Study Abroad in Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

IES Abroad in the Galapagos - Semester Program - New for Fall 2011!

The Galapagos Islands Direct Enrollment Program brings you to one of the worlds most beautiful and biologically-diverse island locations to study topics in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Marine Ecology, and Sociology. The program is organized through the Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts and Sciences (GAIAS), a satellite campus of the Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) ... Learn More

Galapagos & Amazon Biodiversity

Leave the classroom behind. Join us for an in-the-field exploration of tropical animal and plant biodiversity taking place in the Galapagos and the Amazon. In 1831, Darwin sailed to the Galapagos Islands, on a journey that would forever change how he saw the world and his place in it. This summer, you too have an opportunity to embark on a project of your choosing in that same magical place, worki... Learn More

IMAC Spanish Language Programs in Various Cities in Ecuador

Quito Our Partner School in Quito was established in 1988 and is recognized by former students and competitors as a leading Spanish school in Ecuador, with a long and sustained history of excellence. The school itself is located in a neighborhood that is home to a vibrant food and crafts market, and is filled with a variety of small restaurants and stores serving local delicacies and selling a ... Learn More

Study Abroad + Volunteer Service: Ecuador

I. Guayaquil You will spend a semester, summer or year developing your Spanish skills; studying Ecuadorian history, culture, and society at Universidad Espiritu Santo; living with an Ecuadorian family; and serving 15-20 hours a week in an Ecuadorian community agency. Your volunteer service immerses you in the culture and deepens your understanding of Ecuadorian society in a way that goes beyond t... Learn More

Experiential Learning in South America

The world becomes your classroom and experience your greatest teacher! Youth International is an experiential learning program that combines international travel, inter-cultural exchange, adventure, volunteer community service work, and homestays. Teams of up to 14 people between the ages of 18 and 25 travel together with two group leaders. For a full 12-week semester, they explore three di... Learn More

KIIS Ecuador: Biology, Geography and Spanish Language and Culture

The program in Ecuador is designed to take full advantage of the diversity of this fascinating South American Country. During the month-long program, students will participate in activities associated with their selected courses, including lectures by KIIS faculty members, lectures and presentations by in-country experts, video presentations, visits to colonist and indigenous villages, and hikes i... Learn More

Galapagos Islands Ecology Program

EPI offers 9 - 14 day residential experiential education field programs that focus on science education, conservation, and intercultural exchange. Participants collaborate with professional researchers conducting on-going research projects with conservation ramifications. In addition to collecting important data, students explore unique and sometimes threatened ecosystems in an effort to learn mor... Learn More

International Environment and Development

The International Environment and Development (IED) program is a unique 'experiential' learning experience that combines a 12-week seminar in Washington, D.C. with an intensive 3-week field practicum in Ghana or Ecuador, and a 2-day per week internship in DC. The three weeks overseas is not so much of an adventure program as it is an experiential and academic program involving meetings and interac... Learn More