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The logical and often most cost-effective starting place for students to start looking for ways to study abroad and develop cross-cultural awareness and understanding is at their high school. Guidance counselors and foreign language teachers can provide information on summer, short- and long-term international opportunities, including independently arranged student exchanges, youth exchanges facilitated through a third party, or teacher-led trips that focus on language, culture, study or volunteering.

Options for gap year or pre-college students who want to take a summer, semester or year before college to engage in meaningful travel, volunteer, study or work abroad include both formal programs and organizations to help them create their own plans. Many college study abroad programs also allow qualified high school graduates to participate.

Articles on High School Study Abroad, Teen Travel and Gap Year Options
The Allure of the Gap Year by Susan Griffith
Taking Time Off Before College: What Is the Gap Year Abroad Advantage? interview with authors Karl Haigler and Rae Nelson 
Gap Year Essentials: A Student Perspective by Isabel Bohrer
Summer Abroad: Opportunities Abound for High School Study Abroad by Vanessa Relli-Moreau
International High School Exchange Programs by Jennifer Viale
Full Scholarships for High School Study Abroad by Connie Ip
Nine Questions to Ask Before Choosing an Educational Summer Travel Program by Tim Patterson
The Difference a Gap Year Abroad Makes by Aliscia Niles
Take Time Off: A Gap Year Abroad After High School Offers an Unforgettable Education by Mira Murphy
Exploring Gap Year Options Abroad by Volker Poelzl
Taking Time Off as a Teen by Grant Florian
How Travel Has Shaped My Life: Traveling the Seven Continents as a Teen with the People to People Ambassadors Program by Meghan Kaupp
EF's Global Citizen Award: College-Bound High School Students Can Win a Trip to Europe by David Pour-Ghasemi 
An Inner Journey via the Where There Be Dragons Program by Jamie J. Woodall
An Australian High School Youth Exchange with YFU by Chelsea Fosse
Teen Trekking in Northern Thailand with Intrepid by Alana O'Connor
Chile up Close: A One-Year High-School Exchange Student's Report by Heidi Schmaltz
The Adventure of High School Study Abroad in an Asian Country by Vanessa Relli-Moreau
With Amigos de las Americas, Volunteering Makes a Difference by Kirsten Tobey
Teen Volunteering in the Dominican Republic with Visions by Jessie Feller
Can My Teen Travel Solo? by Carol Dalton Sebilia
Diversity in Study Abroad: Ways to Include Underrepresented Communities in Exchange Programs by Carole Patterson

Featured High School Study Abroad and Teen Travel Programs
High School Study Abroad with Summerfuel
Summerfuel Study Abroad Programs
Summerfuel offers month-long summer study abroad programs in England (Oxford University) and Italy (Florence & Venice) for students completing grades 9-12. Combine a taste of college life with exploration of another culture! Students take excellent classes in exciting subjects, from psychology to fashion design, anthropology to Italian cooking. Participants also have wide range of activities to choose from every afternoon and evening, and have opportunities to take guided excursions to all the best sights. Spend this summer with Summerfuel!
Puebloingles Teen Volunteer Programs
Free, Safe and Rewarding Volunteer Vacancies in Spain, for English-Speaking Teenagers
English-speaking teens are sponsored to stay at different venues around Spain this summer, conversing with Spanish teens who want to improve their English. Full-board hotel accomodation is offered along with a fun-packed schedule. Last minute places are available for chatty and friendly volunteers.
Teenager Language Vacation Students
LanguageVacation: The Language Immersion Experts
Language Vacation offers short or long term language courses and total cultural immersion abroad. Studying abroad, in the country a language is spoken is the most effective way to learn another language. Enjoy year round language programs worldwide for junior summer language camps and programs for Teenagers. We will give you unbiased help in choosing the right type of language immersion and language course abroad to match your needs and requirements.
Gap Year Abroad with CIEE
CIEE - Gap Year Abroad Programs
Gap Year Abroad with CIEE offers college-bound high school graduates an opportunity to acquire a broader global perspective, foster independence, and gain self-knowledge in six countries. Our programs offer accelerated language growth through classes and immersion into a foreign community, the opportunity to live with a host family, and experience abroad participating in organized volunteer work in the local community. Included in the CIEE program are day and weekend excursions of cultural and historical importance that will provide an important dimension to understanding of the host country.
Volunteer Abroad Programs with CIEE
Summer Volunteering for Teens with Amigos de las Américas
High School Volunteering Programs Abroad: Community Service, Animal and Wildlife Conservation, and Impoverished Children with GLA
High School Language Study Abroad in Costa Rica and China with GLA
Life-Changing Summer Teen Study Abroad Trips with GLA
Pre-College Enrichment Programs with GLA
Courses in Italian Language and Civilization, Spanish Immersion, French Civilization, Ancient Western Civilization, Modern Western Civilization, and College and Pre-College SAT Preparation with Go Abbey Programs
Volunteer as a Teen in Spain with Instituto Hemingway
SPI College Credit Study Abroad—Homestay Immersion
Summer Adventure Trips, Gap Year Programs, Language Learning, and Volunteering Abroad for Teens with Adventures Cross-Country
Teen Volunteering with VISIONS Service Adventures
A Programme of Intellectual and Physical Challenges with Aidan College Switzerland
Study Abroad Experiences for International Primary and High School Students with South Australian Government Schools
High School Study Abroad in China with Vermont International Academy
Global Works | Travel with Purpose: International Service Travel for High School Students and Groups

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