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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 2011 Summer Photo Contest. Over the next few days the staff of SPI will be going through the pictures we’ve received to pick our top 10 favorite. Then we’re going to give the final decision to you, as you’ll be able to vote for your favorite picture. We’ll [...]

Sign up before February 1st  for SPI’s Language Immersion Summer Programs to lock in low rates! Immersion experiences like the ones offered through SPI Study Abroad are truly the best way to become proficient in another language and culture.  The fluency with which SPI’s students return attests to the success of its summer language immersion [...]

SPI wants to thank everyone who has so far participated in the 2011 Summer Photo Contest. They all look great and we’re going to have a tough time picking our favorites. We’re happy to announce that we’ve extended the photo contest deadline to January 15th, giving those remaining alumni some extra time to get their [...]

At SPI we’re already preparing for our high school study abroad summer programs, but of course we love to stop and smell the big evergreen Christmas Trees during the holidays. America is of course not the only country that partakes in making decorating Christmas Trees and some countries have taken this time old tradition to [...]

Construction of the palace was initiated in 1908 by the local government of Santander for the purpose of providing a seasonal residence for the royal family of Spain. King Alfonso XIII and his family first arrived at the Palacio de la Magdalena on August 4, 1913, and returned annually to summer at the palace thru [...]