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The monthly newsletter featuring campus highlights and alumni news.
February 2023: An Opportunity of a Lifetime
January 2023: Having a Field Day
December 2022: Learning Beyond City Limits
November 2022: Extracurriculars: A Door to Independence and Trying New Things
October 2022: Stepping Into an Adventure
September 2022: Look Who's Back
Your Impact: Course Offerings that are Uniquely SYA
BEST IN CLASS
SYA’s curriculum is our mission in action. In addition to their six required courses which typically include host country language instruction, an experiential language course, English and mathematics, students at each campus have their choice of unique electives designed to enhance their local experience. Here’s a look at some of our most popular offerings.
Thank you to our generous donors for making the experience possible for our students.
History meets filmmaking in the popular French Cinema class taught by Eva Pena at SYA France. Here, students analyze the most important historical events of the 20th and 21st centuries while exploring the rich, innovative evolution of French film.
In Viterbo, it’s all about the food. Olive oil, wine, bread, cured meats and cheeses all play a part in SYA Italy’s popular Applied Agroecology course, which explores the science behind the rich agricultural traditions and processes that make Italian food known the world over.
SYA Spain’s Spanish Theater: Analysis and Performance elective exposes students to Spanish literature from both sides of the Atlantic, while also giving them the opportunity to hone their language and acting skills in a fun and engaging way.
News Highlights
Academic Trips
Whether it’s crossing the bay by foot at Mont-St.-Michel, learning the secrets to baking with nuns in the Basque Country, or walking along a path to the grotto where Tiberius would have entertained guests … one thing is certain: these are the moments that make the SYA experience magical.
Campus Reporter Olivia Reflects on her First 37 Days in France!
Olivia and her host sisters bonded over their love of music despite their language barriers!
LEARN MORE about how Olivia is settling into her life in France.
Featured Event:
Town Hall featuring the 2022 Award Honorees
Updates on the year ahead from President Tom Hassan, Board Chair Holland Goss Lynch FR'86 and honorees Cheo Hodari Coker ES'89 and Margaret Conklin FR'74.
Watch more videos from our playlist:
Faculty-led classes
Town Halls and Alumni Webinars
School Year Abroad Stories
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George writes about the new adventures he is having despite the school year coming to a close.
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Abby compares her life at SYA to finding a rainbow.
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Madeline shares about the recent academic trip to Andalucía!
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Hope is enchanted by springtime in Rennes.
View all recordings of faculty-led classes and alumni panels by visiting our YouTube channel.