Information for term High School Abroad in Italy
Application deadline, and cost information.
Overview
Click to OpenBecome fluent in Italian in the birthplace of the Renaissance.
The birthplace of the Renaissance is known for its beautiful language, exquisite architecture, and world-famous art and cuisine. Spend your free time in museums and cathedrals, attending local festivals, and eating to your heart’s content. Six days a week, you’ll spend five hours in classes — taught solely in Italian — at your local public school. For the first eight weeks, you’ll also take a dedicated Italian language course two hours a week, to keep you up to speed.
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The Take-Aways
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Language Proficiency
Our program provides students with 150 language contact hours in just a few weeks.
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Global Citizenship
After immersing yourself in unfamiliar practices and customs, you’ll become better equipped to interact with people from other cultures — in school, on the job, or in your personal life.
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Independence & Resilience
Come home better prepared to make transitions, take control of new situations, and appreciate challenging experiences for what they are: opportunities to learn and grow.
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said their experience made them more aware of global issues.
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said their experience with CIEE helped shape their college applications.
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said they regularly use the knowledge and skills they acquired while abroad with CIEE.
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Location & Culture
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The Destination
Discover a world of unparalleled art, architecture, history, and cuisine in spectacular Italy.
Whether you’re placed in a small town outside of Florence, the “City of Flowers,” to the north, or in the southern hilltop community of Calitri, with CIEE high school study abroad in Italy, you’ll explore more than 3,000 years of rich history, both in class at the local high school and through your own personal explorations. Meet up with friends after a day of classes to share real pizza margherita and gelato. Explore the Italian countryside during a school field trip. Practicing your Italian while cheering on the local futbol team during an exciting match. Advance your Italian proficiency each day — through chats with teachers and classmates, and dinnertime conversations with your homestay — and gain important international experience that can help get you into your first-choice college. If you’re ready, Italy awaits.CIEE wants all our students to feel welcomed, supported, and empowered to succeed while studying abroad. Local CIEE staff have provided details about conditions and cultural attitudes that students with specific identities might encounter in Italy.
Orientation
Orientation generally occurs in your host community with a local representative. Your orientation will strike a nice balance between language learning and exploring. The courses are designed to help prepare you for a fully immersive experience for the duration of your program. Classes will be run by native Italian teachers who are certified to teach Italian as a foreign language. Small class sizes and plenty of individualized instruction will ensure you receive the most out of your orientation language instruction. While also covering a range of topics including residency permits, support networks, homestays, school, rules, cultural shock, Italian currency, Italian food, festivities, and traditions. Note: Depending on the final cohort size, a longer group orientation may be offered in a different Italian city.Daily Life
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"Just stand with a cup of dark chocolate gelato in one hand and a cup of dark hot chocolate in the other and eat yourself sick. I’ll leave you with that image of happiness..."
Learn more about daily life on a high school study abroad program by reading our blog posts above.
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Hostel stay during orientation, then carefully screened homestay, found by Local Coordinator
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Local Coordinator in area available for support, CIEE Support staff available 24/7
Program Blogs
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Activities
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Join your peers on group excursions to legendary landmarks in a range of favorite Italian cities, from Verona to Venice, Florence, and Rome. Available at an additional cost, these optional expeditions will feature a variety of guided tours and activities. Possible destinations include:
Florence
You’ll spend three days and two nights in the “City of Lilies,” with a visit to the Piazza and Basilica of Santa Croce. You’ll venture on to Florence’s historical center, including sights like the Palazzo Vecchio, the Museo Degli Uffizi (Uffizi Museum Gallery), and the Palazzo Rucellai, a palatial 15th-century townhouse. You’ll be busy, but don’t worry — there will be plenty of time set aside for shopping and meals!
Rome
You’ll have three days and two nights to experience the wonders of Italy’s breathtaking capital city. Rome offers you centuries of world-famous architecture and art, including masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. The city is also home to Vatican City, as well as ancient ruins like the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. You’ll want to see it all.
Please note this list of activities is based on past programs and subject to change at CIEE's discretion to both adapt to local circumstances and participant feedback. For Fall 2021, local health and safety guidelines may not allow for overnight excursions or day trips. Participants will be updated as the program start date comes closer.
Dates & Fees
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Eligibility
At the time of departure, students must:
- Be at least 15 years old by the start of the program and they cannot have their 18th birthday while on program
- Preferably have two years of formal Italian language instruction
- Have a minimum GPA of 2.5
- Demonstrate, through the application process, their flexibility, maturity, adaptability, and readiness to face the challenges of living in a new culture
Application Fee
$50
Priority deadline discount: Apply to a fall semester or academic year by February 15 and get a $400 discount. Apply to a spring semester by July 15 and get a $400 discount. Discounts are deducted from final balance.
Program fee includes international airfare and iNext travel insurance. Full inclusions are found online.
Program |
Application Due |
Start Date |
End Date |
Costs |
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| Academic Year 2022 40 weeks | Deadline Passed | Sep 8, 2022* | Jun 15, 2023* |
$15,750 |
| Fall 2022 21 weeks | Deadline Passed | Sep 8, 2022* | Jan 30, 2023* |
$13,750 |
| Academic Year 2023 40 weeks | Deadline Passed | Sep 5, 2023* | Jun 13, 2024* |
$15,750 |
| Spring 2023 21 weeks | Deadline Passed | Jan 20, 2023* | Jun 15, 2023* |
$13,750 |
| Fall 2023 20 weeks | Deadline Passed | Sep 5, 2023* | Jan 20, 2024* |
$13,750 |
| Fall Trimester 2023 13 weeks | Deadline Passed | Sep 16, 2023* | Dec 13, 2023* |
$11,500 |
| Spring Trimester 2024 12 weeks | Jul 15, 2023 | Jan 20, 2024* | Apr 16, 2024* |
$11,500 |
| Spring 2024 20 weeks | Jul 15, 2023 | Jan 20, 2024* | Jun 11, 2024* |
$13,750 |
*Start and end dates for this program are provided as tentative dates. Schools in this location confirm their academic calendar in late spring. Once enrolled in this program, our team will communicate the confirmed dates when they are published.
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