Extracurriculars That Build Foreign Language

Communicating and understanding content in a language other than your first.

National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)

US Department of State · Multiple · In-Person

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) is a U.S. Department of State program that provides American high school…

CIEE Global Navigator High School Summer Abroad

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) · Multiple · In-Person

An immersive international exchange program focused on language proficiency, cultural competency, and subject-specific skills. Participants live abroad in one of…

CIEE High School Semester, Trimester & Academic Year Abroad

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) · Multiple · In-Person

A comprehensive academic immersion program where students either enroll in a local high school or follow U.S.-aligned coursework at a…

AFS High School Study Abroad

AFS Intercultural Programs · Multiple · In-Person

An immersive intercultural exchange program in one of 50+ destinations. Participants live with a host family and attend a local…

National Latin Exam

University of Mary Washington · Fredericksburg, VA · Hybrid

The National Latin Exam is an annual standardized competition administered through the University of Mary Washington in partnership with the…

International Linguistics Olympiad

International Linguistics Olympiad · Multiple · In-Person

The International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) is an annual international competition where secondary school students analyze the grammar, structure, culture, and…

Putney Pre-College Summer Programs

Putney Student Travel · Multiple · In-Person

Putney Pre-College Summer Programs is an educational travel organization that has been sending students in grades 6 through 12 on…

Concordia Language Villages High School Credit Program

Concordia Language Villages · Bemidji, Minnesota · In-Person

Concordia Language Villages is an immersive summer language program where high school students can earn accredited credit in 14 languages,…

The Experiment in International Living

World Learning · Multiple · In-Person

The Experiment in International Living is a highly respected summer exchange program run by World Learning that has connected high…

Putney Student Travel

Putney Student Travel · Multiple · In-Person

Putney Student Travel is a leading educational travel organization that has offered immersive summer programs for students in grades 6…

Business Is Global: Summer Business and Language Program

Kelley School of Business, Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · In-Person

Business Is Global is a two-week summer program offered by the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University for rising…

Meaningful Teens

Meaningful Teens · Multiple · Virtual

Meaningful Teens is a free, year-round online tutoring program that connects volunteer tutors from around the world with under-resourced students…

States' 4-H International Exchange Program - Japan

States' 4-H International Exchange Programs · Multiple · In-Person

The States' 4-H International Exchange Program offers high school and middle school students aged 12 to 18 a transformative cultural…

Northwest Student Exchange - Japan Program

Northwest Student Exchange · Kyoto and Kagoshima, Japan · In-Person

Northwest Student Exchange's Japan Program is a cultural immersion and study abroad opportunity for high school students aged 15 to…

Youth for Understanding: Exchange Programs

Youth for Understanding · Multiple · In-Person

Youth for Understanding (YFU) is a global exchange program that places high school students aged 15 to 18 with volunteer…

ICES High School Exchange Programs for American Students

ICES - International Cultural Exchange Services · Multiple · In-Person

ICES High School Exchange Programs allow American high school students to study abroad and immerse themselves in a new culture…