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Meet SYA Students

SYA students come from all walks of life and from every corner of the country.

Since SYA's founding in 1964, more than 8,500 students from over 1,000 high schools have embarked on the adventure of SYA. While there is no "typical" SYA student, what all SYAers have in common is an insatiable curiosity and a willingness to venture out of their comfort zone.

Meet recent SYA students and learn more about who they are and how their experiences at SYA impacted their lives. 

girl smiling in France

 

Meet Chrissy FR'23

  • ​Attended: SYA France as a Junior
  • Home School: Deerfield Academy 
  • Hometown: East Stroudsburg, PA
  • Interests: French, Pilates, and Art History

 

Meet JOsh ES'23​

  • ​Attended: SYA Spain Semester as a Junior
  • Home School: Avenues, NY
  • Hometown: New York, NY
  • Interests: Spanish, band, cooking, and theatre

 

Meet ANnabel FR'22

  • Attended: SYA France as a Junior
  • Home School: Packer Collegiate Institute
  • Hometown: New York, NY
  • Interests:  Travel, French culture, art history
Jake stands wearing a blue shirt and tie facing the camera

 

Meet Jake ES'20​

  • Attended: SYA Spain as a Junior
  • Home School: Polytechnic School
  • Hometown: San Marino, CA 
  • Interests: Basketball, traveling

 

Meet Hannah FR'22

  • Attended: SYA France as a Junior
  • Home School: Georgetown Day School
  • Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
  • Interests: Art history, yoga, travel
SYA Italy student sits on a boat facing the camera smiling in an Italian city

 

Meet Isabel IT'22

  • Attended: SYA Italy as a Sophomore
  • Home School: Chadwick High School
  • Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
  • Interests: Soccer, ceramics, Italian 

Get to know Isabel

 

Meet Braeden ES'21

  • Attended: SYA Spain Semester as a Junior
  • Home School: Lake Forest Academy
  • Hometown: Montgomery, AL
  • Interests: Cooking, sciences, working out/fitness, and nature
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Meet August IT'19

  • Attended: SYA Italy Semester as a Junior
  • Home School: St. George's School
  • Hometown: The Plains, VA
  • Interests: Photography and cooking

Get to know August

A white girl with glasses and long blonde hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a hoodie

 

Meet Eva FR'21​

  • ​Attended: SYA France Semester as a Junior
  • Home School: Blake School
  • Hometown: Edina, MN
  • Interests: French, painting and drawing

 

Meet Brookelynn ES'22

  • ​Attended: SYA Spain as a Junior
  • Home School: Culver Academies
  • Hometown: Rapid City, SD
  • Interests: Nature, hiking, rock climbing, skiing, art, and travel

 

Meet Nina FR'22

  • ​Attended: SYA France as a Senior
  • Home School: Hopkins School
  • Hometown: New Haven, CT
  • Interests: French, photography