Sending Schools
SYA accepts a variety of students from different educational backgrounds
While about 40% of our students come from our member high schools, the majority come from all over the country (and the world). SYA students come from a wide variety of educational backgrounds. Some are home schooled, go to a public high school, day school, boarding school or international school. Below is a sample list of schools who sent students to SYA from 2021 to 2026.
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Hear from SYA Students About Their Experiences Abroad!
![A group of SYA France high school students stand in a classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716305190/sya/dcs8r9nzuejtl9oekdoy/SYAFranceclass.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716305190/sya/dcs8r9nzuejtl9oekdoy/SYAFranceclass.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1716305190/sya/dcs8r9nzuejtl9oekdoy/SYAFranceclass.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1716305190/sya/dcs8r9nzuejtl9oekdoy/SYAFranceclass.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1716305190/sya/dcs8r9nzuejtl9oekdoy/SYAFranceclass.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1716305190/sya/dcs8r9nzuejtl9oekdoy/SYAFranceclass.png","width":2200}])
Celeste discusses how her capstone project allowed her to realize how much progress she has made in French this year.
![Castle in Le Mans]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716307566/sya/wdsc26demxepfpfamrkr/CastleinLeMans.jpg","width":206}])
Mimi recounts a rainy, but meaningful day,
in Le Mans.
![two high school girls hugging outside a store in sicily]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712162519/sya/jcqtgjru3fdtgdpeghst/AiofeMarch1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712162519/sya/jcqtgjru3fdtgdpeghst/AiofeMarch1.jpg","width":464}])
Aoife writes about the idea "Dolce Far Niente" and her discovery of this way of life during her school trip to Sicily.
![SYA France student with her host family on a boat in France.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716483709/sya/wdltms5gw2qosqnc3ued/Hostfamilyonaboat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716483709/sya/wdltms5gw2qosqnc3ued/Hostfamilyonaboat.jpg","width":304}])
Natalie thinks back to how much her host
family experience shaped her time abroad.
![picture of the Eiffel Tower and Parisian skyline at night]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712160354/sya/lu3amcx6fntdxppuubug/MimiMarch1jpg.jpg","width":198}])
Mimi writes about her recent trip to Paris and seeing the Eiffel Tower lit up at night with her SYA friends.
![group of high school students stands along the Spanish coastline]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712237742/sya/yqupz1by8oxujxg1onnz/AngelaMarch1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712237742/sya/yqupz1by8oxujxg1onnz/AngelaMarch1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712237742/sya/yqupz1by8oxujxg1onnz/AngelaMarch1.jpg","width":602}])
Angela writes about her academic travel to Andalucía and their strong dialect, exploring Córdoba and Sevilla, and taking a flamenco class as a grade.