Summer Programs in Madrid & Barcelona for High School Students

Abbey Road Programs:
Founded by Stanford alumni in 2000, Abbey Road’s study abroad summer programs continue to deliver excellence. Our mission is to provide quality academic summer programs that facilitate cross-cultural understanding, personal growth and academic enrichment. This year, we are offering a 4-week Residential Cultural Immersion Program in Barcelona & Madrid for high school students in grades 9-12.

- The Director of Abbey Road, Dr. Arthur Kian, received his Ph.D. in International Relations from Stanford University. He worked as an instructor for the Stanford Program for Gifted Youth and the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education.

- While at Stanford, Arthur had the privilege of working with National Security Advisors to Presidents Bush Sr., Clinton and Obama. He developed and taught courses on International Politics and Foreign Languages for college and high school students at Stanford and UCLA, and served as an academic consultant to the Carnegie Commission, the State Department and Federal law enforcement agencies.

- A Cut Above the Rest
In the words of one of our parent testimonials, we are “simply a cut above the rest.” Our academic credentials, experience and dedication to our students give us an unchallenged position in the fields of study abroad programs and pre-college preparation.

- Sophisticated Travel Experience
We offer our students the sophisticated experience of a savvy traveler, rather than that of a tourist shuffling among the masses.

- Experience True Culture & Language Immersion
Because of our connections to each host community, comfortable group sizes and flexible scheduling, our students are able to experience true culture and language immersion abroad and exceptional pre-college preparation in the U.S.

- 4 weeks of Spanish Studies in the Arts, Language, History and Culture in Barcelona / Madrid 

We combine a week of travel-adventure through Madrid (home to famed churro con chocolate café San Gines) Segovia, and Toledo with three weeks of residential immersion in Barcelona for a “best of both worlds” Spanish immersion and travel experience.

Course Majors include:
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Literature   
- Spanish History   
- Drawing                      
- Digital Photography
- Art History & Architecture

Elective courses include:
- Spanish Conversation, Spanish History, Spanish Film, Digital Photography, Drawing

In Madrid, you’ll live in a 3-star hotel hand-picked by our staff for its central location and comfy living quarters. In Barcelona, you’ll spend three weeks living in the Fort Pienc district.

Our location couldn’t be better for an extended stay: it provides easy access to the city’s main beach for optimal beach time, and offers relief from noise but is just a leisurely twenty minute walk from Plaça de Catalunya. With such a prime location, you’re sure to enjoy the time you spend outside of your apartment as much as the time spent inside of it.

Our residence is equipped with amenities like a work-out room, student lounges, and even a roof-top pool, while each “studio” apartment has a private bedroom and bathroom and a full kitchen shared with the studio next door. Let’s face it; you will feel spoiled but this is still a great opportunity to ease into college dorm living.