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dents from schools all over the country. Typically, these programs last for approximately one month during the summer. The Experiment also offers low-income stu - dents scholarship opportunities to participate in these programs to make them more accessible. The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is an international education program that has both uni - versity and high school study abroad programs. CIEE was founded in 1947 and has programs in over forty coun - tries. At the high school level, they have four-week long summer programs focused on arts, culture, language,
Global Kids Global Kids is an educational non-profit based in New York City and Washington D.C. The organization facilita - tes global education and leadership development pro - grams for students in low-income high schools. While much of the programming takes place in their partner schools, Global Kids also has facilitated international travel experiences with students for conferences and events to Costa Rica, Morocco, South Africa, Japan, Peru, and several other countries. One World Now One World Now is an international education non-profit based in Seattle, Washington. The organization hosts after-school programming for cultural and language learning, particularly for languages that the United Sta - tes government deem as “high-need” languages such as Korean, Arabic, and Chinese. They also host short-term travel programs for students to Morocco, South Korea, Tunisia, Russia, and China. One World Now works only with students in the Seattle Public School system and works to promote language and international education to low-income students.
sustainability, along with other to - pics. CIEE also offers full semester long programming for high school students where students can en - roll in a high school abroad for one trimester, one semester, or two se - mesters for a full academic year. Lastly, CIEE offers gap year program - ming abroad where students can live abroad before starting their uni - versity education. Envoys Envoys is a student travel program that works with predominantly private upper-class high schools. Through this program, teachers de - cide what type of curriculum and travel experience either abroad or domestically that they would like the students to have and Envoys crea - tes the program customized for the school, teachers, and students. En - voys programs typically last between five and ten days and can take place during the school year or during the summer. These programs have to - pics such as civil rights and Black li - beration, sustainability and ecology, and immigration.
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