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 Chile, The United Kingdom, United States, and Jordan.
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
"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
"Made lifelong friends and I feel fluent in Spanish "
A student Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
"I think on top of the rigorous academics, this program was good for learning how to live on your own. Also the kids in the program (while isolated from the locals) were very nice. "
A student Middlebury College
"Improved french, learned about french culture"
A student Lehigh University
"I gained reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills, and I learned about my major (International and Global Studies with a regional focus in Latin America) from a different perspective. It was worthwhile. "
A student Middlebury College
"I had a great experience during my time abroad. I found that it was definitely worthwhile and would study through the same program if I was to do it again. I think one of the most important parts of the program is the freedom that it gives to students to explore what the host universities have to offer in terms of course offerin..."
A student Middlebury College
"I learned how to quickly adapt to a new environment and culture, how to put myself out there to meet new friends. "
A student University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
"It was entirely worthwhile. "
A student Middlebury College
"From living on my own in a foreign country, I gained A LOT of independence. From paying rent to riding the public transportation to going to the emergency room, I gained a lot of valuable adult skills that I would not have otherwise developed at Middlebury. I also developed a lot of important travel skills, like flexibility and ..."
A student Middlebury College
"My Spanish skills greatly improved!"
A student Middlebury College
"Part of my more holistic experience was experiencing the UK and getting a sense of what a country that was a former colonizer, which still keeps somewhat peaceful ties with its colonies, has grown from those times to now. As well as getting to explore avenues of education I might want to venture in within the country."
A student Middlebury College
"Japanese language skills -- it was definitely worthwhile."
A student Middlebury College
"Language experience is crucial. Living abroad (not just traveling) is a really weird experience and puts everything in perspective. Traveling experience was so awesome."
Camille Ramos Columbia University
"I learned a lot more about sustainability and how Japan is combatting depopulation."
A student Wellesley College
