High School Summer Abroad Blog

The summer after their freshman year at Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn, New York, Alice G. and Ayan R. participated in CIEE Global Navigator High School Summer Abroad programs... keep reading

On July 22 and 23, the group split in halves to make pasta with our master pasta chef, Fabiana. She showed us how to make the dough using flour and... keep reading

Saturday was the day many had been looking forward to - visiting Venice. Arriving by train from Ferrara, we were picked up by our guides who wound us through the... keep reading

Today students had the unique opportunity to learn how to make real Italian Pizza!!! Students met a group of professional "pizzaioli acrobati" (free style pizzamen) from Naples who revealed the... keep reading

Saluti dall'Italia ! This past weekend the students from Ferrara's Session 2 embarked on an adventure to Frasassi and the Republic of San Marino. The trip began with a guided... keep reading

A standard-issue track is 400 meters around, which roughly equates to four laps per mile. Anyone who has ever raced this distance knows that each of these four laps have... keep reading

After our fun-filled and educational day trip to Venice, described so expertly by my colleague Sam in our last blog, our navigators settled in once again to their home base... keep reading

I often joke with my students back home that in Venice, you can point your camera blindly in any direction and snap a photo fit for a postcard. To say... keep reading

Our young navigators returned from their weekend trip and immersed themselves once again in the fabric of Ferrara. It has been a week full of Italian language learning and practice... keep reading

Following our first week of classes and activities in Ferrara, it was time to take an Italian road trip! The first stop on our excursion were the Grotte di Frasassi... keep reading

Buongiorno a tutti! Andrew Serio here, one of two program leaders on this summer's Ferrara Language and Culture program for Session I. Our young navigators continue to ambientarsi (settle in)... keep reading

After a long voyage and a well-earned night's rest, our CIEE students greeted their Italian language instructors with enthusiasm and curiosity this morning for their first day of class. Today's... keep reading

These are some of the lovely results from our photography workshop last week. Quant'è bella la città di Ferrara!

Facciamo la pasta con Fabiana! Last week, our students had the opportunity to participate in a two day pasta making workshop. Our pasta guru, Fabiana, taught us how to make... keep reading

Benvenuti a Ferrara! Welcome to Session 2 of the Language and Culture Program in Ferrara, Italy! Here are some of our first impressions of the beautiful city of Ferrara. The... keep reading