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The programs below match the starting criteria All these programs match the starting criteria Photography, outside the US, and grades 6–12.Refine these results further (e.g. by dates, length, budget, etc.) or start a different search.
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Arts & Performing ArtsGlobal & LanguageApplication
Photography & Costa Rican Culture (Monteverde)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$6,250
Location:
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Dorms, Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Students build a photography portfolio; includes ziplining over the Monteverde Cloud Forest canopy and excursions to Santa Rosa National Park and the Pacific coast for coastal/underwater photography.
Arts & Performing ArtsGlobal & LanguageApplication
Photography & New Zealand Culture (Auckland)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,150
Location:
Auckland, New Zealand
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Hands-on classes in composition, lighting, and editing taught by professional photographers, with daily photo challenges across Auckland's beaches and volcanic peaks (including a street-portrait day at Viaduct Harbour). Excursions to Rotorua (geysers) and Taupō (waterfalls, lake views); students curate a final gallery show with an artist's statement.
Arts & Performing ArtsGlobal & LanguageApplication
Photography & Spanish Culture (Madrid)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$6,850
Location:
Madrid, Spain
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Photography classes and guided photo walks (composition, lighting, cyanotype printing), a market scavenger hunt, and a Las Ventas bullring tour; kayaking in Valle de Lozoya. Excursions to Segovia and Valencia.
Structured photography instruction (technical and conceptual) built around Italy's scenery, architecture, and markets. Optional add-on: a Tuscan cooking class at a private winery in Montalcino.
Arts & Performing ArtsWilderness & AdventureApplication
Canadian Arctic: Wildlife & Photography
Putney Student Travel
Dates:
2 sessions between Jul 27–Aug 14, 2027 (12 days options)
Length:
12 days
Cost:
$7,690
Location:
Canadian Arctic
Grades:
9-12 (Completed)
Format:
Residential
Wildlife and photography program based at a research station in Churchill, Manitoba. Students photograph tundra wildlife and learn about Arctic ecosystems.
2 sessions between Jul 1–Jul 26, 2027 (12 days options)
Length:
12 days
Cost:
$3,395
Location:
Imperia, Liguria
Ages:
14-18 (completed grades 8–12)
Format:
Group Housing
Five-day marine research course with the Delfini del Ponente group on the Ligurian coast: dolphin photo-identification, seagrass snorkel surveys, sea-turtle beach monitoring, and a day at sea in the Pelagos Sanctuary. Maximum 16 students.
St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
Ages:
13-18 (completed grades 7–12)
Format:
Residential
Two-week residential summer school at St Edmund's College, Cambridge for 13–18-year-olds from around the world, pairing a three-hour morning academic course (Business & Entrepreneurship, Debate, English Language, Journalism, or Study Skills) with an afternoon elective (Outdoor Leadership, Photography, Tennis, or Theatre), plus evening programmes, clan competitions, and Saturday cultural trips.
3 sessions between Jun 15–Aug 14, 2027 (17 days and 21 days options)
Length:
17 days–21 days
Cost:
$7,470–$8,170
Location:
British Virgin Islands
Ages:
15 and up (completed grades 9–12)
Format:
Residential
Sailing and scuba voyage in the British Virgin Islands with a tropical marine biology focus, for certified Open Water divers. Students take a marine biology course and work toward research diver and underwater photography or naturalist specialties.
Currently in grades 9-12 (as of the day you apply)
Format:
Residential
Residential pre-college in Tokyo. Students choose one seminar: Anime & Illustration, International Business & Trade, Japanese Cuisine & Culture, Japanese Fashion, Japanese Language, or Photography & Digital Storytelling.
