Study Abroad Programs for Pre-College Students
Academic Year Programs
AFS Intercultural Academic Programs Abroad
AFS (American Field Service) offers year-long exchanges in which U.S. students have an opportunity to learn about the culture of another country while living with a host family and attending a local school. AFS is the oldest and largest high school exchange program worldwide.
Location: Year-long program: Denmark (incl. Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden
Dates: Year programs: 11 months duration, mid July - early June
Eligibility: Students must be in high school at time of application.
Instruction: At local high schools, in language of host country. An orientation session and intensive language workshop precede placement with the host family.
Credit: Contact home high school.
Housing: With volunteer host families..
Financial Aid: Available based on need. Scholarship money is available to qualified students.
ASSE International Year-Long Exchange
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is a non-profit organization founded by the Swedish Ministry of Education.
Locations: Throughout Scandinavia
Dates: 10 months, departing in August
Eligibility: 15-18 years of age, with a B average
Instruction: Language camp and orientation upon arrival, attend local high school thereafter.
Credit: Contact home high school
Housing: Family homestay
Financial Aid: Limited number of scholarships available
YOUTH FOR UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Year/Semester Abroad in Scandinavia
With Youth For Understanding (YFU) International Exchange, students can choose a year, semester, or summer program in Denmark, Finland, Norway or Sweden. Additionally, a program called 13th Year Abroad is available for students just out of high school. The program is available in Denmark (where students study Business and Technology) and Sweden.
Location: Year program: Denmark, Finland, Norway or Sweden Semester program: Denmark, Finland, Norway or Sweden
Dates: Year program: January/August; Semester program: August - December; January – June
Eligibility: Ages 15-18; good academic standing, motivation and ability to adapt to a foreign language and culture
Instruction: Denmark: one-week arrival orientation with language training, reentry orientation before returning home Finland: one-week arrival orientation followed by mid-year & re-entry orientations; Norway: 4-7 days arrival orientation, then mid-year & re-entry orientations; Sweden: students receive language tape before departure from U.S. and are tested upon arrival. Three-day arrival orientation, followed by mid-year and re-entry orientations.
Credit: Contact home high school
Housing: Volunteer host families
Financial Aid: Scholarships and partial awards available.
SUMMER PROGRAMS
ASSE International Summer Homestay
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs, which offer opportunities to spend a summer living in a Scandinavian country, is a non-profit organization founded by the Swedish Ministry of Education.
Location: Throughout Scandinavia
Dates: Check website
Eligibility: Age 15-18, with a 2.5 GPA
Instruction: Orientation upon arrival
Credit: N/A
Housing: Homestay with volunteer host family
Financial aid: None
SCANDINAVIAN SEMINAR
Crossing Borders Global Studies
Crossing Borders Global Studies at Krogerup Folk School in Denmark is a unique semester program for globally-minded and socially-committed students. The program is a life-changing experience at an exceptional value. The program is designed to enable students to build the skills, theoretical and practical, to help them understand the issues affecting their lives. The aim of the program is to help students think and act internationally and to make a positive difference in their lives and the world around them. Through projects and classes the participants learn to work together across borders and across cultures toward mutual understanding. The program includes two weeks of travel to Turkey, including Istanbul, and a three-day tour of Denmark.
*The minimum age for enrollment is 18 years old. For American and Canadian students, contact Scandinavian Seminar to enroll at (413) 253-9736.
Location: Krogerup Folk School, Denmark
Dates: Check website
Eligibility: Open
Instruction: In English.
Credit: Must be pre-arranged
Financial Aid: Available
YOUTH FOR UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
American Overseas Summer Program
With Youth For Understanding (YFU) International Exchange, students can choose a year, semester, or summer program in Denmark, Finland, Norway or Sweden. More than 200,000 young people from more than 50 nations in Asia, Europe, North and South America, Africa, and the Pacific have participated in YFU exchanges.
Location: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
Dates: Most programs go from late June - early/mid-August and vary from 4-8 weeks in length.
Eligibility: Ages 15-19, minimum 2.0 G.P.A., motivation and adaptability to foreign cultures
Instruction: N/A
Housing: With volunteer host families
Financial Aid: Scholarships and partial awards available
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
SCANDINAVIAN SEMINAR
Scandinavian Seminar' programs in Scandinavia provide two- and three-week living and learning opportunities for adults. Non-credit, non-graded academic and residential programs.
Locations: Residential folk colleges, universities, and other educational and cultural institutions throughout Scandinavia.
Dates: Check website
Instruction:Daily classes on a variety of liberal arts subjects, plus field trips and activities Housing: Modest hotels/inns
Financial Aid:None
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS
NORGESSKOLEN
Norgesskolen is a three week summer school in Norwegian language and culture for children (ages 9-18) of Norwegian parents or for children that wish to maintain contact with Norway, Norwegian culture and wish to learn about the Norwegian school system. Norgesskolen is run by Nordmanns-Forbundet (The Norse Federation) whose purpose is to maintain contact between Norway, descendants of Norway and friends of Norway abroad.
Locations: The Tomb Agricultural School, south of Oslo in Østfold
county.
Dates: Check website
Instruction:Daily classes on a Norwegian language, history and culture, plus field trips and activities, such as fishing, canoeing and hiking.
Housing: Provided
Financial Aid: Nordmanns-Forbundet will attempt to provide a few stipends in case of need.
Deadline: Contact info@norgesskolen.no