Ecology Project International
Ecology Project International courses are for students and teachers who want to enrich the classroom learning experience

Experiment in International Living, EIL
The Experiment's international summer high school programs feature opportunities Experimenters focus on themes such as community service, language study, soccer, travel, ecology, the arts, sustainable development and fair trade, cooking, photography, theater, or outdoor adventure as they enjoy daily life with their host families and participate in activities with their group

GlobalQuest
GlobalQuest is a non-profit, experiential study abroad semester program for seniors and recent high school graduates. 12 week semesters are offered each spring and fall in Thailand and Ecuador

i-to-i Early Gap Abroad
These two week tours are designed to give students, aged 16-19, a structured tour of these countries where they will partake in a deep cultural immersion through volunteering at local initiatives, taking language lessons and journeying to more traditional site visits

LEAPNOW: Transforming Education
Our program LEAPYEAR is a better alternative to a first year of college. It involves: 3 months of group study and adventure travel in Asia or Latin America, 3 months of solo internship anywhere in the world, Formal Rites of passage into adulthood, Four 2 week retreats in the U.S

One-to-One Homestays Worldwide
The unique Eurolingua One-to-One Homestay Programme will ensure that you make maximum progress in the shortest possible time, whatever your starting level, beginner to advanced. Total linguistic and cultural immersion, living in the private residence of your Eurolingua Tutor for 1 to 4 weeks

World Horizons International, LLC
Community service programs working with animals, children, disabled adults and children and also environmental projects

Youth For Understanding
YFU offers over 100 programs in more than 35 countries. Students are typically placed throughout the host country and live with a volunteer host family while attending a local school

Youth International
Youth International is an experiential learning program that combines international travel and inter-cultural exchange, adventure, volunteer community service work, and homestays

Ecuador Information: Inside
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Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 600 miles west of the mainland. Named after the Spanish word for equator, Ecuador straddles the equator and has an area of 105,037 miles . Its capital city is Quito.