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AFS (formerly the American Field Service) is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent, nonprofit AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, a professionally staffed office, and headed up by a volunteer board.

We’ve been exchanging students throughout the world for 60 years. That’s six decades of history and experience in international education with an exemplary record of safety, security, and service to students, parents, and educators.

AYUSA is a leading non-profit organization promoting global learning and leadership through foreign exchange student programs. Since 1980, AYUSA has provided over 40,000 high school students and host families with exchange programs to build bridges of international friendship.

For nearly 50 years, Concordia Language Villages, in the beautiful North Woods of Minnesota, has been boldly and optimistically pursuing a vision of peace and understanding by introducing learners to the languages and cultures of our world.

Concordia Language Villages is the premiere language and cultural immersion program in the United States. We are advocates for language learning and we take pride in our role in creating more language advocates.

CIEE High School Abroad programs and Gap Year Abroad programs provide U.S. high school students and recent high school graduates with an unforgettable international experience. Since 1947, CIEE has sent over 50,000 U.S. youth to locations around the globe. These programs allow U.S high school students and recent high school graduates to study abroad, to live with a native host family, work abroad, and/or volunteer, and to challenge themselves on a new level by becoming fully immersed in a language and a new culture.

The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) is a not-for-profit organization committed to quality international educational travel and exchange for youth at the high school level.

The purpose of CSIET is to identify reputable international youth exchange programs, to provide leadership and support to the exchange and educational communities so that youth are provided with meaningful and safe international exchange experiences, and to promote the importance and educational value of international youth exchange.

The mission of CSIET shall be to:

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Edu-Culture International is a nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California with offices in the USA, Europe & Costa Rica. We are dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding between young people throughout the world.

ECI’s staff and volunteers are highly trained professionals with a background in education who have successfully organized educational travel programs in Spain, France, Costa Rica & the US for the past decade.

World Learning is a global non-profit organization with operations in more than 75 countries. Through its international education programs – The Experiment in International Living, SIT Study Abroad, and SIT Graduate Institute – World Learning fosters global citizenship by connecting over 3,000 young ambassadors annually across cultural differences and social barriers.

FLSAS has been arranging study abroad programs for over 30 years.

FLSAS specializes in programs that offer flexible schedules for independent / unaccompanied / individual participants as well as small groups.

FLSAS offers different options for all age groups and interests: adults (including executives & professionals), seniors, college, high school, junior high / middle school.

Over 20 languages are offered including: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Chinese.

Learning Programs International (LPI) High School Study Abroad Programs: http://www.highschoolprogramsabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/35396/fea...

China Summer Camp in Shanghai: http://www.highschoolprogramsabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/47007/fea...

Kilimanjaro: Community Service, Culture & Safari: http://www.highschoolprogramsabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/58081/fea...

Learn French in Quebec City: http://www.highschoolprogramsabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/47369/fea...

Broadreach’s Underwater Discoveries Program: http://www.highschoolprogramsabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/11641/fea...

MASA Israel Journey: The Gateway to Long-Term Israel Programs is an umbrella organization of 150+ long-term programs in Israel.

Grants ranging from $3,000 - $4,500 are offered to all participants! Needs-based grants are also available.

For more information, please visit MASA's website,
http://www.masaisrael.org
Call: 1-866-864-3279 or 212-339-6077 or
E-mail: aarong@masaisrael.org

Bring your education to life by studying in Ecovillages around the world. Ecovillages are ecological communities that provide ideal campuses for students to learn about real-world issues including sustainable development, green building, organic agriculture and women's empowerment. Learn to live in harmony with local environments as you investigate personal and community based solutions to real world issues with one of the most innovative environmental study abroad programs.

The New Perspectives (NP) program, administered by The Laurasian Institution, is designed as a cross-cultural education program with the goal of assisting precollegiate students and teachers in developing a meaningful understanding of other cultures.

NorthWest Student Exchange offers a variety of international high school exchange opportunities for both international and American youth: academic-year, reciprocal, semester,
partner school, and summer programs.

The Osaka Girls’ Senior High School (www.osakagirls-shs.ed.jp) is a small, private, secondary school founded in 1929 in Osaka, one of Japan’s most dynamic cities and the largest city in the Kansai region. We’re only 80 minutes from Kyoto, a city with 17 World Heritage sites, and minutes from the multitude of other cities in Kansai. The close by wilderness in Yoshino Nature Center provides a beautiful connection to nature.

How do you fancy taking part in a fun-filled program in Spain, meeting teens from all over the world and more importantly without your parents lurking in the background?

We host you for the entire week for free! All you have to pay for is your flight and we take care of the rest!

Whether you are an interested student, parent, faculty member, or alumnus, I hope you will ask yourself what makes Semester a Sea the world's leading program in global comparative education. Beyond our rich history, and the high-quality academic experience we provide in conjunction with the University of Virginia, Semester at Sea provides a unique opportunity to create new perspectives and to tap into every individual's passion for learning and understanding.

here are many different programs from which to choose. Students may choose an adventure that lasts a week or one that lasts the entire summer. They may choose programs that focus on everything from academics and language enrichment to outdoor adventures such as camping, rock climbing, skiing, and canoeing. Or they may pick a travel program devoted to sightseeing and daily excursions. The programs also vary greatly in price. A student may pay anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousand.

Two Worlds United a worldwide leader in international education offers quality student exchange opportunities that include a choice of more than 45 countries, and an academic time period to suit individual purposes. Two Worlds United has summer programming, 4 to 6 month semesters, and full year academic sessions.

The value of cultural student exchange is an experience of a lifetime. The mixing of cultures and backgrounds provides young people with an unforgettable awareness and lifelong appreciation of each other.