AYUSA Global Youth Exchange offers academic year-, semester- and trimester-long programs as well as a summer-long German exchange program. For those programs that occur during the academic year, students will attend a local high school and reside with a host family. Students attending one of these programs must have at least one year of German language study and must be 15 to 18 years old.
During the summer-long exchange programs, students stay with a host family, attend four German language classes every day and visit sites throughout the country twice a week. Students must be 16 to 18 years old but need not have any prior German language experience.
AYUSA Global Youth Exchange
800-579-1709
ayusa.org
Two World United Educational Foundation provides German exchange programs that last for the summer and for the academic year and semester. Students participating in these programs must be between the ages of 15 and 18, have two years prior German language experience and have at least a 2.5 GPA for summer programs and a 2.75 GPA for academic year- or semester-long programs. All students are placed with a host family for the duration of their stay. Additional language classes are optional during both types of programs, but students who study abroad during the summer also have the option of participating in weekend travel excursions.
Two Worlds United Educational Foundation
503 E. Jackson St., Suite 250
Tampa, FL 33602
888-696-8808
highschoolabroad.twoworldsunited.org
AFS Intercultural Programs' academic year-, semester- and trimester-long German exchange programs focus on immersing students into the German culture and ensuring that students are interacting well with their host families. Students attend local high schools on a full-time basis and enjoy the city or countryside during the weekends with their host families.
AFS also hosts a summer German exchange program. For these students, their trips are focused on receiving intensive language instruction while also enjoying cultural and community service activities.
For both programs, students must be 15 to 18 years old and, while no previous German language experience is required, it is recommended.
AFS Intercultural Programs
71 W. 23rd St., 17th Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-352-9810
afs.org
Greenheart Travel, a division of the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI), offers five German exchange programs. The High School in Germany Programs allow students, ages 15 to 18, to attend German high school and stay with a host family for 12 weeks to a full academic year. The Independent Homestay Program is designed for individuals, ages 16 to 24, interested in four-week sightseeing tours with a host family. The Junior Language School in Berlin is open to students ages 14 to 17 while the Language Schools in Munich and Berlin are open to individuals age 17 and older. Language programs can last from two to eight weeks.
Center for Cultural Interchange
746 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654-1879
312-944-2544
cci-exchange.com
