Summer Programs - Language Intensive

AFS - http://www.afs.org

AFS is a non-profit volunteer based educational organization offering exchanges for students, young adults and teachers in over 50 countries around the world. AFS offers three basic programs for secondary students: the School Year Program, the Semester Program and the Summer or Intensive Program. There are many small variations to these programs around the world. Candidates for AFS school based programs should be between 16  and 18 1/2 years old on the date of arrival in their host country. Age requirements vary country to country. If you are 18 or older consider  the AFS Community Service Program. AFS students live with a host family and attend a local secondary school as a full-time student. Summer or Intensive Programs run for one to three months. These programs focus on homestay, language skills, community service or cultural activities. Participants live with a host family, participate in educational  activities and enjoy their new community.

Academic Treks - http://www.academictreks.com

Best Summer Ever - http://www.bestsummerever.com

Penn State  @ the Sorborne offers a program with the kaplan SAT prep class.  Students receive college credit.

CEA - Global Education Solutions -  http://www.gowithcea.com/

Concordia Language Villages    http://www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org

Students can sharpened their French and Spanish skills at Concordia Language Villages, whose mission is to prepare young people  for responsible citizenship in our global community. This program is supported and run by Concordia College (MN). There are two kinds of summer programs.  The Credit Abroad Programs in Japan, Spain, France and Germany allow students to earn high school language credit through a 4-week experience of intensive language study, travel and one week living with a family.  The Language Villages Program provides students a summer camp experience conducted in the foreign language, held in northern Minnesota. The Language Villages has built five culturally authentic village sites which offer total immersion experiences in these languages/cultures:  Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. You may enroll for as little as one week, or for multiple weeks. "Villagers" participate in daily language sessions with others at the same level of proficiency. There are many activities planned too, such as canoeing, arts, singing, dancing, theater - all in the target language! Evening sessions may

Include commemorating a cultural event, celebrating a traditional festival or participating in a cultural simulation. You will experience authentic foods, sports, games and crafts during the immersion experience. No previous language study is required.

Experiment in International Living - http://www.usexperiment.org/ - http://www.worldlearning.org

The Experiment in International Living and the School for International Training are two of several reputable programs under the umbrella of  World Learning in Brattleboro, Vermont. World Learning is a long established organization that has been entrusted with considerable Peace Corps  training in the areas of language proficiency and cross-cultural understanding with a strong dedication to world peace. World Learning's summer exchange program immerses high school students in another culture in one of over 20 countries. Through homestays, language training, community service, peace studies, and ecological projects, these cross-cultural adventures challenge stereotypes, reduce xenophobia, and celebrate diversity. The Experiment's goal is for high school students to "change the world, one friendship at  a time."

One note of caution from a counselor...and I give this advice as someone who grew up in Europe and was a beneficiary of such programs way back in the 1960's: Nowadays most French families are two career and many of the families who opt to host students in their homes  do it for extra income. Thus there is often no one home during the day to speak with and to expose the student to the French language and culture. In fact as a result of this major change I rarely recommend such programs anymore or if I do, I alert  my student's family to such issues and ask them to research thoroughly. However that said, there is no better way to learn a language. I credit my own proficiency in French to two summers of living with a French family in the 1960's.

Landon in France – http://www2.landon.net/lif/home.htm

"France a la Carte" is a 2-6 week French immersion program in the Loire valley in  France for high schoolers and sometimes middle schoolers from all over the United States.  The program includes courses, a family homestay, and excursions to major cities and historical sites in France.  It can accommodate many high schoolers' variant schedules because a student can choose his or her  weeks - from week 1 through week 6 for any amount of time.

Middlebury's extensive programs -  http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/

Oxbridge Programs - http://www.oxbridgeprograms.com/

Putney Student Travel  - http://www.goputney.com

Rassias Program (via Dartmouth) - http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rassias/programs/alps.html

SUNY New Paltz's Language Immersion Institute: http://www.newpaltz.edu/lii/teenprograms.html

TASIS (The American School In Swizerland) - http://www.tasis.com

The University of Virginia's language-intensive summer programs are detailed here:  http://www.virginia.edu/summer/SLI/

Youth For Understanding (YFU)     http://www.youthforunderstanding.org

Established in 1951, Youth For Understanding (YFU) International Exchange has exchanged more than 200,000 students worldwide. Youth For Understanding is one of the State Department approved sponsors of exchange programs and administers government and corporate scholarships.  YFU was founded by Dr. Rachel Andresen, an educator and social worker living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In an effort to heal the wounds of World War II, Dr. Andresen arranged for 75 young Germans to live and attend school in Michigan or a year. Then as now, family and community living were at the center.  Of the YFU international learning experience. Today, YFU conducts exchanges with more than 50 countries around the world. Each exchange is coordinated by a worldwide network of national YFU organizations. There is also an athletic component of YFU called Sports  for Understanding.

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