PROGRAM | DEPARTURE | RETURN | FULL TUITION |
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2025 Summer Program | Late June | Late July | $8,495 |
- Placement with a host family and all other accommodations (hotel stays)
- Transportation and admission to cultural excursions and activities
- Airport transfers
- Domestic and international travel
- All pre-departure and post-arrival orientations
- Pre-program support by trained YFU staff
- Support from a YFU Greece Area Representative while on program
- Comprehensive insurance
- 2025 Summer Departure: Students born August 4, 2007 – July 14, 2011
Greek. Previous language study is not required.
All host families live in and around Volos, a coastal city about 4 hours north of Athens.
Imagine sun-drenched beaches, historic sites like the Parthenon and Acropolis, amazing Mediterranean food, and a family of hospitable and friendly Greeks. Imagine enjoying all of this for three weeks during your YFU summer program. Not only will your YFU experience be lots of fun, but you’ll also learn about one of the oldest and most rich cultures in the world. An educational program filled with museum visits and walking tours, you will get a chance to soak up thousands of years of history while host family stays will introduce you to modern Greek culture as well. You’ll also have plenty of time to enjoy the natural beauty of your surroundings, with boat trips, swimming, and time exploring picturesque Greek islands.
All students will live with host families in and around Volos and will participate in organized activities and day trips as a group.
Subject to change
- Two-night stay on the island of Skiathos, with a one-day trip to the neighboring island of Skopelos
- One-day trip to a historic mountain village
- One-day visit to Meteora with 16th-century monasteries on towering rock formations -and to a Natural History Museum
- Walking tour of Volos, inc. to the Archaeological Museum
- Two-day stay in Athens with a visit to the Acropolis, the New Acropolis Museum, and the National Archaeological Museum
- Two Greek lessons of two hours each, with supporting materials (Only if requested)
Summer students will participate in an online, mandatory virtual pre-departure orientation in late May/ early June. This orientation is a required part of the program aimed at preparing students for their experience overseas.