
Arts & Architecture
A Summer for Fun, Friends, and Your Future
Explore
Have fun discovering Athens through the eyes of an architect and historian.
Network
Meet new friends and designers. Build your own community.
Get Inspired
Launch your future today! Get inspired by centuries of architeture and design. Train your eye and develop the skills and experience you need to kickstart a career in architecture or design.
The Destination
In Athens, you don’t just visit archeological sites—you walk past them on your way to get gelato. The Parthenon lights up the skyline at night like a glowing crown. Street art sprawls across centuries-old walls. One moment you’re ducking into a record shop covered in graffiti, the next you’re sketching the columns of the Acropolis or exploring the quiet hillside homes of Anafiotika. That contrast is everywhere, and it’s what makes Athens unforgettable.
The streets are alive. Cats stretch out on marble steps. Souvlaki sizzles on street carts. Bakeries spill the smell of fresh spanakopita into the air. You’ll wander the winding alleys of the Plaka, sit in the stone seats of the Acropolis, and explore the civic ruins of the Ancient Agora. People live outside here—meals last for hours, plazas hum with music, and nighttime feels just as alive as day.
This is a city that wears its history like street fashion—bold, layered, and full of character. In Athens, every building, every alleyway, every public space has a story. All you have to do is look up.
Cultural Awareness
CIEE wants all our students to feel welcomed, supported, and empowered to succeed while studying abroad. No matter where you choose to study abroad with CIEE, our staff will be on hand throughout your program to provide advice, resources, and support.

Sample Activities
- Visit the Acropolis and walk beneath the Parthenon’s iconic marble columns, enduring symbols of Classical architecture and civic design.
- Explore the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a Roman-era open-air theater still used for concerts today.
- Step through the Ancient Agora, once the bustling civic and commercial heart of Athenian democracy.
- Wander Anafiotika and Plaka, two of Athens’ oldest neighborhoods, where Cycladic island homes and neoclassical mansions meet in maze-like streets.
- Sketch architectural details across the city, from column styles and decorative facades to balconies, courtyards, and how buildings shape Athenian street life.
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Eligibility
Eligibility
- Participants must be 14 years old and above.
- Program open to all current high school students: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.
- For scholarship eligibility requirements, please check our scholarship page.
For more information, refer to the detailed Program Essential Eligibility Criteria.
Dates & Fees
Application Fee
$25
Program scholarships and tuition include iNext Travel Insurance, but do not cover the cost of flights. Find additional details about what’s included with your tuition.
More questions? Find answers, get application support, sign up for virtual presentations, or contact us!
Program |
Application Due |
Start Date |
End Date |
Costs |
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Program Summer Session I 2026 3 weeks | Start Date | End Date | ||
Program Summer Session II 2026 3 weeks | Start Date | End Date |
Program Fees
CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.
Financial Aid
CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
Program Fees
CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.
Financial Aid
CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
Ready to change your life?
What's Included
Interactive Classes
Housing
3 Meals/Day
(Dietary Needs Accommodated)
All Ground Transportation
(Once In-country)
Optional Flight Chaperone
(Flight Cost Not Included)
Pre-departure Advice and Orientation
Access to WIFI
(No international data plan or SIM card included)
All Cultural Activities and Excursions
Comprehensive Medical and Travel Protection
24/7 Emergency On-site Support
Our Staff
Francisco Diez
Regional Director of Operations for Europe
Francisco Diez is the Regional Director of Operations for Europe including Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Florence, Milan, Tallinn, and Prague.
Program Leaders guide and support our High School Summer Abroad participants through every step of their program.
Get Started
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Connect with your Teachers or Parents
Share your plans and confirm you're on track to meet all required steps to go abroad.
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Contact Us
Send us an email if you still have questions or need information about enrolling.