Spirit week is back! This biannual tradition features four unique dress-up theme days: pajama, jersey, cultural and wacky. The fun starts every morning before class. You can play hilarious games that will add some excitement to your day. Students and teachers as well are getting dressed in probably the most outlandish outfits or dazzling costumes you’ve ever seen. Most importantly,…
On January 13th, 2018, the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto held a forum on Chinese students’ safety and wellness in Canada. Columbia International College, The University of Toronto, and a select educational associations were acknowledged for their tremendous contributions to ensure students’ overall health and safety. Zhuang Yaodong, the acting Chinese Consul General in Toronto,…
“Relax and don’t stress out” – it’s a simple but useful exam tip from Justin Wong, a Grade 12 student at Columbia International College who scored Band 9 in both Listening and Reading in his first IELTS attempt in Dec 2017. He spent a total of two days preparing for the exam and achieved a whopping overall Band of 8.5….
University Visits CIC was honored to have an array of Universities visit the campus this past month. The Universities had the opportunity to meet potential students, and share important information about their campuses and student life. On behalf of Columbia International College, we would like to share our deepest thanks and gratitude to the Universities below: Click on the name…
On November 2nd, The Bark Lake Programs Team created a full day schedule suited to our objective and the group size of the operations team at CIC . The team was encouraged to work outside of our comfort zone when collaborating in smaller groups. We had the opportunity to have some friendly competition when we took part in the Bark…
Special Welcome to Mount Allison University! CIC would like to share a warm welcome to Mount Allison University, who visited our campus this afternoon (November 10). The visit was a great opportunity for students to ask the University about their programs, classrooms experience, student life, etc. Mount Allison has been ranked #1 in the primarily undergraduate category in the 2018…
At Columbia, we honor students who excel in both academics and character building. At the ESL award ceremony held today (November 8), over ten students were recognized for earning top marks in ESL courses and showing positive character traits. The award recipients were: Kovaleva Dariia for achieving 1st place in ESLEO An Yuting for achieving 1st place in ESLCO Cheng…
New Partnership Program with the University of Toronto The University of Toronto (U of T), officially welcomed the partnership between Columbia International College (CIC) this past Thursday evening. The Elite Pathway Partnership Program (EPPP) is the only official partnership recognized by the University. What is the Elite Pathway Program? The EPPP program is designed for high academic achievers at CIC. …
Halloween Costume Contest CIC staff and students embraced the Halloween spirit by dressing in costumes for the day! Students were not afraid to show off their creativity with their costumes, as they bravely competed in the Halloween Contest. Results will be posted by the student council next week. Take a look at the pictures below to judge for yourself! What…