International Gateway Kelowna

We are located on the second floor of the trendy Towne Centre Mall in downtown Kelowna close to shops, amenities, museums, restaurants, theatres and beaches! We have a comfortable, inviting campus with 7 classrooms, a lounge and computer area. The IGK homestay coordinator can arrange all of your accommodation requests. All of our homestays are carefully selected and screened and all speak English as their first language. The majority of residents in Kelowna also speak English as their first language so your English skills will improve quicker than in larger multicultural Canadian cities. IGK is an official Cambridge and TOEFL-iBT testing centre.

Kelowna is a year round resort city with over 300 days of sunshine per year making it one of the sunniest and warmest destinations in Canada (July 37C, April 16C, October 17C, December 5C). Kelowna is surrounded by Okanagan Lake and many pristine beaches are close to the city centre and the school. Kelowna is also home to over 10 championship golf courses and 20 wineries. The Canadian Tourism Commission consistently rates Kelowna as the #1 golf destination in Canada and Cedar Creek Estate Winery was voted the best winery in Canada for the past 2 years. Kelowna is a very safe city and is easily accessible by airline or by Greyhound bus from Vancouver, Seattle, Toronto, Calgary, Victoria or Edmonton. Kelowna is also an economical study destination for example: a monthly bus pass is $47, a one bedroom apartment is on average $550-750 per month, a one day gym pass is $2 and many cultural attractions and museums are free or offer reduced student rates. In fact, one local hamburger restaurant, Burger Baron charges $3 for 3 hamburgers!

Practical ESL classes begin weekly for Ages 12 and up. We also offer summer and winter camps for ages 8 to adult. There are 5 levels of ESL in the morning (listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar) and a choice of afternoon electives such as: Conversation, Canadian and 'pop' culture, Media, Grammar, TOEFL, TOEIC, Cambridge FCE, CAE and Business English. IGK is an official Cambridge and TOEFL-iBT exam testing centre.

Single Room, 3 meals per day and shared bath $190 per week OR Single room, 3 meals and private bath $220 per week Add $30 per week to both above options if students are under age 18. Hostel-Dormitory, Single or Shared rooms, Shared bath and Shared kitchen. Prices vary with room type and season. Motel-single room, private bath, kitchen, appliances, Cable TV, close to lake, shopping and downtown. Available-October to May $750 per month single/ $850 per month double. Farmstay-Live and volunteer on a ranch, orchard or farm in the sunny Okanagan! Single room, shared bath, 3 meals per day, horseback riding ( at ranches) and activities. $270 per week + $200 farmstay placement fee. Students are required to volunteer 15 hours per week on the farm to offset the cost of their stay.

We offer weekly, after school and weekend activities as well as trips to the Rocky Mountains, Mexico and Belize.