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A Study Abroad Experience Will Change Your Life!
Join Edu-Culture International (ECI) for the experience of a lifetime! Travel with us to France, Spain or Costa Rica for 3-4 weeks, take intensive language classes, live with a host family or in a dorm, and make new friends from all over the world.
We offer you the opportunity to change your life in a few short weeks! Experience local culture and have authentic interactions you'll never forget. Students can earn university credit while abroad. Build your future college application in a fun, safe, and challenging setting.
Who We Are:
Based in Berkeley, California, Edu-Culture International works in conjunction with AGI, a non-profit educational travel organization. With additional offices in Europe & Costa Rica, we are dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding between young people throughout the world.
ECI’s staff and volunteers are highly trained professionals with a background in education who have successfully organized educational travel programs in Spain, France, Costa Rica & the US since 1998. Our ECI team ensures that our programs are safe, of exceptional quality, and focus on interesting and educational activities.
Each of our summer trips has a maximum of 30 students, with 3 full-time experienced chaperones. Our chaperones are selected on the basis of language ability, maturity, patience, judgment, enthusiasm, personal integrity and their ability to earn the respect and trust of our teenage participants. Most of them are high school Spanish or French teachers who have traveled abroad extensively, and all are committed to giving each individual participant an enriching, fun and safe experience.
Our Immersion Host Families - A unique feature of our trips:
Immersion Host Families are chosen personally by ECI in conjunction with our large network of high school teachers with whom we work in Spain and France. These families are often comprised of mother, father and in most cases teenagers. When students live with these families, they spend their time interacting with the family, the family’s children and friends of the children. This is an excellent opportunity to become immersed in a country’s traditions, language and culture, while at the same time forming lifelong friendships. Students stay one to a family, other than in cases of extenuating circumstances.
Our 2010 summer programs are listed below. Please visit our website (http://www.educulture.org/programs/index.html) or call us (866-343-8990) for more details, application materials, and phone numbers and/or email addresses of former participants and parents.
Prices include all group activities and excursions, Spanish & French classes (if applicable), and medical insurance. Chaperoned airfare is also available from San Francisco and JFK.
France 2010
Aix-en-Provence Immersion:
Session A: June 17 – July 15
Session B: July 8 – Aug 5
$6695 without airfare
$7425 with airfare from San Francisco
$7790 with airfare from JFK
Ages 15 – 18
* Enjoy 2 weeks of classes in Aix while staying in a dorm! Followed by a week of immersion and a 3 day/night trip to Paris.
(University Credit Option Available)
Toulouse Immersion:
July 2 – July 29
$6675 without airfare
$7370 with airfare from San Francisco
$7770 with airfare from JFK
Ages 15 – 18
* Enjoy 2 weeks of classes in Toulouse while staying in a local homestay! Followed by a week of immersion and a 3 day/night trip to Paris.
(University Credit Option Available)
Lyon Homestay Immersion:
June 21 – July 12
$4720 without airfare
$5815 with airfare from San Francisco
$5450 with airfare from JFK
Ages 15 – 18
* Start your trip with 3 days in Nice on the French Riviera.Then spend 2 weeks in Lyon living with your immersion family. Finish the trip with 3 days/nights in Paris.
Customized Total Immersion: Individualized dates / Independent airfare $725 per week
Ages 15-18
Two to Three weeks living with an Immersion Host Family (No group activities and no classes)
Spain 2010
Salamanca 1:
Session A: June 17 – July 17
$6525 without airfare
$7174 from JFK
$7358 from San Francisco
Session B: June 30 – July 29
$6525 without airfare
$7275 from JFK
$7525 from San Francisco
Ages 15-18
* Two weeks of classes in Salamanca, one week of immersion in Northern Spain, one week of travel.
(University Credit Option Available)
Salamanca 2:
June 23 – July 22
$6625 without airfare
$7266 from JFK
$7434 from San Francisco
Ages 15 – 18
* Two weeks of classes in Salamanca, one week of immersion in Southern Spain, one week of travel
(University Credit Option Available)
Salamanca 3:
July 15 – August 9
$4975 without airfare
$5588 from JFK
$5770 from San Francisco
Ages 15 – 18
* Two weeks of classes in Salamanca, one week of immersion in Northern Spain, three days of travel
(University Credit Option Available)
Nerja Summer Study:
July 30 – August 16
$4450 without airfare
$5051 from JFK
$5394 from San Francisco
Ages 15 – 18
* Two weeks of classes in Nerja, four days of travel
Granada/Nerja Homestay Combo:
July 8 – August 2
$5895 without airfare
$6513 with airfare from JFK
$6798 with airfare from San Francisco
Ages 15 – 18
* One week of classes in Granada, two weeks of classes in Nerja, four days of travel (Madrid & Sevilla) or
* One week of classes in Granada, one week of classes in Nerja, one week of immersion in Southern Spain, four days of travel (Madrid & Sevilla)
(University Credit Option Available)
San Sebastian Summer Study:
Session A: June 23 – July 23
$6895 without airfare
$7560 from JFK
$7909 from San Francisco
Session B (Dorm): July 7 – Aug 6
$7395 without airfare
$8154 from JFK
$8380 from San Francisco
Ages 15 – 18
* Two weeks of classes in San Sebastian, one week of immersion in Southern Spain, one week of travel.
(University Credit Option Available)
Customized Total Immersion: Individualized dates / Independent airfare $725 per week
Ages 15 – 18
* Two to Three weeks living with an Immersion Host Family (No group activities and no classes)
Costa Rica 2010
Natural Wonders (7th, 8th & 9th grade):
June 19 – July 6
$3695 without airfare
$3954 with airfare from San Francisco
Ages 13 – 15
* Costa Rica Spanish Study For Middle School Students and High School Freshmen. Two weeks of classes & living in a residential setting, nature activities, weekend excursions
Expedition Costa Rica:
June 24 – July 18
$4715 without airfare
$4973 with airfare from JFK
$5051 with airfare from San Francisco
Ages 15 – 18
* Costa Rica For High School Students
(University Credit Option Available)
Visit ECI High School Summer Study Abroad at Visit Edu-Culture International (ECI) at www.educulture.org
If you are 13 or older, you can also fill out this form to send them email.
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"I want to thank you and everyone at ECI for making Trevor's France experience so amazing..." Jenny B. (Parent)
"... We have been so impressed with ECI's professionalism and how well our daughter was taken care of in Spain..." Alexandra W. (Parent)
"My daughter returned from her trip glowing, treasuring the independence and support that her chaperones gave her as well as the many new friendships she made."Lynn M. (Parent)
"I believe in exposing my children to a variety of experiences during the summer. This trip to Spain with ECI was THE BEST. Experiencing the culture 1:1 like she did was one of the greatest highlights of my daughter's high school career." Sherry M. (Parent)
"The chaperones were great - the perfect amount of giving us help and making us figure things out on our own. I had a great time." Rachael B. (Student)
"I had so much fun with my family. This trip was one of the best experiences of my life." Nick W. (Student)
"The activities were all very fun. My experience with ECI was fantastic!" Nora B. (Student)
"The classes had good material, good teachers and I learned a lot. Thank you so much for this amazing trip!" Hannah S. (Student) |
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