ELC Students walking downtown

ELC Additional Cost Activities

Are you a current ELC student interested in participating in our additional cost activities? Activities change every term, but often include visiting Butchart Gardens, going whale watching, kayaking, or visiting Vancouver.

Additional cost activities will be available for registration starting on the indicated date at 2:00 pm local time.

All additional cost activities are non-refundable.

2-Night Vancouver Trip

  • Round trip transportation from UVic to downtown Vancouver (buses & ferry)
  • 2 nights of shared accommodation (Hotel Willo or comparable)
  • Downtown walking tour
  • Accompanying Cultural Assistant (CA) staff

**Meals are NOT included.

**Rooms are shared between 2-5 people.

Sample 2-Night Vancouver Trip Itinerary (PDF)

Upcoming Dates:

February 13-15, 2026 Sorry - this trip is sold out!
February 20-22, 2026 Sorry - this trip is sold out!

*Registration closes Friday the week before each trip.

Butchart Gardens

Upcoming dates:

Currently, there are no trips available for registration

Kayaking

Upcoming dates:

Currently, there are no trips available for registration

Whale Watching

**Seeing whales is NOT guaranteed.

Upcoming dates:

Currently, there are no trips available for registration

High Tea

Upcoming dates:

February 8, 2026 Sorry - registration is closed

*Registration closes the Wednesday before each activity

Hockey Night

Upcoming dates:

February 21, 2026 Buy Tickets Here

*Tickets close the night before the game

Early Childhood Education (ECE) Activities

  • Visit a local elementary school
  • Join a workshop about using puppets to teach children
  • Join a workshop about learning in nature

Upcoming dates:

February 13, 2026: Using puppets (workshop) Register here
February 20, 2026: Nature Play/Kindergarten (workshop) Register here

 

Introduction to Business Administration

  • understanding human behaviour within organizations for effective management
  • establishing financial stability
  • enhancing decision-making and problem-solving skills through process analysis, analytical tools and communication improvement

More information

Listen to instructor Drew Elves describe this offering.

Encounters with place

An introduction to local ecology, including sights and sounds, with a focus on the landscapes, waterscape and plants that surround us.

This is a 2–day program running over two Saturdays, approximately 6 hours each day.

Registration coming soon