Professional Development for Environmental Science

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Experiential English Language for Environmental Science

Our planet needs environmental leaders collaborating on a global platform to resolve today’s urgent environmental issues. Learning English as an environmental scientist puts you on that global stage.

Trent University is the University of Choice for future environmental leaders. As an ESL student in the Experiential English program, offered in partnership with the Trent School of the Environment you will study at one of Canada’s most sought-after locations for environmental research and innovation. Dig in and learn more about our unparalleled hands-on learning opportunities, world-renowned research facilities, and expert faculty. Discover for yourself what makes Trent Canada’s top postsecondary environmental university.

Get Your Hands Dirty As You Learn English!

Experience at your fingertips: on campus, in the community, and into the world at Trent. Speak, think, analyze, document, and present findings in English as you learn how to extract samples and test for toxins and contamination. Research projects are hands-on, language intensive, experience-rich, and take full advantage of the local ecology and international research to offer a global perspective on all things environmental. Our 1450-acre campus offers wetlands, forested areas, and open fields to provide easy access to field study sessions and our state-of-the-art labs will be used for analysis. 

Location Matters

Trent ESL is located on Trent University’s beautiful Symon’s Campus along the banks of the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario. The natural setting of Trent’s 1,450 acres of trees, open fields, streams, and lush forest provides a unique learning and recreational environment. 

Peterborough, among one of the friendliest cities in Canada, is a wonderful place to live, learn, and gain memorable experiences. Living with homestay hosts carefully selected by our partner, Canada Homestay Network, participants can always feel safe, and with Toronto only 90 minutes away, enjoying the big city experience is easy. 

Make the Trent ESL English for Environmental Science Program the highlight of your summer.

Program highlights: 

• Experiential learning outside the classroom: visit campus and nearby research sites, including outdoor sampling and laboratory analysis 

• Content and language integrated learning in English for Environmental Science classes  

• Qualified, professional and experienced instructors 

• Opportunities for sightseeing 

• Delivery by Trent ESL, an accredited Languages Canada member program since 2007 

English for Environmental Science topics may include: 

The atmosphere 

Soil 

Ecosystems 

Pollution 

Agriculture 

Sustainability 

Start/ End Date (4 weeks, 15 hrs/wk of class plus experiential learning)