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Australia
Exchange
During the second semester of their sophomore year, students have an opportunity to participate in an exchange at either
Radford
College
or
Canberra
Grammar School. Space is limited: Students must apply for the program and are selected by a committee. Students in this exchange program pay
Canterbury
tuition plus the cost of transportation and incidentals.
French Immersion and Exchange Program
Every other year,
Canterbury
offers a 10-day language immersion and exchange program with a public high school in
Saint-Etienne. Students studying French in their junior or senior year, accompanied by their teacher, spend spring break in French homes hosted by French high school students. They attend school and experience true French life. The trip includes a brief excursion to
Paris. Afterward, the French host students come to
Canterbury
to spend two weeks with their American correspondents.
Spanish Immersion Program in
Oaxaca
,
Mexico
The Spanish immersion program in
Oaxaca,
Mexico, takes place during
Canterbury
's spring break. Students attend the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca for 10 class days. Each day is split between a morning session, with three hours of Spanish grammar instruction and one hour of conversation, and an afternoon session, with two-hour cultural workshops. On weekends, the group takes educational trips to locations such as the archeological ruins of
Monte Alban, artisanal villages and the cultural attractions of
Oaxaca
City. Students live with host families screened and selected by the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca. In addition to receiving room and board (three meals per day) from their host families, students are exposed to everyday family life while practicing the Spanish they learn during class time. Participants must be sophomores or older, be in good standing in their Spanish class at
Canterbury, and be in at least second-year Spanish.