Teen Summer Study Abroad Programs in Spain

Edu-Culture International:
Based in Berkeley, California, Edu-Culture International works in conjunction with AGI, a non-profit educational travel organization. ECI’s unique language-immersion, study-abroad, and travel programs take place in Spain, France, and Costa Rica. Our summer study abroad and exchange programs in Spain for high school students include intensive Spanish classes, daily activities and up to a week of travel within Spain. The teen study trips are based in Salamanca, San Sebastian, Granada or Nerja (on the Mediterranean coast). ECI's pre-college Spanish language programs provide unique opportunities for teenagers to study Spanish in Spain during the summer and offer the choice of staying with host families or in university-style dormitories. Travel destinations during these trips include Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Cordoba, Seville, Bilbao, and more.

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ECI’s chaperones are selected on the basis of language ability, maturity, patience, personal integrity, judgment, enthusiasm, and their ability to earn the respect and trust of teenage participants. Most of them are teachers who have traveled abroad extensively and who possess near-native fluency in the target language as well as an in-depth knowledge of local history and culture. All receive extensive training prior to departure, and many of ECI’s best leaders return year after year to travel with the program. Teachers in ECI’s language schools are always native speakers of Spanish or French.

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Special emphasis is placed upon communication skills and the use of language in real-life situations. Participants will have conversation classes, oral and written exercises, structured grammar, audio and video practice drills, and, depending on their levels, conversation on topics such as Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization. In addition, there will be practical exercises in reading, composition, and vocabulary. Classes are taught by highly skilled, experienced professionals, always native Spanish speakers.

ECI’s University Credit Option is an invaluable asset in today’s competitive realm of higher education. It gives high school students the opportunity to earn 3 semester units of Spanish through an accredited US university. These credits are transferable to any university, and are accepted by most accredited universities in the United States.

Students are grouped into levels based on a placement test taken before leaving the US. Classes take place Monday - Friday for 2-3 weeks, with about 10 students per class. The course is comprised of four 50-minute classes per day. The schools' teaching methods are the result of experience gained over many years of teaching intensive Spanish.

ECI specializes in customizing its programs for students who would like specific activities not offered in the group itinerary. Extra salsa dance or cooking classes, additional guided museum visits, extended host-family stays, surfing lessons, kayaking, swimming, bike riding, hiking, music, culture, or history classes. These are just some of the ways ECI can personalize a participant’s experience to make it as meaningful and enriching as possible.

To increase the amount of interaction between teens on the trips and local young people, each ECI trip includes the Language Partners Program. Energetic university students meet with small groups of students for a few hours each week. These young people work to enrich the total experience by providing participants with numerous opportunities for integration into the community and practice in the Spanish language.

Facilities
During the study portion of ECI’s programs, participants live with host families (homestay) or in small student residences chosen for safety, location, and exposure to other international students. ECI consistently finds wonderful host families, most of whom have teenagers of their own. High school travelers interact with the family, the family’s children, and friends of the children. This is a great opportunity for students to live the life of a Spanish teenager.

During the organized travel portion, students stay in centrally located three-star hotels with their chaperones.

Medical Care
Fees include supplemental medical insurance. Students who need medical care are always escorted by ECI’s staff members and/or host families to designated health-care facilities. Medical expenses are reimbursed when the students return home.