Description

The Mexico Academic Teen program is open to high school juniors and seniors (sophomores will be accepted on a case by case basis), as well as high school Spanish teachers. It is ideal for students with an international focus such as those enrolled in an International Baccalaureate high school. It is especially appropriate for student who want to achieve high scores on AP exams or placement exams upon entering college. Also, for those who wish to earn some Spanish credits before they enter college, transfer credits are available from the University of Southern Mississippi.

The program takes place in Cuernavaca, Mexico located about 50 miles south of Mexico City and is run by Cemanahuac Educational Community, a highly respected, fully-equipped Spanish institute that has been providing quality language programs to the educational community for over 10 years.

Highlights

The main goal of the program is to give teenagers a chance to learn and improve their Spanish in preparation for the AP exam, or to earn early college credit. The following is included in the program costs:

* Placement and final exams
* 4 hrs/day Spanish classes (maximum of 5 students per class)
* Afternoon cultural activities
* Weekend field study trips
* Shared room and board with a Mexican family
* Adult supervision is provided by the host family and the school staff in the form of curfew.
* Airport pick-up and return (included only during certain hours and only on the Saturday before/after the program. Transportation may be provided outside of these dates/times for an additional $100 per direction).
* Secure AmeriSpan services (travel insurance, travel assistance, emergency message service, factsheets on Mexico...)

Type of Programs

• Cultural Exploration
• Language Immersion

Languages

• Spanish

Cost in US$:

Inquire for more information.

Program Fees Include:

Program (included in tuition):
* 4 hrs/day classes (20 hrs/wk)
* Group classes (max 5)
* Daily grammar workshop
* Afternoon Latin American Studies
* Shared room with host family
* 3 meals daily
* Buenavista program (optional)
* Intercambio (paired with Mexicans, take turns speaking English/Spanish)
* Travel Assistance Program
* Emergency message service

Possible Options (extra cost):
* Private room
* One-on-one classes
* Field Study Trips (afternoon and weekend) - each trip is led by an anthropologist with experience in the study area to be visited
* Airport pick-up and return

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

AmeriSpan Study Abroad's Mission Statement

Our mantra is "Every Language, Every Culture, Everywhere." AmeriSpan Study Abroad has over 15 years experience and over 30,000 past participants. Our staff has three passions: language, culture, and travel. Individually and as a group, we have accumulated experiences and knowledge related to these passions. AmeriSpan's staff has traveled to more than 65 countries, every continent except Antarctica, speak 10 languages, and we are happy to share this enormous amount of relevant knowledge with you. Every staff member has studied and/or lived abroad for extended periods of time. We are neither a language school nor a travel agent, we're a hybrid of the two: a language travel organization. AmeriSpan has evaluated hundreds of schools, host families and destinations to determine which programs to offer, and our independence allows us to give you unbiased evaluations of these programs. Our pledge to our participants is to make going abroad 'worry-free'. There is no risk in choosing an AmeriSpan program because you'll get the best program, best price and can cancel for any reason and get a full refund on every dollar we have received for your program.

Year Founded

1993