Type of Programme

Type of House: Detached House

Teaching Qualifications and Experience
Lambertha - College certificate, 1991. TEFL Ottawa, February 2005. Michal - University Degree, 1983, TEFL Ottawa, February 2005. Energetic, highly versatile, multicultural and open minded, with a positive attitude towards all people.

Hobbies and Interests
Lambertha - hiking, canoeing, mountain climbing, parachuting, scuba diving, reading, cycling.
Michal - soccer (referee, referee instructor/assessor), hiking, canoeing, history, chess.

Excursions and Local Attractions
We are extremely flexible as to the needs/wants of the students, focusing on showing the students the natural beauty of Ontario, as well as some of the most interesting historical sites and cities within the region between Niagara Falls and Quebec City, including Toronto (1.5 Hrs.), Niagara Falls (3 Hrs.), Ottawa (2.5 Hrs.), Kingston (1.5 Hrs), Thousand Islands (2 hrs), Montreal (3.5 Hrs.) and Quebec City (5 Hrs.).

Accommodation, Facilities and Local Area
The accommodation for our students is a private loft in a semi-detached building. It is fully furnished, has a kitchenette, bathroom and private balcony/deck (children will stay in the main house, private bedroom). You have access to the house and will share all meals with us.

Locally, we are 30 minutes from the Kawartha Lakes Region which is the centre of the Trent-Severn Water System, offering extensive natural, cultural and sports opportunities (www.thekawartha.net). It is our intention to make our guest's stay educational while having FUN.

Aspenridge is a 25 hectares estate with a private lake, situated approximately 150 Km East of Toronto and 40 Km North of Lake Ontario, in the heart of the Northumberland County, between Hastings and Campbellford. We offer canoeing, fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing and wildlife observation (loons, beavers, deer, wild fowl, etc.)

Despite living in the country, we are within close proximity of major cultural, historical and sports attractions and parks, such as Westben Theatre (www.westben.on.ca), Fourth Line Theatre - (www.4theathre.on.ca), Lang Pioneer Village (www.langpioneervillage.ca), Serpent Mounds Park (www.serpentmoundspark.com), Petroglyphs Provincial Park (www.ontarioparks.com), casinos, golf courses, and many other. There are many, weekly events held throughout the entire year, so our guest will have a freedom of choice to pick and choose.

The Northumberland County is a prime tourist area. We are minutes away from access to the Trent-Severn Waterway System which is a 386 kilometre water route connecting Late Ontario to Georgian Bay (www.parkscanada.gc.ca), and within 30 minutes from cities on Lake Ontario, offering many other attractions.

Words can not express the peaceful tranquillity and beauty of our home. We enjoy country living at is best with quick access to city life. Come and join us!
Michal and Lambertha