Frequently Asked Questions (Junior)
FAQS
Most frequent questions and answers
COVID-19
Passengers should carefully check the COVID-19 entry requirements for a particular country, state or region before travel. In some cases, entry requirements may apply to passengers transferring through an airport en route to another destination.
The entry requirements for each location across the world can change rapidly in-line with local measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many governments prohibit entry for tourists and business travelers and may prohibit all non-citizens entry to their country, state or region, so please ensure you have the most accurate and up to date information before travel.
It is the responsibility of the passenger to ensure that any test certificate issued from a COVID-19 testing facility sufficiently meets the local entry requirements of the destination country, state or region including any connecting airport requirements. Certain locations may require the test result to be translated into the local language at each location. Passengers should check local requirements and keep up to date as they evolve.
You should make your own independent inquiries before relying on any information or materials contained on these pages. The information is correct to the best of Leadership ACT’s knowledge at the time of publication and is being reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis by Leadership ACT staff, given the rapidly evolving nature of the international response to the COVID-19 outbreak Leadership ACT cannot guarantee its accuracy and can accept no liability for any errors or omissions. Leadership ACT reserves the right to add or change information at any time. Links to third party websites of third parties are offered as a courtesy. Leadership ACT expresses no opinion on the content of the websites of third parties and does not accept any responsibility for third-party information.
Insurance
Some providers have restricted cancellation and travel disruption cover in policies bought after coronavirus was declared a pandemic on 10 March 2020.
We suggest you to go for policies that cover claims related to COVID-19 for emergency medical, repatriation costs and other types of claims related to COVID-19, such as cancellation, etc., which may vary by provider, so we encourage you to check your policy before purchasing.
For INTERNATIONAL campers/students: Please contact us for more information
For LOCALS residents: Please contact us for more information
Meet and Greet
Our Meet and Greet service will aim to make your arrival and onward journey to your destination as smooth as possible.
Accommodation
In most programmes, bed linens, pillows, and blankets are provided, and linen is changed once a week. At the Outdoor Camps, sleeping bags are provided. Towels may be provided, depending on the location, but students should bring their own beach towel. Please refer to the For Parents section on the individual programme page for a complete list of what is included.
General
Participants will receive a Student/Parent Handbook prior to arrival with address and location details.
Students are not required to pay deposits, except in the city campuses where laundry is not included. Laundry cards are available for $10 CAD deposit (refunded upon return) plus the cost of laundry loads. Students should also be aware that a replacement fee is charged if room keys are lost, charge will vary by campus.
Students at most of our programmes have access to computers. This may be limited access at the programme itself or at local internet cafés. We recommend that you establish a web-based email address that your child can log into via the internet. At our camps, computer time may be more limited, but campers should be permitted to use email a few times per week. Campers and students do not have access to camp office telephones. Some residences are equipped with pay telephones from which students can make outgoing calls using a calling card. Incoming calls from parents to the camp office or to the IELS head office should only be made in cases of emergency as we will not disrupt either classes or programming for personal calls that are not of an urgent nature. Cellular or mobile phones are not permitted during class time or on excursions at any programme. At the Outdoor Camps smart phones and other electronic communication devices are only permitted on full day excursion days.
A list of optional activities is provided to all campers and students upon arrival at the programme. Campers or students decide at that time which activities they wish to sign up for. Payment for these activities is taken out of the account of spending money that has been set up at the programme. Your representative should be able to advise you about the average weekly spending on optional activities on a per-programme basis.
All applications are treated on the first come, first serve basis, so the sooner you apply, the better. We accept registrants until the programmes are filled to capacity. For the summer programmes, we post on the website what programmes are closed for what start dates or languages.
Registration
A list of optional activities is provided to all campers and students upon arrival at the programme. Campers or students decide at that time which activities they wish to sign up for. Payment for these activities is taken out of the account of spending money that has been set up at the programme. Your representative should be able to advise you about the average weekly spending on optional activities on a per-programme basis.
Parents
All IELKS programmes are full-time programmes providing accommodation as part of the experience. We do not typically allow campers or students to attend our programmes only during the day.
If you have a specific query which cannot be answered from the information above, please contact us: