Choose some typical American subjects. Your placement depends on your age, grades, level of English and the local school rules. High School Exchange Program CETUSA’s High School Program allows International Students the opportunity to spend one semester or a full academic year in the U.S.A. Most exchange students will be placed as Juniors or Seniors, meaning year 11 or 12. Around the world, exchange students are still eagerly looking forward to their experience at an American high school. A student exchange program is a profound and positively transformative experience – not just for the exchange student but also for American families, schools, and communities. Summer High School Our Summer High School program gives students the opportunity to attend high school in one of our southern hemisphere countries. During your EF Language Programs abroad, you'll discover a new culture and meet new friends from all over the world. A host family is a family or individual that agrees to take in a foreign student during their exchange program. Foreign exchange programs for high school students. What is a Host Family? Our Inbound exchange visitor program enables high school-aged students from around the world the opportunity to live with a family here in the United States and learn firsthand about the American way of life. High School Exchange is a program of the US Department of State that allows high school students from other countries to come to the US and spend one year attending high school. The high school exchange program can be affordable. They will attend a public high school and have the experience living as an American teenager. High school students are divided into four groups called Freshmen, Sophmores, Juniors and Seniors. There are many reasons why teenagers decide to become an exchange student, such as to experience another culture, improve English skills, experience life in an American family and school, become more mature and meet American friends. Since the school year is opposite than ours here in the U.S., students will have the ability to study there during their U.S. summer break. Programs conducted during the academic year for Kindergarten through 12th grade students, including language learning programs, exchanges, and foreign study. International students can participate in the Public High School Exchange Program USA and stay up to one year on a J-1 visa. The ISE high school exchange program is made possible by the volunteer host families and individuals who open their hearts and homes to our exchange students. Quest promotes many different high school exchange programs for both International and American students, become an exchange student or a host family! Experts say J-1 programs tend to be the least expensive option for international students when attending high school in the U.S… Find U.S. Department of State programs for U.S. and non-U.S. citizens wishing to participate in cultural, educational, or professional exchanges. Information for U.S. High School Students Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES Abroad) provides merit-based scholarships to study abroad for an academic year. EF offers foreign exchange programs for high school students aged between 16 and 19 years.