Travel & Exchange Programs
AFS INTERCULTURE CANADA
Connecting Lives. Sharing Cultures. Whether you want to go abroad for a month, a semester, or a year, AFS has programs to fulfill your dreams of adventure and discovery. They offer programs of various lengths and destinations.
ASSE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
A year away can’t be measured in days alone. You’ll only be gone for a school year but the experience will enrich the rest of your life. Living in another country for a school year is something most people never have the opportunity to do. You’ll return with new knowledge, cultural understanding, maturity and lifelong friends from your host country. The hardest part will be leaving your ASSE host family. They will have shared in your adventure and learned from you as will you have from them. If you don’t want a full year program, ASSE also offers summer and 3 month programs.
EXCHANGE FAMILIES INTERNATIONAL
Exchange Families International (“EFI”) facilitates cross-cultural education through full cultural and linguistic reciprocal exchanges for children ages of 8-17. Students gain a better connection to a country by living in a supportive and caring family rather than by simply experiencing a country as a tourist. EFI turns the world into a classroom and provides experiential learning that enhances their academics. EFI believes the best learning comes from students pushing themselves past the comfort zone of home and school and embracing the challenges of living immersed in a supportive community. Exchanges can be summer-long, 6 months, or full-year. Exchange Families International is recommended by the Canadian Association for Public School International (CAPS-I).
MEI INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
Motivate. Experience. Inspire. MEI International offers a variety of summer programs, semester programs & gap year programs. One of their programs is a 40-day 2-course summer program in the Mediterranean with an academic focus on English/Literature and Media Studies. The MEI Gap Year program is designed to provide you with a year that balances academic structure and stimulation, with adventure and athletics. The gap year program provides students with the opportunity to earn credit in 8 high school courses while traveling the world, visiting destinations including New York, Beijing, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Nepal, Mumbai, Paris, Switzerland, and more!
STUDY AND GO ABROAD
Learn about university programs abroad. The website will also direct you to information regarding international internships, volunteer programs, work abroad programs, adventure travel, and language learning programs.
YES CANADA
A high school student exchange isn’t just a trip, it’s a gateway to endless opportunities, fantastic new friends and broader horizons. It will change the way that you look at the world and help you to appreciate the place that you call home even more. Whether you are the culture seeker, the language guru, the adventurer, or even the homebody; exchange life will take your experiences to the next level and drive you to discover parts of yourself that you never knew existed. Discover life on exchange and discover yourself! YES Canada facilitates exchanges to 23 countries of varying between 4 weeks to 10 months. YES Canada is recommended by the Canadian Association for Public School International (CAPS-I).
YMCA YOUTH SUMMER WORK EXCHANGE
The YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange is a unique national exchange program that brings together youth from various communities across the country. Participating youth, aged 16 and 17, have the opportunity to improve their second official language skills, and gain important employment experience through a work placement while on their exchange.
In 6 short weeks over the summer, participants go on a journey that will forever impact their life. Learning more about themselves, discovering another part of Canada and the people that make up our great nation, taking on new challenges, making new friends and, having so much fun, participants agree this experience is THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME!