High School Ecuador

HIGH SCHOOL ECUADOR :

Smallest country in the Andean highlands with a great combination of warm people, well preserved colonial architecture, beautiful volcanic landscapes, dense rainforest and magnificent shores of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador has a lot to offer to international students wishing to improve their Spanish skills.
Touch down in its picture-perfect capital, Quito, and you are no more than a few hours from a hike through all-swallowing Amazonian jungle, a snow swept ascent of a volcano, a sociable haggle with indigenous artesanos, or a welcome wallow on a tropical beach. And all that in a nation no bigger than the US state of Nevada.
Ecuador is located in the Northwest of South America, on the equator, which divides it between the two hemispheres. Ecuador has four regions:
• The Pacific coast: has a hot, dry climate in south and humid tropical climate in the north.
• In The Andes: There are hot temperatures and cold areas there are valleys of varying altitude and climate.
• The Amazon region: High temperature prevails, with high rainfall and frequent showers.
• Galapagos Islands: Made famous by Charles Darwin and his theory evolution, offer a pleasant subtropical climate.

Students are placed in public or private schools (with extra fee) and local host families. Note that most international students will be placed in private schools and schools are co-ed; there are also single-sex schools.
The local coordinator organizes monthly activities.
 

SCHOOL TYPE :

Public or private

DEADLINE :

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 31^st for arrival in September, October 31^st for arrival in January. Late applications may be accepted, depending on availability and visa delays.

ACCOMMODATION :

Host family, full board.
The Ecuadorian host family will also experience a change in their daily life. Both the student and the host family can learn from each other. The family will be interviewed and selected on the basis of their interest in international educational exchange and their ability to provide a positive home atmosphere with at least one parent and a child, or two parents in residence.

 

ELIGIBILITY :

Students must be interviewed in their home country before being accepted (if possible in Spanish).
A minimum of 2 years of Spanish study (minimum B grade average during the last 2 years) and good academic results (grades equivalent to C and higher during the last 3 years of study) are required.
If a student arrives in Ecuador with little or no Spanish language ability, he or she must take Spanish private language classes that cost approximately 5 USD per hour.

Students should agree to attend classes and maintain passing grades in an Ecuadorian high school.
Other student requirements:
- Maturity, flexibility and adaptability;
- Willingness to participate in host family daily life:
- Excellent physical and mental health.
Students should abide by the local coordinator’s Student Rules and all regulations and policies.
Specifically, smoking or an unwillingness to adapt to rural areas may prevent a student from being accepted in the program.

 

PROCEDURES :

Please fill out the specific application form and send us supporting documents:

• School grades of the last 3 years (if possible in Spanish, otherwise in English)
• Spanish teacher’s recommendation and Spanish test
• Health report
• A letter to the host family as well as personal and family pictures

CONDITIONS - HIGH SCHOOL ECUADOR :

Prices 2012

PRICE INCLUDES :

- Administration fees
- Host family accommodation with full board
- Host school placement
- Airport pick up and transfer on arrival and departure
- One-day orientation on arrival
- Student ID card, student orientation and progress reports
- Monthly activities with the local coordinator
- Support, assistance and 24 hours emergency phone number during the whole program
 

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE :

- International airfare
- Travel insurance (luggage lost, flight delay etc.)
- Visa, passport, paper legalization (around 20 USD) and medical exam fees
- School bus (around 20 USD per month), school lunches, school fees in private schools (around 40 to 60 USD per month)
- Personal expenses and pocket money and Extra extracurricular activities, excursions, school books, school uniforms and supplies (around 300 USD the first month, 150 to 200 USD the following months)
- Domestic transfers and transportation
- Extra activities organized by schools and others
- Extra language courses
- Medical and Emergency Repatriation Insurance
- Application fees (40 euros)hghggg- International airfare
- Travel insurance (luggage lost, flight delay etc.)
- Visa, passport, paper legalization (around 20 USD) and medical exam fees
- School bus (around 20 USD per month), school lunches, school fees in private schools (around 40 to 60 USD per month)
- Personal expenses and pocket money and Extra extracurricular activities, excursions, school books, school uniforms and supplies (around 300 USD the first month, 150 to 200 USD the following months)
- Domestic transfers and transportation
- Extra activities organized by schools and others
- Extra language courses
- Medical and Emergency Repatriation Insurance
- Application fees (40 euros)