Description

Aspire by API offers two different international experiences in the timeless city of Florence: the Italian Experience Program provides students with an opportunity to explore Italian language, culture, art, and cooking; while the Two-Week Italian Language Program provides students the opportunity to focus mainly on language acquisition.

Highlights

In the Italian Experience Program, all students must enroll in one morning class. Afternoon art classes are optional but encouraged. In the Two-Week Italian Language Program, classes are held weekday mornings. No prior knowledge of Italian is required for either program, and all students will participate in a hands-on cooking seminar on Fridays. Afternoons and weekends are devoted to Aspire by API cultural activities and organized excursions. Located in the renowned region of Tuscany, Florence is situated on the banks of the Arno River, surrounded by the rolling hills of the Italian countryside. It is a city that welcomes visitors, scholars, artists and students to walk her streets, relive past discoveries in the arts and sciences, and glimpse the rich history that permeates every inch of the city.

Scholarships are available, please contact Aspire by API for details.

Travel Types

• Language Immersion
• Heritage Tourism
• Cooking

Type of Programs

• Cultural Exploration
• High School Study Abroad

Languages

• Italian

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• Italian
• English

Cost in US$:

Please contact Aspire by API for more information

Program Fees Include:

* Pre-Departure Services:
- Advising
- Pre-departure Orientation
- Group Flights
- Mobile Phone
- Social Networking
- Scholarship Opportunities

* On-Site Services:
- On-site Staff
- On-site Orientation
- Housing
- Meals & Laundry
- Tuition
- Tutoring
- Community Involvement and Volunteer Opportunities
- Medical and Life Insurance
- Overnight Excursions and Day Trips
- Social, Recreational and Cultural Activities

* Post-Program Services:
- Post-Program Evaluation
- Alumni Network
- Transcript Services

This Program is open to

American Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Alumni Network

Aspire by API's Mission Statement

Aspire by API is the high school and gap year division of Academic Programs International (API), an educational organization that has been sending university students abroad to study since 1997. Aspire by API is dedicated to providing comprehensive summer study abroad programs for high school students as well as gap year abroad programs for recent high school graduates. Our language and cultural immersion programs provide students with educational opportunities to learn and develop relevant global skills in an exciting, enriching, safe, and secure setting. We aim to start each student on a path of lifelong global citizenship through participation in an ASPIRE program.