High School Summer Abroad Blog

Once your teen is accepted on their CIEE high school summer abroad program and you have confirmed their participation, anticipation will fill your home. There are two very important tasks... keep reading

Pre-departure tasks are designed to ensure a seamless transition into your teen's high school summer abroad program. Discover what pre-departure tasks are all about.

Your teen might be the first in the family to study abroad, to travel outside the U.S., and/or to take a solo flight. This is both exciting and nerve-wracking—so the... keep reading

Prepare early for your study abroad adventure and apply for your first passport. Here’s how!

This past weekend we got to go to Cinecittà World, an amusement and water park about an hours drive from Rome. It was one of my favorite things that we've... keep reading

Students' journeys to Costa Rica began from places all over the United States! While some students met up for a chaperoned flight from Miami, other travelers flew solo all the... keep reading

Passport and proof of vaccination These are items that will get you in and out of Amsterdam (Brussels as well). Don't lose these as your passport and vaccination card will... keep reading

Sunday morning, all the students met up with their PLs in their respective cities, Miami and Houston. Before take-off, students did a variety of activities: napped on the floor after... keep reading

Auf geht's leute! Let's go folks! Today’s the day! The day we’ve been waiting for for quite a while - we are leaving for Berlin! Nearly 60 of us across... keep reading

Yesterday in the morning we headed to Casa da Baía to have a debrief session! After going over goals for the session as well as wrapping up things, we had... keep reading

On Sunday, twenty amazing students gathered with program leaders at big city airports across the United States, with some students already in Europe, to begin our journey to Berlin, Germany... keep reading

Redeye flights. Running from gate to gate. Snakelike movements up the mountain. Before arriving at the Monteverde Cloudforest campus, students from coast to coast were already embodying the Pura Vida... keep reading

Add we're here! A little delay in our flight, but we arrived safely and had a wonderful tour of Paris as we dropped off to our homestays. Our taxi driver... keep reading

Prague through artists' eyes "Everyone's passion and imagination seems to elevate mine with each conversation I have" - Addison K. The journey From the start, the group bonded quickly at... keep reading

My name is Ryan Fairfield and I am going to be travelling to London to learn under the Theater Arts course. Well, to say "I am going to be travelling"... keep reading