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SPI High School Study Abroad – Application Deadline 2012

The application deadline for all 2012 summer immersion programs has been extended until April 15.  Popular programs are beginning to fill! Apply Online Today:  www.spiabroad.com/apply

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SPI Volunteer Service Learning Program

Coming in 2013, SPI will be launching our volunteer service learning program in Costa Rica! Currently, students that go on our language immersion program to Costa Rica have the unique opportunity to volunteer for a day to help Costa Ricans in need. Students get the rewarding experience of helping others and spend the day with [...]

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Surfer on the Beach by Rush Urshel

2011 Summer Photo Contest Winners

Below are the winners for the 2011 Summer Photo Contest. SPI wants to thank everyone that participated in the competition. We enjoyed looking at all of your photos!! 1st Place Rush Urschel  – Surfer on the Beach                   2nd Place Linda D’Arezzo – Costa Rican Monkey   [...]

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What did you just say!? – Slang/Expressions in Different Countries

Being immersed in a different country teaches you the way the locals really do talk, but sometimes you may run across words that you’ve never seen in your dictionary or your high school grammar book. This is where language immersion is at it’s finest because there is no way to really learn the trends of [...]

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Preparing to Study Abroad

So you’ve decided to challenge your language skills and study abroad? Well, it’ll be an experience you’ll never forget, but you also need to be prepared for what your about to dive into. No matter what country you visit,  there are always a few things that you need to think of before you board your [...]

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SPI Study Abroad Announces Their First Travelers Of 2012!

John Paul II High School students travel overseas on their custom program to Siena, Italy on March 10, 2012 SPI Study Abroad, the leading provider of first-rate high school overseas programs, is pleased to announce that John Paul II High School will make up the first SPI travel group in 2012. The excursion begins March [...]

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Living Overseas with a Host Family

For many high school students, the idea of living overseas with a host family is a bit intimidating. Students often question several things like if they’ll get along with their host family, if they’ll like their cooking,  if they’ll be patient with their language abilities, etc. Even with all those fears, there is still always [...]

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“High School College Prep” Gets a Makeover

For many, the words “High School College Prep” conjure up an image of stuffy prep schools, reading boring papers and taking even more boring tests. Although preparing for college does include many of these things, it also includes many other options that students might never have thought of. In fact, a new way for high [...]

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Top 10 Finalists from 2011 Summer Photo Contest

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2011 Summer Photo Contest. We got some amazing photos and it was really hard to narrow these down. We narrowed the photos down to the Top 10. You can vote for your favorite on the left hand side of the blog until February 2nd, 2012! Here are the [...]

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Alumni Recruiter Bonus

Happy New Year to all of our Alumni!! We hope your 2012 year has started out right and that you continue to use the language that inspired you to study abroad with us! We are offering a $100 CASH BONUS if you help us spread the word on Facebook and collect an interest list of [...]

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