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This past January, EC Montreal<\/a> received a very special letter from a Grade 6 student from London Ontario.  The letter is part of an initiative their 6th grade teacher came up with called The Great Canadian Mail Race.  The purpose is to put students in contact with each other to build a more connected world.  The letter explained that the activity was sent to them from a school in Grand Bend.  One student from the 6th grade class at the Kensal Park F.I.P.S. school in London Ontario wrote a letter to one of EC Montreal’s students.  As we are not an elementary school, we didn’t feel right keeping this race going, however, we did want to send a reply to Inas, the grade 6 student who took the time to write her letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EC Montreal chose our youngest student, Laura, who is here with us from Kazakhstan.  We explained to Laura the goal of the letter and she was thrilled to participate.  This way, Inas would receive a letter in the mail and get to know someone who has chosen to study English in Canada from a country across the Atlantic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a very sweet initiative and we wanted to share it with all of you!   At EC, we are all about empowering connections and creating a more connected world.  This fits in beautifully with our vision.  We hope you will find it as darling as we did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inas’ letter describes her school, her siblings and what she likes to do as a hobby as well as the Christmas presents she received this year.  She ends the letter by asking some questions to our EC Montreal students about her holidays, if she plays a game called Roblax, if she has any pets and if she likes her school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is Laura’s reply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello dear Inas!  My name is Laura.  I am 15 years old.  I come from a mid-Asian country called Kazakhstan.  Now, I am studying at the EC English school in Montreal, Quebec.  Thank you for sending me a letter!  I would be really glad to answer all your questions that you wrote to me.  My holidays were great!  My first time in America and Canada was great because I got a lot of impressions.  About the game Roblax.  I heard about it before but I didn’t play it.  But, when I as your age, I played Minecraft.  I have two pets!  A German Shepherd (girl) and a Siberian Husky (boy) and they are so cute!  I really like my school and especially my teachers and my classmates!  My birthday is November 26.  Thank you very much for sending me your lovely letter!  With love, Laura<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are so proud of Laura for answering Inas’ letter and for doing her part to help us create a more connected world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope Inas is overjoyed to receive a reply to her beautiful letter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encourage everyone to Learn English and French in Montreal!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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