School Year Abroad (SYA)
Immersive academic-year, semester, and summer study-abroad program placing U.S. high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors with host families and local partner schools in France, Italy, or Spain to build fluency while earning U.S. high school credit.
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AFS-USA Intercultural Programs
Nonprofit exchange organization offering U.S. high schoolers ages 15-18 semester, summer, and year-long homestay programs in over 50 countries to build language skills and intercultural competence.
CIEE High School Study Abroad
Language & Culture summer (3-4 week) and semester/year immersion programs for U.S. high schoolers in 40+ destinations worldwide, combining daily language classes with homestays for full cultural immersion.
Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad
State Department merit scholarship sending U.S. high schoolers for a full academic year to live with a host family and attend school in a country with a significant Muslim population, building language skills and cross-cultural understanding.
Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy (MMLA)
A four-week residential language immersion program for students in grades 8-12 offering Arabic, Chinese, French, German, or Spanish, built around Middlebury's signature 'Language Pledge' that requires English-free communication throughout the program.
Rotary Youth Exchange
Long-standing global exchange program sending students ages 15-19 abroad for a full academic year (or short-term) to live with host families, attend local school, and learn a new language, sponsored by local Rotary clubs.
Youth For Understanding (YFU) USA
Nonprofit exchange organization sending U.S. high schoolers ages 15-18 abroad for summer, semester, or academic-year homestay programs in 35+ countries to build language fluency and cross-cultural skills.