AFS Intercultural Program - Egypt High School and Gap-Year Programs

  Egypt

• Other Cities in Egypt: 
Cairo

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 7-12 months
Dates: Year High School Program (Fall): Aug/Sept, 2010- July 2011; Short Summer Program: June- August 2010

Description: Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and the second-most populous on the African Continent. This "cradle of civilization"--with its 5,000-year history--embraces a unique mix of modern Islam and Christianity, Middle Eastern folk cultures, and Western music and films. Because 90 percent of Egypt is desert, almost everyone lives close to the Nile; whether along the banks of the river in Cairo and Alexandria, in its delta, or along the Suez Canal. In sprawling, cacophonous Cairo, robes are as common as Levis, donkeys share roadways with BMWs, and buildings made of mud stand next to glass-and-steel high-rises.

Highlights:
Year Program:

Throughout the duration of your program you will attend a local high school where you will learn Arabic and day-to-day life in Egypt by experiencing it first hand. Upon arrival and after a two day orientation, you will go on to meet your host family and begin your journey into experiencing this culturally rich and historic country. Students will be placed throughout Egypt with volunteer host families.

Summer Language Program:

The short summer program gives students the opportunity to dive into learning a new language head on, through the means of language intensive study, in addition to living with a host family. Students will attend language school during the week, as well as have the opportunity to partake in cultural activities organized by local volunteers in their area. Our short summer program does accept recent high school graduates.

Cost in US$: Year Programs: (USD 10,500), Short Summer Programs (USD 7,250)

This Program is open to American Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

AFS Intercultural Programs/USA's Mission Statement: AFS Intercultural Programs is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. AFS Intercultural Programs is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in over 50 countries around the world through independent, not-for-profit AFS organizations, each with a network of volunteers, a professionally staffed office, and headed up by a volunteer board.

Year Founded: 1947