Academic Year in Argentina

  Argentina

• All Other Regions of Argentina: 
Rosario,  Santa Fe

Durations of Program: 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Dates: Semester or Full Year

Description: International students will take advantage of their stay in Argentina to discover its rich culture, made of Latin American and European influence, as well as its geographical diversity. Students will be hosted in warm Argentinean host families, wishing to share their everyday life with a foreign student. We place our students in Rosario and in private schools, where students will have to wear a uniform. Students will go to school with their host siblings.

- Location
Rosario (Province of Santa Fe), an active but safe town, located 300 km away from Buenos Aires

- Terms and Dates
The academic year starts in very early March and goes until the end of December.
Semester 1: early March to early August
Semester 2: early August to end of December
Academic year: early March to end of December
July: 2 weeks winter vacation.

- Accommodation
Host family, full board.
The typical Argentinean family is composed by the mother, father and two or three children. Families are really closed to the extended family also: grandparents, uncles, aunts etc...Our families are volunteer, it means that they are not paid to host a foreign student. They are motivated by cultural exchange.

- Orientation Meeting
An orientation will be organized in Rosario by the local coordinator.

- Requirements
Students must be interviewed in their home country before being accepted (if possible in Spanish).
A minimum of 2 years of Spanish study and good academic results are required.

- Age
From 15 to 18 years old (students must not turn 19 during the program).

Highlights: Typical Day at School
- School usually lasts from 7:30am until 1pm or from 1pm to 5pm.
- Students may enjoy their afternoons or mornings by taking tango classes, Spanish courses or practice sports in various clubs.

Cost in US$: From 2600 EUR (semester), 4000 EUR (year)

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Nacel International's Mission Statement: No one learns the same way. No one has the same level. No one has the same goal. Nacel International proposes a large variety of stays abroad, which will help you to develop your personality. Their goal was to provide opportunities for students to extend language learning and knowledge of another culture through a well-organized and affordable summer program. These programs bring people together enhancing cultural and linguistic awareness and to promote international friendship and harmony.

Year Founded: 1957