Study Abroad

Study abroad summer or academic year programs can help students acquire first-hand knowledge of another culture and increase facility with a foreign language. Programs vary on a variety of dimensions such as living arrangements, costs, degree of structure, required classes and opportunities to travel. For more information, order the CTD publication Designs for Excellence.

For more than 200 programs accredited by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel, contact them at 703/739-9050 or mailbox@csiet.org and order the Advisory List of International Educational Travel and Exchange Programs.

Here is a cursory list of programs for high school students that prioritize rigorous academic content and standards:

School	Phone	Email
The American School in Switzerland (TASIS)	202/965-5800	us.office@tasis.ch
Broadreach Marine Biology Accredited Program	919/833-1907 888/833-1907	missy@gobroadreach.com info@gobroadreach.com
University of Dallas	214/721-5225
Duke University, Talent Identification Program	919/683-1725	info@tip.edu
The Irish Centre for Talented Youth (CTYI)	011/353/1-7045634	ctyi@dcu.ie
ITHAKA Cultural Study Program in Cambridge, Massachusetts	504/269-2303
Northfield Mount Herman School	413/498-3290	1891@williamsschool.org
University of New Orleans	504/280-7455	gofmc@uno.edu
Oxbridge Academic Programs	212/932-3049 800/828-8349	oxbridge@interport.net
Oxford Advanced Studies Program	203/966-2886	oxbridge@interport.net
Philips Academy offers the School Year Abroad program (SYA)	978/725-6828	mail@sya.org
The International Education Center	800/292-4452	asa@asan.com