AFS Intercultural Programs: India High School Program

  India

• New Delhi: 
New Delhi

Duration of Program: 7-12 months
Dates: Year High School: Jun/Jul. 2010- May 2011

Description: India is bounded to the southwest by the Arabian Sea, to the southeast by the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean to the south. Along its northeastern frontier are the Himalayas, which form India's geographic boundary with the People's Republic of China, Bhutan and Nepal. The Ganges is the longest river in India. Along its western frontier is the Thar Desert, which is the seventh-largest in the world. The terrain varies from the Himalayas to flat river valleys. The climate is Alpine to temperate to subtropical monsoon.Four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainsim and Sikhism, originated in India; and Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam arrived with traders in the first millennium CE and helped shape the region's diverse culture. While Hindi and English are the official languages, there are more than 1,500 dialects. Family life and school are central in India. Most of India is rural, though the cities are growing. AFS host family placements are located throughout India.

Highlights:
Year High School:

Get to know this diverse and rich culture by experiencing day-to-day life as a student. Depending on which state you are placed in within in India, your school year may start in March (Delhi) or in June (South India). There will be regional activities organized for all the exchange students in South, North, West India. AFS covers all costs for the 4 -5 days trip, except transportation costs to the starting point for the event. Other trips are organized on a local basis by the hosting chapters. AFS students are placed in volunteer host families located throughout India's urban areas.

Cost in US$: Year: (USD 10,500)

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