Middlebury Schools Abroad
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Middlebury Schools Abroad is a program provider offering 32 abroad programs. Programs offered include Study Abroad and Intensive Language abroad programs in 18 countries such as Spain, Chile, The United Kingdom, and Germany.
Participants in the Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad don’t just study a language—they live it.
Many of our students major in disciplines other than foreign languages, yet all bring a level of proficiency that supports their commitment to language and cultural immersion. They sign and honor the Middlebury Language Pledge because they want the greatest possible challenge in a study abroad program and an authentic experience in every respect; academic, social, and even professional.
Participants take courses in most subjects, often with host country students, intern or engage in volunteer work, and live with a family or local students. Indeed, at every juncture of their time abroad, students have the chance to "live the language" and immerse themselves in the host culture.
Middlebury also offers intensive summer immersion programs in ten languages, as well as graduate programs in eight of these languages. For graduate studies, visit http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/grad_programs/ and for Language Schools, visit http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/.
Study Abroad with Middlebury Schools Abroad
"My French improved, I made new friends, and experienced another educational system. I learned a lot about how I learn and problem-solve. "
A student Middlebury College
"I gained a wonderful host family and dialect and knowledge of culture"
A student Middlebury College
"I learned French. "
A student Middlebury College
"I learned how to live independently in a foreign country"
Caitlin Magruder Middlebury College
"It was 100% worthwhile - I gained confidence, peace, and a better understanding of myself and the world"
Paige Alexander Franklin & Marshall College
"I gained knowledge about the world and culture. I learned a lot about myself as well."
A student Middlebury College
"My views on culture are completely different now. I understand the nature of cultural difference so much better now and have acquired a significant base of knowledge about Spanish culture, specifically. My language skills improved drastically. My eyes were opened to a number of possible career goals that I'm now considering, ..."
Katherine Sabo University of Connecticut
"I gained more knowledge of french language and culture, and adapted to living in a big city. I loved being in Paris, and it was definitely worthwhile."
A student Brandeis University
"Yes, it was absolutely worthwhile. More importantly than the language (which was a very important factor), I learned a lot about the Spanish lifestyle. I feel as though they maintain a less frenetic pace of life than that in the United States, and live with less complications. My time abroad gave me the ability to see my own cul..."
A student Middlebury College
"I became fluent in a language I love, discovered a new passion for art, and made many personal self-discoveries about how I deal with stress and adversity"
Lior Selve Middlebury College
"First my language skills got better, and I also had to become ok with speaking to people in less-than-perfect German, which is something I really struggled with prior to going to Germany. I reflected a lot about cultural differences and the experiences of people who move away from their homes forever and have to integrate into a..."
Valerie Blakely Middlebury College
"I am sometimes too patient and need to be more vocal when I am unhappy with my situation. At the same time, some things will always be out of my control."
A student Middlebury College
"I learned more about the culture and deepened my love for it."
Madison Jean Philippe Middlebury College
"I gained an immense amount of respect for migrants and the things that they go through when making a new life in a foreign country - and if I can even say that what I experienced counted as xenophobia, my experience isn't even a fraction of what some immigrants deal with, but I have gained the tiniest amount of insight into thos..."
Maia Buschman Middlebury College
"Yes! I had so much fun exploring a new place and learning about a different culture."
A student Middlebury College
"Independent living, spanish skills, appreciation for travel, met people from all over the world. "
Henry Fleming Middlebury College
"It was completely worthwhile! I learned a lot about my resilience and how I handle myself in a different culture. "
A student Sarah Lawrence College
"I learned to adapt to a new culture when you think it's very similar to your own and it turns out to be quite different in small ways. It was definitely worthwile."
A student Harvard University
"It was an excellent educational experience, both in a traditional academic sense as well as with cultural understanding."
A student Middlebury College
"I really enjoyed the opportunity to get comfortable living in a new space where I was less familiar with the culture. While the university was not as academically challenging as I would have liked, I appreciated being able to meet students in Germany and gain an understanding of how the system there is different from what I am u..."
A student Middlebury College
"A ton. New perspectives on my own life, better understanding of who I am as a person and what I want in my life (mostly just reaffirmed what I thought before), Spanish language ability"
A student Pomona College
"Yes it was worthwhile, I learned a lot about myself and what I am interested in perusing community organization and social action, which I learned from my internship. "
Carolyn Pine Kenyon College
"I gained a lot of experience with Arabic and lovely cross-cultural conversations and experiences that will stay with me for the rest of my life."
Erin Viola Tufts University
"I really did improve my Arabic, and I got to know Jordanian culture pretty well I would say. But there were some trying times that were program specific and they did not make life under the pledge easier."
A student Oberlin College
"It was certainly worthwhile. In addition to greatly improving my language ability and increasing my cultural knowledge, I learned what it was like to be out of my comfort zone and interact with numerous strangers, who would become my friends. I had to think about and learn who I was and where I came from in a setting in which I ..."
A student Tulane University
