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
"During my time abroad I learned how to be independent while also learning to make new friends who I wouldn't normally have on campus. My host family was the best part of my experience, and although it was a bit awkward in the beginning I looked forward to eating a meal with them everyday and practicing Italian. "
Alejandra Chavez Middlebury College
"My language improved vastly, so in that respect yes. "
A student Middlebury College
"Being in an apartment, I learned how to live on my own. It was worthwhile."
A student Middlebury College
"Yes"
A student International Christian University
"I loved it and I am excited to go back. Japan really became home for me!"
A student Middlebury College
"Perseverance. Obviously in the beginning it was tough with the language, especially because Chile has their own "version" of Spanish with lots of slang. But I truly learned how to overcome challenges and make the best out of it all. "
Helene Sudac Bates College
"Improved Spanish level, new friends from around the world, ability to live on my own, YES"
A student Middlebury College
"Yes! I gained a lot of independence and confidence; my Spanish skills also improved greatly."
A student Middlebury College
"I made really good friends in the program and living in Florence gave me the opportunity to travel within Italy as well as Europe. I gain skills in Italian but also life lessons as to how to depend on myself in a foreign country. "
A student Sarah Lawrence College
"I gained a lot of spanish skills and cultural competency skills as well as life long friends from Spain, the US, and other countries. "
Sarah Asch Middlebury College
"There are honestly too many things to type up. My biggest takeaway is that the world is wider than you can imagine, and that with a little effort and extroversion you can discover things and people that will undoubtedly teach you in ways that no school or institutional can. The experience was 100% worthwhile."
Naina Horning Middlebury College
"I gained the ability to converse normally with native Spanish speakers, something I hadn't really been able to do before. I also learned a bit of "adulting" living on my own and basically fending for myself. "
A student Middlebury College
"I furthered my Spanish skills and made lots of friends. I also got the interesting experience of going to a European university It was very worthwhile."
A student Middlebury College
"I learned a lot about cultural nuance, and also how being good at a foreign language doesn't mean you're competent at navigating the culture."
A student Middlebury College
"It was very worthwhile. I met Spanish friends and it absolutely opened my eyesight. "
Xingzi Xu Middlebury College
"significantly improved my spanish. was able to travel throughout all of spain."
A student Columbia University
"I learned a lot about Spanish culture and about myself as I navigated a new environment. My language skills improved so much and I became more confident in them. "
A student Middlebury College
"I learned how to adapt to a new environment and embrace independence. I also learned how to use public transportation. 100% worthwhile experience. "
A student Middlebury College
"I improved my Japanese skills a lot through this program and was able to learn about the local culture and environment through my work as an intern and my experience joining a school organization. I also became much more independent and now feel comfortable supporting myself in a foreign environment."
A student Wellesley College
"Did a lot of growing in all the solitary time I had since I had like 3 friends, but biggest thing I learned is that I have to rely on myself and only myself to get things done."
A student Middlebury College
"Fake people exist all over the world. Don’t believe in what your home institution boasts about, that’s propaganda. "
Sylvia Choi Middlebury College
"I gained experience in independence and understanding myself. It was worthwhile"
A student Middlebury College
"How to integrate into a different culture. "
A student Middlebury College
"I became fluent in Spanish and gained a new sense of my strength and independence."
A student Middlebury College
"An understanding of just how vast and diverse the world is, and of the remarkable ways that foreign cultures can feel both extremely similar and extremely different from my own."
A student Middlebury College
