Orientation - International

Summer 2020 Orientation: April 29-30, 2020

All new international students starting classes in the 2020 Summer semester must attend orientation from April 29 to 30, 2020. Please bring your study permit, and passport.

Upcoming orientation dates

Summer 2020 Orientation: April 29-30, 2020

Note Registration for Summer 2020 international student orientation is now open.

English Language Assessment

Students who require an English Language Assessment must come to Interurban campus on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 with their passport and study permit.

** Time and location to be confirmed **

Day 1 - Sample Schedule

TIME	Session
8:30-9:30am	Homestay Session at LACC 124B, Liz Ashton Campus Center (ONLY for students living in Camosun Homestays)
9-10am	Registration and Welcome Café
10-10:30am	Official Welcome and Introduction to Camosun International
10:30-11:30am	Registration and Academic Success
11:30-noon	Interurban Campus Tour
noon-12:45pm	LUNCH (Provided by Camosun)
12:45-1:45pm	Team Building Acitvity
1:45-2pm	Results of Team Building Acitvity
2-2:30pm	Understand Your Health Coverage
2:30-3pm	Renting in Victoria
3-4:30pm	Information Booths and Activity Stalls

Day 2 - Sample Schedule

TIME	Activity and Location
9-9:30am	Mingle Time and Café
9:30-10am	Student Services
10-10:30am	Counselling
10:30-11am	Student Panel & Story Weave
11-11:30am	Immigration - Study and Work Permits
11:30-noon	Lansdowne Campus Tour
noon-1pm	Lunch (Bring your own)
1-1:30pm	Library
1:30-2pm	Safety and Security
2-2:30pm	Movement Activity
2:30-3pm	Preparing to Look for Work
3-3:30pm	City Tour - Travel to Parliament Building
3:30-4:30pm	City Tour - Exploring Victoria
4:30-end	City Tour - Meetup for group photo outside Parliament Building

Day 3 - Thursday, August 30, 2018 - Lansdowne • 3100 Foul Bay Rd

Groups	Time	Session	Location
Light Blue & Green	10am	Mingle time with tea & coffee	Fisher Building Courtyard
	10:30am	Counselling/Help Centres	Fisher 100
	11:30am	BREAK
	11:45am	Team building exercise	Light Blue: Fisher 220 Green: Fisher 338
	12:45pm	LUNCH (Provided by Camosun)
	1:45pm	Lansdowne campus tour	Alan Batey Library & Learning Commons (LLC)
	2:45pm	BREAK
	3pm	Library services/Student society	Fisher 100
Orange & Purple	10am	Mingle time with tea & coffee	Fisher Building Courtyard
	10:30am	Library services/Student Society	Young 310
	11:30am	BREAK
	11:45am	Counselling/ Help Centres	Young 310
	12:45pm	LUNCH (Provided by Camosun)
	1:45pm	Team building exercise	Orange: Fisher 220 Purple: Fisher 338
	2:45pm	BREAK
	3pm	Lansdowne campus tour	Alan Batey Library & Learning Commons (LLC)
Red & Navy	10am	Mingle time with tea & coffee	Fisher Building Courtyard
	10:30am	Lansdowne campus tour	Alan Batey Library & Learning Commons (LLC)
	11:30am	BREAK
	11:45am	Library services/Student Society	Fisher 100
	12:45pm	LUNCH (Provided by Camosun)
	1:45pm	Counselling/Help Centres	Fisher 100
	2:45pm	BREAK
	3pm	Team building exercise	Red: Fisher 200 Navy: Fisher 338
Yellow & Light Green	10am	Mingle time with tea & coffee	Fisher Building Courtyard
	10:30am	Team building exercise	Yellow: Fisher 200 Light Green: Fisher 338
	11:30am	BREAK
	11:45am	Lansdowne campus tour	Alan Batey Library & Learning Commons (LLC)
	12:45pm	LUNCH (Provided by Camosun)
	1:45pm	Library services/Student Society	Young 310
	2:45pm	BREAK
	3pm	Counselling/Help centres	Young 310

Day 4 - Friday, August 31, 2018 - Downtown Tour

Groups	Time	Session	Location
All groups	10am-3:15pm	Excursion: Downtown exploration	TBD

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