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)

Type of Programs

• Community Service / Volunteerism
• Cultural Exploration
• High School Study Abroad
• Language Immersion

Languages

• French
• Greek
• Italian
• Spanish

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• Arabic
• Catalan
• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Spanish

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

3,895 / 7,995

Program Fees Include:

- Tuition
- Regular course fees and materials
- Elective course options
- Lodging
- 3 meals a day
- Pre-planned day trips
- Cultural and recreational activities

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 5 to 9

Application Process Involves

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

Post 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