Program Overview
Program Overview
Picture yourself in Chile:
Meeting up with your Chilean classmates after school to kick around a football. Getting a feel for regional slang through your daily interactions with local shop owners, neighbors, and friends. Learning to dance the cueca, the national dance of Chile, during a school field trip.
Whether you’re living in the bustling urban seaport of Valparaíso, or the quiet southern town of Los Ángeles, spending a semester or year in Chile will help you advance your Spanish language skills. You’ll be immersed in the daily traditions and culture of the Chilean people, and build practical, real-world skills both in class and through your personal explorations.
The CIEE Difference
The CIEE Difference
Academic Program
Live and learn as a local student alongside your Chilean peers. Five days a week you’ll take classes—taught solely in Spanish—at a local public or private school.
Don’t have a strong background in Spanish? For the first three weeks in Chile you’ll prepare for your classes with an intensive Spanish language course designed especially for beginners. You'll be proficient before you know it!
Cultural Immersion
There’s no better way to immerse yourself in another culture than by living with a local family. Not only will your Chilean host family provide you with daily meals and a place to stay, they’ll introduce you to local customs, and offer support and guidance in an unfamiliar environment.
Our host families are as diverse as our students. Whomever you’re placed with, all host families are carefully screened and matched with you based on personality profiles and common interests. Through your host family, you’ll build a home away from home and develop relationships that endure long after you’ve finished your high school study abroad program.
Dates, Deadlines & Fees
Dates, Deadlines & Fees
We want to make sure you get the most out of your experience when you study abroad with CIEE, which is why we offer the most inclusions in our fees.
- International airfare between U.S. departure city and Chile
- Transportation to and from a local Chilean airport
- Placement in a Chilean high school
- Three-week intensive language course
- Careful selection and screening of a compatible Chilean family
- Room and board with selected host family
- Supervision and support of a local coordinator
- Periodic progress reports
- Orientation prior to leaving the U.S. and upon arrival in Chile
- International medical insurance through iNext and 24-hour worldwide travel assistance and support
Application Due
Start Date
End Date
Cost
Academic Year (Feb. - Dec.)
October 15, 2013
February
December
$11,945
Academic Year (July - June)
April 15, 2013*
July
June
$11,945
Semester (Feb. - June)
October 15, 2013
February
June
$9,895
Semester (July - Dec.)
April 15, 2013*
July
December
$9,895
*Early applications are due March 1, 2013. Apply early and save $250 off your program fees!
Prices are subject to change and will be locked in for the participant on the day CIEE receives the completed application and program deposit.
Eligibility
Eligibility
At the time of departure, students must:
- Be between the ages of 15 and 18 years old
- Have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and be in good academic standing
- Have enough Spanish language proficiency to attend a Chilean high school; two years preferable
- Demonstrate, through the application process, their flexibility, maturity, adaptability and readiness to face the challenges of living in a new culture
CIEE Support
CIEE Support
Our recieving organization in Chile is responsible for your placement and support during your time in country.
This organization is responsible for recruiting, screening and placing you with your host family and in your local high school. Upon arrival, you’ll be assigned a local coordinator who will provide support and complete supervision throughout your stay in Chile.
CIEE Orientation
CIEE Orientation
All high school students take part in an online pre-departure orientation that introduces them to aspects of living abroad in their host country and to other high school students studying on the program. The orientation helps students and parents set realistic expectations and goals and understand the support system. CIEE staff will offer advice on adjusting to a new culture and will facilitate a Q&A forum.
When possible, CIEE will make every effort to allow students to travel to their host country on the same flight as each other. For larger groups, a CIEE staff member will most likely travel with the group.
An in-country orientation offers the perfect start to your study abroad adventure. For three weeks in Santiago, you’ll receive an introduction to local customs and culture, get a jump on your mastery of the Spanish language through 60+ hours of classroom instruction and language exchanges with local students. You'll also go on exciting excursions such as a city biking tour, neighborhood exploration tours, and visits to local food markets and indigenous craft markets—all before heading to your host family and starting classes.
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