International Student Exchange 36 Park Ave Bay Shore, NY 11706 1 800-766-4656 Fax: 631-893-4550 National Website: https://iseusa.org Contact: Gary Lubrat, National Director Number of 2023-2024 Participants: 2537 semester or year inbound Not-for-Profit Organization: Established 1982
Countries Served: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam
About: International Student Exchange, Inc. (ISE) fulfills its mission of “Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders” by bringing together foreign teens, volunteer host families, and local American high schools. The ISE exchange program allows students to become familiar with the American way of life by experiencing American schools, families, and communities. American families learn about foreign cultures and make lasting friendships with the students hosted in their homes.
Academic Year Twelve Month, Ten Month, or Academic Semester Program: International Student Exchange provides a twelve-month, ten-month, first-semester, or second-semester program for high school students. After students have been carefully screened for language, grades, and overall suitability for the program, ISE provides placement in public, or upon written request, private high schools. Participants live with volunteer host families while they attend high school. Participants in the twelve-month program have the option of returning to their home countries for the summer. Counseling by local area representatives is provided for the length of the students’ stay.