High School Study Abroad in Chile

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Live the Chilean culture firsthand through our Homestay and School Immersion Program. Experience life with a local family, attend school alongside Chilean peers, and participate in extracurricular activities. Engage in daily Spanish conversation to enhance your language skills for longer academic stays abroad. Become an integral part of your host family, sharing in their activities and weekends while attending local private high schools at no extra cost. This program focuses on genuine experiences, offering an authentic understanding of Chilean culture beyond traditional tourist encounters. Please note that participants must be between 14 and 18 years old and have a minimum of 2 years of Spanish study to join this high school summer abroad. Tour around Chile's diverse landscapes and embrace the blend of Latin American and European influences during your unforgettable summer in Chile!

Alzar School brings students to the intersection of engaging academics, cultural exchange, and outdoor adventure. Spend a semester split between the mountains of Idaho and Patagonia, Chile. We are a semester school for highly motivated high school sophomores and juniors. Challenging and engaging academic coursework is essential to building the skills needed to lead change. Our courses are made more relevant and powerful by connecting to student experiences and the places we explore. Living internationally broadens perspectives, and deep personal growth can be found through challenge in the outdoors. This whole-person approach to education, combined with the benefits of living in a small community, leads to tremendous outcomes. Throughout your entire semester, you will gain tangible leadership skills and discover how you can use this knowledge to take action to improve your communities.