Program Details
| Program Length | Approx. Start Date | Approx. End | 2009 Price | Age on Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Jul 28-31 | Jul 4-8 | $9,900 | 15 yr 8 mos - 18 yr 6 mos |
All programs to Norway depart from New York.
Note about travel dates: Travel date ranges are provided to help with general scheduling. Please do not reserve any domestic travel based on these dates. AFS will notify confirmed participants with specific travel details approximately 45 days prior to departure.
About Norway
Norway is famous for its breathtaking glaciers and fjords, but this country also has large forested areas, rich farmland, gentle valleys, and sunny beaches along its Gulf Stream-warmed coastline. Norwegian architecture is renowned for its stave churches (among the oldest wooden buildings on earth). Citizens are avid winter sport enthusiasts, with skiing ranking as a national pastime. In the summer, hiking through the forests and mountains is popular. You’ll learn all about Norwegian culture in an orientation upon your arrival, including a week-long language and culture camp. Later in the year, you’ll be able to help with a week-long community service project in your community. Norwegian families encourage their teenagers to be active and social, so be ready to participate in sports and be interested in outdoor excursions.
Year Program
Most AFS Exchange Students are placed in the first or second year of public secondary school, which runs from August through June. Students meet with an academic advisor to assist in planning a course of study, and you’ll be treated the same as Norwegian students. There are afterschool activities such as hiking, skiing, sports, scouting, music, and arts and crafts that will give you more opportunities to make friends outside of school. All these activities are not organized by the school, but by sports clubs AFS Students can join. Teenagers in Norway are independent and very liberal in many aspects, enjoying parties, movies, and talking openly with their friends about topics that might seem too personal or unfit for conversations by foreigners.
View PDF Brochure for Norway School Program.
All programs, prices, and travel dates are subject to change without notice.
Video: “A Postcard from Norway”
Created by Morgan Bender, Year Program 2007-08
