AmeriSpan Study Abroad

AmeriSpan Study Abroad is a study abroad agency with an office in Philadelphia, in the United States. It places students in partner language schools and immersion programmes abroad, often with host families. The agency sent its first student in spring 1993, when it worked with three Spanish schools in Latin America; it now offers over 15 languages in more than 45 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Africa. According to AmeriSpan, it has helped more than 35,000 students and travellers.

• Language schools and immersion programmes in languages such as Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic, German, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese
• Medical Spanish (SALUD)
• Summer camps for ages 5 to 18 and teen programmes for ages 14 to 18
• Language and Fun programmes that add cooking, art, sailing, dance or culture classes
• Programmes for business and professionals, teachers and exams, and groups
• Volunteer abroad and college study abroad

Summer camp participants live in a supervised residence and take 20 lessons per week, while teen programme students stay with a host family within walking distance of the school. Applications are made online. AmeriSpan was named Best Agency North America at the LTM Star Awards in 2009 and 2010.