LTCHS Spanish Exchange
Hosting Information
Package
September 2015
Dania Hill, Andréanne Renaud-Dubé, Chris Turnbull
6/6/2015
Communication & Contact numbers
Main office of Lindsay Thurber
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403-347-1171
Andréanne Renaud-Dubé
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587-876-2339
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[email protected]
Dania Hill
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403-598-6602
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[email protected]
Chris Turnbull
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403-392-0533
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[email protected]
The name of our Google community is
2015-2016 LTCHS Spain Exchange
All documents, information, updated itinerary, course
projects, photos and daily reflections will be posted
here. Parents are welcome to join as well.
It is essential that students check in frequently!
Ideas for sights, attractions, and foods
Ideas for Red Deer sights & attractions
Heritage Ranch, horseback
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Street hockey
riding or carriage rides
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Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
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Rebels Game
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Hot Pot Studio
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Boating in Bower ponds
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Race track
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Collicut centre
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Water slides (Sylvan)
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Bull skit-comedy
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Popovich’s Dinner theatre
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Lazer tag
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Norwegian Lauft Haus
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Galaxy cinemas
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Fort Normandeau
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Raider football games
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Ideas for Edmonton and sights & attractions
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West Edmonton Mall
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Heritage Park
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Alberta Art Gallery
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Glenbow Museum
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Royal Provincial Museum
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Calgary Zoo
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Fort Edmonton Park
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Winter Sport Institute
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Shopping along Whyte Avenue
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Provincial building
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Stampeders CFL game
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Eskimos CFL game
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Spruce Meadows
(Olympic Park)
Food
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Restaurants: Fat Boy, Earls, Swiss Chalet, Montana’s, ABC, Cora’s, Famoso’s,
Tim Horton’s
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To make at home: pancakes, cinnamon buns, crepes, poutine, burgers
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Maple anything
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S’mores, banana boats, tin foil meal over campfire
Other thoughts
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Picnic
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Trail walks
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BBQ
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Camping
Head Smashed in
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Bike rides
Buffalo Jump
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Backyard fires
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Paintballing
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Rodeo
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Rollerblading
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Friday September 4
Make sure you speak to all your
teachers and they know to
expect your partner in class on
various days in the three
coming weeks.
Bus pick up at airport, teachers
from LTCHS will meet the Spanish group in Calgary and bring them back to the
school. Please keep you cell phones handy and we will text you once we are leaving
the airport. Please meet us at the school in International Hall, (likely around 11pm).
One of our supervisors will be there to wait with you.
A few thoughts:
When first meeting your partner, shake hands, smile and talk calmly and
slowly. Your partner is likely tired and nervous. Introduce the people who
are with you and how they are related (mom, aunt, friend...).
A very short welcome to the whole group will be made and you will be off
home. Offer to carry their bags and load them into your vehicle.
Once you have arrived at home, take your partners bags to where they will
be sleeping and give them a tour of your home. Invite them to use what
toiletries your family is sharing with them, show them where their towels
are. Let them know if they are to help themselves to food in the fridge, or
pantry or if they should ask you first. Let them know your plans for
tomorrow (what time they should get up, should they shower before leaving,
what they may need to wear...) and let them head to bed.
Flight
BA103
18:30 - 20:50 arrival in Calgary
(Approximate pick up time at LTCHS: around 11PM)
Saturday September 5
Time with host family
Sunday September 6
Time with host family
Monday September 7
Time with host family
Labour Day – no school for Red Deer students
(Last day to take enjoy the summer bobsleigh ride at Canada Olympic Park. The
Spanish had asked to enjoy this activity so discuss it with him/her)
Tuesday September 8
Bring your partner to school
with you. Bring them to the
front of the school to head out
on a walking tour of the
downtown area and orientation
to the city of Red Deer. They
should pack a small backpack
with lunch, water, and sunscreen.
Sights and events
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Walking tour to see the Ghosts of Red Deer
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Find the main library, City Hall, old
courthouse, MAG, historic homes
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If food trucks are out at lunch they may buy
their lunch
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Meet with the Mayor or a city counsellor
(not confirmed)
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Return to the school for a 3:00 to go home
with partner
4:15 – 6:15 - Bowling activity in the evening for
everyone (both Canadian and Spanish students)
Appetizers and drinks will be available.
Wednesday September 9
Spanish students attend school all day. Please take them to your classes and show
them around our school.
Thursday September 10
Spanish students
visit Calgary.
Pack a bag lunch
for your partner.
8:00 - meet at
school at 8am,
8:15 – board bus
for Calgary
9:45 - arrival at Calgary Tower (http://www.calgarytower.com/)
10:45 - board bus to transfer to
the Spark Centre
11:30 – 2:00 tour the Spark
Centre
(http://www.sparkscience.ca/)
2:00 - board bus to transfer to
Cross Irons Mall for some
shopping
2:30 – 5:00 – shopping at Cross
Iron Mall (http://www.crossironmills.com/en/)
5:00 – board bus to return to Red Deer
6:30 – pick up at the school
Friday September 11
Spanish students in school
Saturday September 12 (only for Spaniards)*
Pack a lunch and snacks (there won’t be much chance to buy snacks today until
after we check into the hostel) in a backpack with a large water bottle, sunscreen
and bug spray for your partner. Remind them to pack a bathing suit and good
hiking shoes.
8:15 – meet at the school
8:30 – bus departs for Banff
8:30 – 11:30 – bus trip
11:30-12:00 – enjoy your bag
lunch before hiking
12:00 – 3:00 – hike Johnston
Canyon
3:00 – 5:45 – Enjoy time at the
Banff Museum and wander Main Street. Some great stores to make a point of
stopping at Rock and Gems, candy store, Rocky Mountain Soap factory, Hudson Bay
Company
6:00 – Dinner at Chilies’ Restaurant
Sunday September 13
8:30 – Enjoy breakfast at the hostel
9:00 – Board bus for a quick walk down to Bow falls and
view the historic Banff Springs Hotel
10:00 – Return to bus for trip up the
Sulfur Mountain Gondola. Walk around
and enjoy the view. Take time to eat
lunch at the Summit Café
12:00 – Walk down from the top of Sulfur
Mountain and head to the relaxing Banff
Upper Hot Springs
http://www.hotsprings.ca/#!banffupper-hot-springs/cxez
2:00 – Board the bus
2:15 - 3:30 - Tour the birthplace of the Canadian National parks and the original
site of the hot springs at Cave and Basin Historic site. When done viewing the cave
and interpretive centre, walk towards the wetland and see some of the wildlife –
maybe you can find a Banff snail!
(http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhnnhs/ab/caveandbasin/visit.aspx)
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhnnhs/ab/banff/visit.aspx
3:30 – 5:45 – Enjoy time wandering Main Street
6:00 – Dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory
Monday September 14
8:30 – Enjoy
breakfast at the
hostel
9:30 – Board bus for
Lake Louise
10:15 – 12:00 - Tour
Château Lake Louise
and the lake
12:00 – Board bus to
restaurant
12:00-1:30 – Lunch at Station Restaurant. Wander around Lake Louise Village
1:30 – 2:00 – Drive to Lake Minnewanka
2:00 – 3:00 – Boat cruise
around lake
4:00 – Board bus to return
to Banff
4:30 – Free time in Banff
(Check out the Whyte
museum, take in a movie
have a light dinner on your
own)
Tuesday September 15
8:00 – Board bus and depart early for glacier walk
10:30 – 12:30 Athabasca
Glacier bus tour
and interpretive
centre. Enjoy a
light snack here
before
continuing on
12:30 – Board bus for Tangle Falls
12:45 - 1:45 – Climb and
relax around the falls.
Explore, scramble and
get your feet wet!
1:45 – Board bus for
home. Stop at the
Crossing for gifts and
snacks
1:45 – 5:15 – Return bus
ride
5:15 – Pick up at school
Wednesday September 16
Spanish students in school
Time today to try on skates and sort out sizes (Spaniards only)
Thursday September 17
Skating activity
Walk from LTCHS to the Little Ice Cream Shoppe for ice cream (students can buy
a homemade ice cream...very yummy!
Friday September 18
Spanish students in school
Saturday September 19
Time with host family
Sunday September 20
Time with host family
Monday September 21
Spanish students in school
Tuesday September 22
Pack a lunch and snacks in a backpack with a large water bottle, sunscreen and bug
spray for your partner. Good hiking shoes.
8:30 – Meet at school
to board bus
8:30 – 10:30 – Travel to
Drumheller
10:30 – 12:30 – Enjoy
the Royal Tyrell
Museum of Paleontology
http://www.tyrrellmuse
um.com/
12:30 – 1:00 – Travel
from museum to Atlas Coal Mine Historic Site
1:00 – 2:00 – Enjoy some free time for lunch and sun
2:00 – 3:30 – Underground Mine tour
http://www.atlascoalmine.ab.ca/visit/
Time permitting we may
stop and walk up the
world’s largest dinosaur or
perhaps hike around
Horseshow canyon and see
the hoodoos.
Wednesday September 23
Spanish students in school
Thursday September 24
Spanish students visit Escuela Pines
Friday September 25
Spanish students in school
Potluck farewell evening
Link to sign up for food (please do this before September 4th*)
https://docs.google.com/a/rdpsd.ab.ca/document/d/1p8qI6I19uEDk1WORcijQASHkoZ_sBGtYvTOYHhKoUg/edit?usp=sharing
Saturday September 26
Time with host family
Sunday September 27
Time with host family
Meet at LTCHS at 16:30
Departure flight BA102 from Calgary 22:45