Summer Study Abroad Programs for High School Students - Summer Immersion and Pre-college

  Canada

• British Columbia: 
Vancouver

  England

• London: 
London

  France

• Aix-en-Provence: 
Aix-en-Provence
• Paris: 
Paris
• Nice: 
Nice

  Greece

• Athens: 
Athinai (Athens)

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence
• Rome: 
Roma (Rome)
• Venice: 
Venice
• All Other Areas in Italy: 
Pisa,  Amalfi (southern Italy),  Bologna,  Sorrento,  Verona,  Pompeii

  Spain

• Cadiz: 
Cadiz
• Granada: 
Granada
• Madrid: 
Madrid
• Seville: 
Seville (Sevilla)
• Valencia: 
Valencia

  United States

• Other Cities in United States: 
New York,  Boston

Term: Spring, Summer 
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks and 2-4 weeks
Dates: Summer 2010

Description: Founded by Stanford University alumni and operated by experienced professionals from other top schools such as Harvard, UCLA, and NYU, Abbey Road Programs brings together a staff team with more than fifteen years of practice in the fields of international student exchange, travel, and education.

At Abbey Road, we take great pride in our faculty and staff. Our full-time and summer staff directors, coordinators, instructors and resident advisors are experienced, dedicated, and caring individuals who are carefully selected and screened. Many of our summer staff and faculty are talented university professors and instructors, high school teachers, college administrators, graduate students and highly qualified college graduates. We maintain a minimum ratio of 1 staff member for every 8 students.

Highlights: Our teaching method is founded on active, experiential learning in a non-traditional educational environment. Our courses, covering a wide range of academic subjects, are designed to be both educational and fun, emphasizing student motivation and interaction, as well as a diversity of teaching methods and educational media.

We believe that students should be a part of what they are learning as they are learning, and not in a simulated environment or a traditional classroom. We take students out of the classroom so that they can experience the subject of their study first hand, making the educational process more engaging. As an Abbey Road student, you will practice your French at the local fruit market, discuss Italian fashion in an outdoor café, comment on Michelangelo's David in the Galleria dell'Accademia, or improve your Spanish with your new friends over tapas.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 3895/7895

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

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

Participants Travel Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 5 to 9

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Abbey Road Programs's Mission Statement: Our mission is to develop summer immersion programs for high school students that facilitate cross-cultural understanding and enrichment by providing a unique opportunity for: cultural immersion, intensive language study, exposure to new academic subjects, travel excursions, recreational activities, personal growth, and building life-long friendships.

Year Founded: 2001