CIEE High School Abroad Program in Australia
Description
Enhance your high school career by spending a semester or year abroad! Immerse yourself into the beautiful, laid-back culture of Australia and get to know the land down under beyond kangaroos and koalas. Experience Australian-style hospitality with your host family. Explore Australia's lush rainforests, Aboriginal history, cosmopolitan cities, or the vast sand beaches of the country's sprawling coastline. On top of it all, enjoy the experience of summer in January and winter in June! Enroll directly in an Australian high school and participate fully in an academic program conducted in English.
Highlights
- Placement of student in a Australian high school
- Careful selection, interview and screening of an appropriate Australian family
- Room and board with selected host family
- Supervision and support throughout the year by a Local Coordinator
- Periodic progress reports
- Transportation to and from a local airport
- Orientation before leaving the U.S.
- Orientation upon arrival in Australia
- International airfare between U.S. departure city and Australia
- International medical insurance and 24-hour worldwide assistance provided through the iNext travel card