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By Steve, September 26, 2010

What is a good study European study abroad program for high school students?

This summer I want to go to a European counrty to study abroad. I was thinking Spain because I take Spanish but I don’t plan on taking Spanish next year. I am interested in art so that would be my first priority to study. I have been to Rome and I absolutely loved Rome and would not mind going back there. I would like the program to be pretty lenient and not too srict and stuructured with free time for the students. I would prefer not to live with a family, but it doesn’t really matter. I don’t think my parents want to spend that much money so one that isn’t too expensive. I know these are a lot of preferences so if you know any programs that fit any of these prefrences your suggestions are welcome!

If you do not stay with a sponsoring family, who will you stay with? Do you have friends or family in a location abroad? If you don’t get involved with a program that links the public schools of one nation with the public schools of another nation, what you will be doing classifies as home schooling abroad as a tourist. You may find that is actually more expensive, however, if that is the route you choose, you will first need to make sure that the nation you plan to visit allows home schooling. Germany, for one example, would then be out of the question. Home schooling is against the law in Germany. Check www.hslda.org to check on current home schooling laws for Spain. Once you have found a home-school-friendly nation, you might check into either online or mail order high school programs. The University of Nebraska has a very nice program for high school students. My niece used U of N when she went sailing in the Caribbean with her parents during her sophomore year of high school. Her mom mailed the tests back to them and they recorded the grades and kept records. That transferred back to her Texas high school with no problems, too! Since you are only planning a summer trip, it may be less problematic. Just check with your current school district as to what study programs would be transferable. You might also ask if they will consider letting you test out of the next year of Spanish, if you go to Spain and study Spanish there. You were not planning on taking the class, but if they will let you test out of it, you will have that much more on your transcript; that could prove quite impressive!
Happy Travels,
Sharon

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