High School Student Exhange
High School Student Exhange
Choose the country of your interest and study a semester or an academic year.
What are the most important reasons why you should consider a study program at a school abroad?
The opportunity to see the world, expand your horizons, improve your language skills, find new interests, cultivate international friendships for life and develop on a personal level among others.
As an Exchange student you travel, live abroad, perfect a second language, and learn from another culture, while studying high school as a member of a host family and a foreign community.
Living abroad is challenging and exciting... just rewarding!
Program
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Includes
- English and psychological assessments.
- Documentation and SEVIS for obtaining the J1 Student Exchange visa.
- Placement with a host family.
- Enrolment in a school.
- Medical Insurance.
- Orientation given by the XPLORER team prior to the trip for parents and students.
- Continuous supervision by the host community, an International coordinator, and the professional team of Xplorer in Ecuador.
- Progress Reports for natural parents.
Not Included
- Airline tickets.
- Living expenses: Personal items, pocket money, etc., an average monthly payment of $200 to $300 USD is recommended.
- Private lessons in the language of the host country, if necessary.
- Lunch at school.
- Other expenses: laboratories, sports uniforms, extracurricular activities, notebooks, locker, revalidations, etc.
- Vaccinations if necessary (the student must travel with all recommended vaccinations).
- Passport and visa costs.
Requirements
- Medium to high level of English and intermediate level of the language of the host country.
- Approved psychological evaluation.
- Maximum age 18 years and six months to the date of travel.
- Grades of 7/10 in the last 3 school years.
- Flexibility and adaptability to stay a year abroad. Ability to solve problems and follow family, school, and government rules.
- The desire to live an excellent experience.
- Complete COVID 19 Vaccines
High School Student Exhange
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Importante
- En las familias anfitrionas existen una gran variedad de etnias.
- Hay familias formadas por padres jubilados, divorciados, con un solo padre o madre con hijos o sin hijos.
- Las familias practican diferentes de religiones, entre estas, Protestante, Metodista, Cristiana, etc.
- No existirá ningún reembolso en el caso de que el participante decida regresar al Ecuador, por cualquier motivo o circunstancia, antes de la finalización del programa.
- Los reembolsos están establecidos en la cláusula de Cancelación y Póliza de Reembolso del contrato.
- Los cónsules de los países anfitriones se reservan el derecho de otorgar o negar la visa estudiantil
Departure Months
Academic Year
August / September
Fall Semester
August / September
Spring Semester
January
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High School Student Exhange
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Testimonials
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When I arrived in New Mexico, I was excited to see a new place, and ready to embark on my year of exchange; in New Mexico there are many Spanish-speaking people. As time went by, and with encouragement from my family in Ecuador, my famil...
Saraí Cajiao
New Mexico, USA
Experience of an exchange school year in the United States
My name is Nahomi and I am an exchange student in the United States. I live in the state of Washington. I was welcomed by a very nice family and these months have been the ...
Nahomi Reza
Washington, USA
Frequent questions
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The duration of the programs is:
- Academic year – 10 months – September to June
- Spring Semester – 5 months – January to June
- Fall Semester – 5 months September to January
Minimum 15 – maximum 18 years and 6 months old by August 30th of travel year.
To participate in an international school exchange program, you must have sufficient qualifications in the native language of the country you would like to visit, but it does not have to be an advanced level. Your language skills will improve rapidly once you are immersed in the host country!
You can be placed anywhere in your chosen country. The placements are primarily based on the common interests of the student and the host family. Small communities usually have host families and schools with a lot of interest in receiving and meeting young foreigners. It is you, who together with the host family, your new friends, teachers, etc. make this experience become the learning of a new culture, lifestyle, and an unforgettable experience!
Exchange students live with a host family. There are families formed by retired, single, divorced parents, with only one father or mother with children or without children, who agree to host a foreign student, during the exchange program. These families provide a room (can be shared with another person of the same sex and close age), a quiet place to study, board, and support during the stay. They treat their student as a member of the family, not as a guest. In return, they enrich their homes and communities, getting to know a different culture and creating long lasting international friendships.
Remember: In host families there is a great variety of ethnicities, and diversity of religious practices.
The student cannot be guaranteed to receive academic credit as each location and high school has different regulations. We encourage you to talk to your guidance counselor or academic advisor at the host school to explain what you need to do to earn these credits.
Your qualifications can be transferred to Ecuador through a process called validation. You can obtain more information about the validation process, in the following link:
Exchange students are participating in an academic program. This means they must attend, interact in all their classes, and maintain at least a C grade or higher in each subject.
They must respect the rules of the house and obey all government laws. They could be expelled from the program and returned for breaking them. The student receives a document with the rules that must be complied with responsibly.
Remember that the main focus of the program is attending school, integrating with your new family, and learning from the host country. Exchange students must spend important holidays such as: Christmas, New Year and/or Easter at their placement. Independent travel is not allowed without your host family, school or local representative for the duration of the program. You may have the opportunity to travel and explore the host country and beyond your community, this requires independent trips or visits from parents that can only be at the end of the program, must be planned, documented (Dates, names of adults in charge, places, etc.) and approved in advance.
The Area Coordinator is intimately involved with many of the details surrounding this intercultural experience. The coordinators are in charge of the selection of the host family in addition to the placement and final approval between the student and the family. They also communicate with local schools to make preparations for the participant’s arrival. During the school term, coordinators have regular contact with students, families and, host schools, providing guidance and support to help ensure the experience goes smoothly.