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Promote global education, travel, and network with CIEE!

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Welcome to Your Global Education Community!

Along with thousands of passionate educators across the U.S., you are shaping young minds by nurturing global understanding and intercultural knowledge at your high school.

We truly believe that providing students with the skills, competencies, and experiences to positively impact our world starts with educators like you. That’s why we partner with globally-focused high schools to promote international exchange through professional development training and immersive study abroad programs.

What Is the CIEE Global Navigator Movement?

Since 2015, the CIEE Global Navigator Movement aims to transform secondary education by making academically-aligned study abroad an integral part of the U.S. high school experience.

So far, we’ve helped 17,680 U.S. high school students go abroad and have awarded over $40M in high school study abroad scholarships. Through this movement, we are empowering you, as an educator, to grow your skills alongside your students, too!

Put Your High School on the Map

Be part of the movement. Develop new global teaching skills, meet like-minded educators, and help your students succeed in today's interconnected world. We can't wait to connect with you.

We work with high schools all across the U.S.!

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Why Join the Movement

Experience the World

Access valuable professional development training, participate in study abroad programs for teachers, earn free travel opportunities, and more.

Network

Connect with like-minded high school educators who are also passionate about global education. Join a vibrant community.

Make an Impact

Change your students' lives! Help them gain global perspectives, intercultural competence, and college-ready skills. Prepare them for what’s ahead.

1,500+

PD Hours Earned by Educators Annually

600+

U.S. High Schools Partner With CIEE

17K+

U.S. Student Travelers to Date

What Our Educators Are Saying

  • “It’s great to see that a teacher in California really has a lot of the same goals as a teacher in Connecticut or a teacher in Maine. And to make these connections through CIEE, meeting teachers from around the United States and finding out that we have so much in common, is really cool!”

    Ryan H. | World Language Director | Deering High School

  • “The teachers I’ve met have been super positive and excited and gung-ho to get more students to travel abroad. The quality of CIEE is so strong that it makes us excited to be able to send our students to experience it.”

    Chelly B. | Spanish Teacher & World Language Chair | Palm Desert High School

  • “It’s fantastic to keep in touch with multiple educators in other states and keep each other motivated to encourage students to take advantage of these opportunities that CIEE offers them.”

    San K. | Assistant Principal | Liberal Arts and Science Academy

  • “It's been incredible meeting other educators who are like-minded and at the same time coming from such diverse backgrounds. We all share a love of students and working with young adolescents and helping them grow!”

    Jennifer K. | Dean of Academic Affairs | The Taft School

Questions About the CIEE Global Navigator Movement

CIEE is the largest and most tenured nonprofit study abroad organization in the U.S., leading the way in international exchange for more than 75 years. 

We are proud to have helped thousands of students build the skills, confidence, and connections to succeed in college and beyond. Our CIEE-run educational centers are located in more than 35 global locations.

Yes, our teacher travel opportunities, like the CIEE Global Educator Institute, the traveling teaching job of a CIEE Program Leader, and CIEE High School Summer Abroad site visits, allow you to gain international experience and bring it back to your classroom and entire school community.

CIEE High School Study Abroad includes a variety of program options that allow high school students to immerse themselves in global learning around the world. We have programs that last as little as 3 weeks to a full semester or academic year.

Our summer abroad programs align with U.S.-based learning standards to provide high school students with powerful experiences that both build on what they learned in class and help them develop concrete skills in a real-world setting.

Our semester or academic year-long programs can provide high school students and recent high school graduates with longer immersions that can let them become fluent in a language, attend a high school abroad, and even complete general education requirements for college.

In addition to individual student travel programs, we offer educators the ability to design custom school trips for their class with CIEE’s support.

CIEE awards over $7 million in high school study abroad scholarships annually, with financial-need and/or academic merit-based funding available for eligible students. You can support the application process by guiding students through the high school study abroad program options, providing teacher recommendations, and sharing scholarship and fundraising resources.

Studying abroad enhances high school students' global awareness, adaptability, language proficiency, cultural competence, and independence, which make them more competitive college applicants.

Through immersive, hands-on experiences abroad, your students can also make informed decisions about their college majors and future careers.

After participating on a CIEE program, students gain CIEE College Access, a college planning resource to leverage their study abroad experience and stand out on college applications.

CIEE prioritizes student safety abroad by having a dedicated Health, Safety, and Security team year-round to assess and monitor our program locations.  

Participants and their parents/legal guardians receive safety guidelines before departure, followed by an on-site orientation covering program rules, cultural norms, transportation, local safety, and emergency contacts.

On program, your students can expect to have 24/7 support from local CIEE staff, carefully-screened housing with dietary needs accommodated, and comprehensive student travel insurance included with tuition. 

Unlike a school-organized trip, which may involve school liability, CIEE assumes full responsibility for coordinating programs, providing clear communication and comprehensive pre-departure and on-site resources to students and their families.

We prioritize participant well-being through collaboration with students, their families, local CIEE staff, host families, and the CIEE U.S.-based team to create a strong support network for a safe and successful experience.

Still Have Questions?

For more information, book a call with a CIEE Global Education Advisor. Be sure to select the option for “Schools, Teachers, & Partner Organizations.”