This independent Finnish company has offered high school exchange programmes and US university experiences since 1998. Host family programmes run in the USA, Canada, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. In the USA there are also boarding school and campus programmes, including ones for athletes, and a pathway to a US university sports scholarship.
The application process includes a personal interview, the ELTiS language test and pre-departure training for the student and parents. A local support contact is provided, and support is available around the clock in the USA. Programme fees include student health and accident insurance and a named local support person.
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