CIEE High School Abroad programs, Summer High School Abroad programs, and Gap Year Abroad programs provide U.S. high school students and recent high school graduates with an unforgettable international experience. Since 1947, CIEE has sent over 50,000 U.S. youth to locations around the globe. These programs allow U.S high school students and recent high school graduates to study abroad, to live with a native host family, work abroad, and/or volunteer, and to challenge themselves on a new level by becoming fully immersed in a language and a new culture.

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gap year abroad - the experience of a lifetime

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. Our Gap Year Study Abroad programs offer accelerated language growth through classes and immersion in a foreign community, the opportunity to live with a host family, and experience abroad participating in organized volunteer work in the local community.

Students seeking to stretch intellectually, explore new vistas, develop leadership and become responsible global citizens are ideal candidates for a CIEE Gap Year Abroad. 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.

CIEE offers go abroad GAP Year Abroad programs in Chile, Chile + Spain, China, the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Republic + Spain, France, Japan, and Spain.

Features common to all CIEE go abroad Gap year programs:

Housing and meals with families
Language study designed to accommodate students with a range of entering ability and experience
Community service opportunities
Arrival orientation
Supervision and Support throughout your stay
24-hr. emergency support
Trips and excursions to important historical and cultural sites