Requirements

• Language: Middle to High language skill.
• Age: 15-18 years old. Maximum of 18 years and 6 months at time of travel
• Grades: 15/20 overall average in the last 3 years.
• Disposition : To be part of a foreign family .
• Capacity: To be able to problem solve and follow the family, school and national rules.
• Qualities: Maturity, flexibility and adaptability to spend a year abroad.
• Eager to have the best experience of your life!
  
  

What's Included?

The program includes:

• Documentation and assistance for obtaining visa Student Exchange Host country.
• Host Family, able to provide a home atmosphere for the student.
• Registration and placement in a public school in the community.
• Program Length: academic year (10 months) or an academic semester (5 months)
• Supervision by a community coordinator .
• Identification, student handbook sweater, certificate.
• Progress Reports for natural parents.
• Health Insurance.
• Permanent monitoring of the student by PROFESSIONAL XPLORER TEAM in Ecuador .

The program does not include :

• Air tickets .
• Monthly payment for personal expenses such as clothing, pocket money, international calls, public transport to go to school etc. An average monthly payment of $ 250 to $ 300 is recommended.
• Private lessons in the language of the host country if needed.
• Lunch at school.
• Extra costs of school: laboratories, sports uniforms, extracurricular activities, notebooks, graduation expenses, yearbook locker.
• Vaccines.
• Costs of passport, visa and departure taxes.

Registration

Registration

The US:

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

Canadá:

Academic Year September 2014 to July 2015 : Registration until March 19, 2014

United Kingdom:

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

China:

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

Japan :

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

Australia :

Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

New Zealand:

Academic Year March 2015 to December 2015 and Winter Semester March 2015 to June 2015:
Entries close on October 30, 2014 Academic Year July 2014 to June 2015 and Summer Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until May 21, 2014

Austria:

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

France:

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

Italy:

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

Brazil :

Academic Year March 2015 to December 2015 and Winter Semester March 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on October 30, 2014
Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015 and Summer Semester January 2015 to August 2014 : Registration until May 21, 2014

Ireland:

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

South Africa, Denmark, the Netherlands :

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

Finland, Germany, Sweden , Switzerland and Norway :

Academic Year August 2014 to June 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Fall Semester August 2014 to January 2015: Registration until March 19, 2014
Spring Semester January 2015 to June 2015: Entries close on September 30, 2014

Testimonials

Sarai Cajiao (USA 2009 - 2010) When I got to New Mexico, I was excited to meet a new place , and ready to start my exchange year , in New Mexico there are many Spanish-speaking people , but time was passing , and with the motivation from both my family in Ecuador and my family in New Mexico and Xplorer , in 5 months and I could understand my family, and I got along well with my friends. It was a wonderful experience, those most grateful for this opportunity is to God and my parents, who supported my travel , since this is not a very easy decision to make . You get to know a different place, another language, another climate, another food, etc. . But such experiences make us stronger and more positive , to go ahead and meet our goals . Meeting my host family , was the best thing that could have happened to me this year, they are great people who I love dearly . My family loves to travel , so thanks to them I was able to meet other states, travel to Colorado, where I met one of the wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon, Arizona, and took a cruise to New York and Canada. These were undoubtedly the best experiences I've had. My host family always helped me immensely , and without expecting anything in return , I got all their support and love like a daughter . Now I'm back in my country, happy to have had my exchange year , and have had amazing experiences .

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