High School Summer Abroad Blog

""Whoosh!" goes the rocket as the motor ignites. In seconds, the rocket is many meters above us, and then a brief moment of silence before the "pop" of the parachute... keep reading

Read for a student reflection on a visit to the aeropsace museum Aeroscopia from Javier Rattia Partida, a high school participant from Texas. "Aeroscopia is a fascinating museum situated in... keep reading

From the perspective of Jowita one of the student engineers. "We started out early on Saturday morning to make our way to the Canal du Midi. The Canal du Midi... keep reading

The enginerers started Tuesday with a busy schedule. They had their first enginering class at the Institut Catholique de Toulouse (ICT) with Nicolas the teacher. Class started with a presentation... keep reading

Pour les gens qui voyagent, les étoiles sont des guides - Antoine de Saint-Exupery This past Sunday night, our group of excited aspiring engineers arrived to Toulouse to begin to... keep reading

For anyone who loves space exploration, visiting the Cité de l'Espace should be on your bucket list! We spent a full day there yesterday, and were able to see and... keep reading

Faced with the hustle and bustle of the big city, it's good to sometimes go out into the countryside and experience life in a more relaxed way. In this sense... keep reading

Baking is all about following the recipe, and engineers are supposed to be good at paying attention to details, so baking should be no problem for us! We are in... keep reading

Over the past few days, we have been working on rockets: building them, launching them, and designing and executing an in-depth test of design parameters. Through this process, the ultimate... keep reading

We concluded our weekend of excursions with a trip to the medieval city of Carcassonne. This city is perched atop a hill overlooking the surrounding valley, and is encircled with... keep reading

On Saturday, we had a day full of excursions, both engineering-focused as well as culturally-oriented. The day began with a morning in the trees! At La Canopée Dentelée, students got... keep reading

Yesterday, we had an awesome afternoon of visits, revolving around both Airbus and historical airplanes. This day, although going backwards in time, allowed us to see quite a large chunk... keep reading

Our first day of learning was full of experimentation! We began the day building gliders, with the students first trying out different designs, then receiving some tips about how to... keep reading

After many flights, connections galore, and a very sleepy evening, the engineering students have arrived in Toulouse! Everyone was very excited to meet each other, and it was great to... keep reading