during my time there, I explored many different parts of the city, each offering unique experiences. I lived in Diamond Cove, a neighborhood in the Southeast, but my activities took me all over. With the band, I visited Mt. Royal University in the West for both a concert and a workshop, as well as First Alliance Church, where we performed for the graduation ceremony of our school. Downtown was a frequent destination of mine, where I went up Calgary Tower and discovered more of the city, such as Eau Claire Park. My oboe lessons took me up northwest, the only place my teacher could find for our lessons. When visiting my family, I went to Northeast Calgary and Airdrie, because that’s where literally every South Asian in the city lives! Surprisingly, I also went to many Malls (which comes as a surprise, since I don’t ever shop), like Malborough, Anderson, CrossIron Mills and Chinook Mall, the latter being my favorite due to their amazing Dim Sum place. Additionally, I visited the Calgary Zoo, rounding out my experience of the cities’ many attractions.

Looking back, I probably would’ve done a lot of things differently, but that’s OK, as my experiences, even the mistakes, helped me grow.

Once I wondered if I had wasted my semester, but one look back and I realized I couldn’t have. The semester was filled with so many opportunities – it’s actually un-wastable! Every challenge, every new experience, and every new connection I had made contributed to my journey. Whether it was discovering my passion for chemistry, developing my musical skills, or simply learning to navigate life in a new country (where apparently lüften isn’t a thing), I gained more than I had ever expected.

I won’t ever forget my time in Canada, which was an incredibly formatting experience, and for that, I’d like to thank ISEC and especially Mrs. Hesse.