Abbey Road summer travel programs send high school students to the most popular international destinations
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According to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, French, Spanish and Italian were the most popular languages to study in 2010 among high school students.
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According to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, French, Spanish and Italian were the most popular languages to study in 2010 among high school students.
Abbey Road sends students to all three countries.
There are three programs in France: one in Nice, one in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, and one in Aix-en-Provence. In addition, the Western Civilization program visits Paris.
“I choose Abbey Road because of the different options the program offered,” said Mackenzie Selzer, who went to Nice in 2009. “Many programs were more about touring than actually living in France. With Abbey Road, I got to take a photography class, immerse myself with locals, see France and Italy, and learn to take care of myself.”
Selzer’s mother Deb Grimes agreed.
“I can’t say enough about Abbey Road; it was the best experience of Mac’s life,” said Grimes. “It gave her so much confidence, such a positive, positive experience. We want brochures and for our friends and French teachers.”
“Julie had a blast,” said Jane Weil of her daughter’s experience in Saint-Laurent-du-Var in 2009. “She made great friends. She loved the trips, the days at the beach, feeling as if she was an ordinary French girl soaking up the sun. She loved the cultural exposure.”
In Spain, Abbey Road’s program is in Cádiz.
Jillien Schenkel sent her daughter Emily on the Cádiz trip in 2009.
“She not only improved her writing, reading and comprehension of Spanish, but she was also able to immerse herself in the culture of Spain,” said Schenkel. “For this, we thank you!”
Abbey Road also has a program in Florence, Italy, and the Western Civilization program visits Florence and Rome.
“Being in Florence, with a helpful, caring staff and meeting new people has been the best experience in my life so far,” said Emily Kissenberth of her 2009 Abbey Road experience.
Abbey Road was founded by Stanford University alumni and operated by experienced professionals from other top schools such as Harvard, Yale, and NYU, Abbey Road Programs brings together a staff team with more than fifteen years of practice in the fields of international student exchange, travel, and education.
At Abbey Road, we take great pride in our faculty and staff. Our full-time and summer staff directors, coordinators, instructors and resident advisors are experienced, dedicated and caring individuals carefully selected and screened. Many of our summer staff and faculty are talented university professors and instructors, high school teachers, college administrators, and advanced graduate and high qualified college graduates. We maintain a minimum ratio of 1 staff member for every 8 students.
We follow very simple principles:
Immersion, Enrichment and Growth
Our mission is to develop summer immersion programs for high school students that facilitate cross-cultural understanding and enrichment by providing a unique opportunity for: cultural immersion, intensive language study, exposure to new academic subjects, travel excursions, recreational activities, personal growth, and building life-long friendships.
Safety, Organization and Personal Attention
We put a particular emphasis on personal attention, high quality of academic, cultural and recreational programs, strong organization, and above all - safety.
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http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Abbey Road summer travel programs send high school students to the most popular international destinations_33317.aspx
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Established in 2000 by Stanford University alumni, Abbey Road offers summer immersion programs for high school students in the United States, Italy, Spain, France, Greece and Canada. Abbey Road programs facilitate cross-cultural understanding and enrichment by providing a unique opportunity for cultural immersion, intensive language study, exposure to new academic subjects, travel excursions, recreational activities, personal growth, and building life-long friendships.
http://www.goabbeyroad.co
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