Intrax Study Abroad: Summer in Spain

  Spain

• Granada: 
Granada

Term: Summer 
Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: June 23 - July 25, 2007

Description: Intrax Study Abroad: Explore Spain!

Choose between our Month Immersion program or the Summer Cultural Exploration program in Granada. Spain is ideal for students who want to learn or improve their Spanish language skills while immersing themselves in Spanish culture and exploring regional sights.

Month Immersion: Students who choose the Month Immersion program in Spain will live with a host family and experience the Spanish way of life firsthand, while practicing their conversational Spanish. The host family experience is the key component of this program and enables participants to gain a unique perspective into Spanish culture while providing invaluable language contact with native Spanish speakers. Participants do not attend school.

Cultural Exploration: Students who choose the Cultural Exploration program attend language classes, experience Spanish culture through organized activities, and explore Spain on the weekends through guided excursions. Participants live with a host family in the city of Granada.

On the Cultural Exploration program, intensive Spanish courses take place in the morning, Monday through Friday, for four hours per day. Students will be given a placement exam upon arrival and assigned to a class of the appropriate level. Classes are available for students of all levels, from beginner to advanced. Teachers emphasize a personalized approach, and the average student-to-teacher ratio is 8:1. The language school is located in the heart of historic Granada, just a 3-minute walk from the Palacio de Congresos. The famous Alhambra and Albaicin are only 10-15 minutes away by foot. Typical of Andalusian buildings, the school has lots of windows and balconies and is also air-conditioned.

Program Requirements

*No language requirement.
*15-18 years old.
*Motivated students with a 2.5 GPA or higher on a 4 point scale.
*Mature, flexible, open-minded, and able to adapt to living with a host family.
*Eager for the academic challenge of studying in a foreign school.
*US Citizen/Resident- living in the US.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2007

Highlights: Granada: A famous Spanish expression claims that there is "nothing so sad as being blind in Granada." After a few hours of walking around this medieval city, you will soon see why. Follow the cobblestone streets into the ancient Albaicín neighborhood and look out onto the awe-inspiring Alhambra, a majestic fortress which served as the final stronghold for the Muslim Empire before Spain's re-conquest in 1492. Bordering the Sierra Nevada mountains and only an hour away from some of Spain's most popular beaches, Granada is home to 300,000 residents, many of whom are students.

Cost in US$: Please visit our website for program fees.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Scholarships are Available. - Intrax Study Abroad offers several High School scholarships with the support of our partners. We also encourage students to help pay for their Study Abroad program by fundraising a portion of their program fees. Youth Leader Scholarship Awards of $200 to $1,000 are granted to high school study abroad applicants on the basis of academic merit, extracurricular involvement and financial need. Preference will be given to students who are involved in community service and have demonstrated their commitment to studying abroad by raising funds to help cover their high school study abroad program fees.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit DebriefingAbroad

Intrax Study Abroad's Mission Statement: Intrax Study Abroad is a premier youth exchange organization dedicated to international education and cultural exchange. Since 1980, as a part of Intrax Cultural Exchange, we've provided dynamic study abroad experiences for more than 40,000 students, enabling them to live and study all over the world for summer, semester and academic year programs.  Let us help you plan your Cultural Adventure!

Year Founded: 1980