SYA Mission
SYA guides students through a challenging curriculum focused on developing skills for an increasingly interdependent world. Central to the SYA experience is the adventure of fully engaging with different languages, cultures and peoples.Our Focus
While students learn much by simply taking part in an experience abroad and living with a host family, SYA designs its programs to develop four key student skills:
Language Proficiency - The ability to communicate effectively in multiple languages.
Critical and Creative Thinking - The ability to develop new ideas and challenge assumptions in situations with limited information and/or language skills.
Intercultural Competence - The ability to understand different cultures and perspectives with increasing sophistication and adapt to new situations empathetically and appropriately.
Independence and Interdependence - The ability to be self-reliant and collaborate with others in a constructive way.
Our Approach
SYA strives to take full advantage of our resources to provide the highest quality education. To that end, all of our programs are designed to be:
Intentional - SYA programs are based on and designed to meet clear, achievable, and observable objectives.
Place-Based - SYA programs are intricately tied to the surroundings, people, and culture of our host countries.
Experiential - SYA programs are explicitly active and participatory and include major involvement in the outside community.
Intercultural - SYA programs require active engagement in the local culture, developing perspective and empathy.
SYA is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Opportunities for our Current sophomore students: (for their junior year)
Reception at Sidwell Friends School Thursday, November 9th, 2017School Year Abroad in four countries
Rennes, France (50 years old)
Zaragoza, Spain (52 years old)
Viterbo, Italy (15 years old) year long and semester
Beijing, China (23 years old) year long and semester
Admissions Deadlines:
Online Application- February 7th, 2018
Financial Aid - February 14th, 2018
Notifications:
Wednesday March 7th, 2018
46 member schools
The Potomac School and Georgetown Day School are the newest members
Other DC area member schools: Episcopal High School, Sidwell Friends School and St. Alban's School
Summer Programs- www.sya.org/summer
5 weeks programs in all four languagesLanguage prerequisite:
Italy- 1 year of Latin or more dates: June 21-July 26
China- 1 year of Chinese or more dates: June 21-July 26
France and Spain- 2 years of instruction or more
dates: France- June 14-July 20
Spain- June 21-July 26
Application available: October 6th, 2017 Rolling Admissions
Spanish program fills quickly
Notifications begin on January 19, 2018
SYA- SKYPE (Virtual Exchange)
SYA can put us in contact with a student on one of the four programs to chat with them about their day, customs and life abroad. Let me know and we can put you in contact with a student.
Fast Facts:
- Accredited test centers: AP, PSAT, SAT and ACT (Europe).
- AP courses offered: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Latin, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture.
- Capstone Project: a month-long college-level interdisciplinary research project at each school.
- Since 1964, over 7,500 students from 1,100 independent & public high schools have attended SYA.
- More than $3 million in need-based financial aid awarded annually to students.
- Co-Curricular activities logged for season credit
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