{"id":849,"date":"2021-06-21T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/?page_id=849"},"modified":"2024-08-27T13:39:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T20:39:19","slug":"international-student-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/international-student-program\/","title":{"rendered":"International Student Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a\">\n.flex_column.av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gteij-be7621de49b122503ff1dec92ab1d29d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-gteij-be7621de49b122503ff1dec92ab1d29d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-gteij-be7621de49b122503ff1dec92ab1d29d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-gteij-be7621de49b122503ff1dec92ab1d29d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-850 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-850 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/Cochem-Germany.jpg\" alt='' title='Cochem Germany'  height=\"1025\" width=\"700\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/Cochem-Germany.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/Cochem-Germany-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/Cochem-Germany-481x705.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8\">\n.flex_column.av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kq1e3cww-c4b7908d7623b80e07c78704e23f32da '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>International Student Program<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Welcome to Highland&#8217;s International Student Program!<\/h3>\n<p>This year Highland is pleased to be hosting 64 students in Grades 8-12 from 14 different countries around the world.\u00a0 Our current international students represent Germany, Spain, Mexico, Taiwan, Korea, Austria, Japan, Brazil, Columbia, Nigeria, Thailand, Kenya, Chile and China.\u00a0 While some students are just at Highland for a short-stay (1-3 months), most are here for a semester, a year, or through to graduation.\u00a0 The international students are encouraged to be involved in all aspects of the school, including extra-curricular activities such as sports teams, clubs, and drama productions.<\/p>\n<p>During their time in the Comox Valley students are given the opportunity to take part in many field trips. These include whale watching trips to Tofino, day trips to Victoria, as well as hiking and skiing at Mt. Washington. While attending Highland students are placed with a host family in the Comox Valley.\u00a0 By living with a local family, students are able to get a true feel for the Canadian way of life.\u00a0 In return, the host family is given an opportunity to learn about another culture and build an international connection of their own.<\/p>\n<p>The 1 to 1 Exchange Program provides a great opportunity for students in the Comox Valley to study overseas. \u00a0Check out the following testimonials from Comox Valley students who have studies in Spain and Japan: <a href=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/150818470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spain Exchange<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/136455129?from=outro-embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Japan Exchange\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like more information about the International Student Program at Highland, contact <a href=\"mailto:amber-skye.brammall@sd71.bc.ca\">Amber-Skye Brammall<\/a> (Highland ISP Support Teacher.)<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studyinbritishcolumbia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comox Valley International Program&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-849","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 08:26:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6636,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849\/revisions\/6636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}