AFS Intercultural Programs - Peru High School and Gap Year Programs

  Peru

• Lima: 
Lima

Duration of Program: 7-12 months
Dates: Year High School (Fall): Aug. 2010- Jul. 2011; Year High School (Spring): Mar. 2011- Jan. 2012

Description: Andean peaks surround Machu Picchu; lush tropical rainforests, Amazonian jungles, sandy beaches, arid deserts, remote farmland and fishing villages make up the Peruvian landscape. Likewise, Peru's cuisine is rich in variety and has influences from Spanish, Chinese, European, African, and Japanese cultures. Peru's people are also diverse: Quechua Indian--descendants of the Incas--mestizos (part-Indian and part-European) and people of Spanish ancestry. Generally speaking, Peruvians are known for their warmth and generous displays of affection.

Highlights:
Year Programs:

Have the opportunity to get to know the day-to-day life in this vibrant and rich country of Peru. You will attend a local high school where you will take classes with native Peruvians in Spanish. You will have the chance to make new friends and participate in leisure activities after school. Spending time with your host family, will allow you to witness family life first hand by actually experiencing it. AFS students are placed in volunteer host families located throughout Peru.

Programs do accept recent high school graduates.

Cost in US$: Year (Fall): (USD 9,750); Year (Spring): (USD 9,250)

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