Enjoy the wildlife with our homeschooling family just outside Toronto, Canada

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  Description

  We are a homeschooling family of 6 - Mom, Dad, 14-year-old, 13-year-old and 10-year-old twins. We live in a forested area with tons of Canadian wildlife and a private lake. We are located 45 minutes West of Toronto on the edge of Cambridge—easy access to Toronto by bus or train and many amenities close at hand. Public transportation isn't available to our address, but the bus terminal is close by such a ride to or from town would not be a problem. We are laid-back, environmentally conscious people who participate in many of the region's cultural events. These include but are not limited to pow-wows, festivals, multicultural events and travel. We have memberships to the Royal Ontario Museum and the Toronto Zoo, so we love to take day trips to check out the new exhibits and learn about conservation. We like to cook and eat mostly whole foods with the odd junk food treat for good measure. Anyone who comes to live in our home will be treated like one of the family. We would love for our children to grow up learning and being surrounded by people of various cultures, to have a diverse knowledge of the global community, and to be exposed to other languages.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Teaching

  Gardening

  Babysitting and creative play

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  This beautiful, culturally diverse area has an active art community, unique studios, exciting nightlife, organic farms, Provincial parks and Beautiful lakes, including the one in our front yard. We are close to some major Canadian cities and love to travel, so the opportunity to see more of Ontario with us is a real possibility.
  This would also be a great opportunity to learn about caring for children, assisting their learning and cooking healthy, delicious food. Also, you could help with gardening if that is something that interests you or learn more about forest management. It is essential that people who come into our home are helpful and don't treat our house like a free Bed and Breakfast. We would like you to be part of our family, but not a burden causing more work for us.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We would need a responsible, mature, babysitter. You would need to be able keep the house tidy, make meals/ snacks and supervise four children while they do their homeschool work.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  We live in a very comfortable large home on twenty four acres of woodland with a private lake, perfect for canoeing, and trails for serene hikes. Our home is very spacious and you would have your own room. Shared living quarters otherwise.

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  What else ...

  Close to Great Lakes, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Niagara Falls night life, arts and culture, shopping, wine country etc.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have reliable internet and strong wifi connection

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We live on 24 acres with plenty of parking

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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