About EF Education
EF High School Year is part of the EF Education First family, which was founded in Sweden in 1965 with the mission of breaking down barriers of language, culture and geography.
Today, EF Education First is the world’s largest private education company, with a group of 14 subsidiaries and nonprofit organisations centered around language learning, educational travel, cultural exchange and academic programmes.
EF has over 26,000 employees, teachers and volunteers, with offices and schools in 51 countries. Over the past four decades, EF's educational programs have helped over 3 million people of all nationalities become citizens of the world.
Here’s an overview of the different programmes offered by EF Education First worldwide:
Cultural Exchange Programmes
EF High School Year supports students travelling to Great Britain and other destinations as part of their EF High School Year programme. Students aged between 16 and 18 years spend an academic semester or year living with a host family and attending a local secondary school or college.
Young adults aged between 18 and 26 years can spend a year in the United States providing live-in child care on the Cultural Care Au Pair programme.
Learn a Language Abroad Programmes
EF Education offers international students of all ages several options to learn English in a fun and culturally enriching way.
EF Language Travel: Escorted language learning trips and summer camps abroad for students aged between 6 and 14 years.
EF International Language Schools: Intensive language courses at one of over 40 of EF’s schools abroad for students aged 16 years and over.
EF Academic Programmes
EF offers a number of possibilities for those who seek complete fluency in a foreign language combining language learning with academic studies:
EF Academic Year Abroad: A nine-month study abroad programme combining language and academic studies for young adults (ages 17-28)
EF Multi-Language Year: Spend nine months abroad studying two or three languages, while experiencing up to three of the world’s greatest cities (ages 16+)
EF Master English Programmes: Long-term, career-focused English studies where students can choose from four specialised areas: business, information technology, hotel & tourism or media & art (ages 18-28)
EF Brittin College: University preparation and placement programmes for international students who wish to pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees abroad. (ages 18+)
EF Degree Programmes
EF also caters to young professionals who wish to enhance their academic qualifications by enrolling on a one-year MBA programme offered by Hult International Business School in Boston.
EF Corporate Programmes
Foreign language knowledge is a key asset in the competitive world of business. EF Corporate Language Training offers customised individual or group language training for professionals in-company, online or abroad.
Local Language Schools
Students of all ages can study English at their local school with EF English First.
EF Online
EF also runs Englishtown, the world’s largest online English language community offering courses at all levels.
Educational Travel Programmes
The classroom goes on holiday with EF’s escorted tours to the best historic, cultural and natural sites in the world. Educators can incorporate international travel into their lesson plans with EF Educational Tours.
College professors and faculty members can compliment academic courses by leading students on all-inclusive, short-term study abroad tours with EF College Study Tours.
EF Smithsonian brings US history, politics, literature and art to life with fully escorted tours around America, while Go Ahead Tours takes Americans of all ages on fully escorted cruises, city holidays or multi-country tours around the world.
EF Travel and Financial Services
EF’s own Erika Travel Insurance provides coverage for all EF participants. The Erika Finance package provides loans and financial aid to international students studying abroad.