Welcome Days sessions are fast paced and full of energy and excitement, similar to summer camp atmospheres. All Welcome Days staff are provided with meals and dorm-style housing for the duration of the program, held at the EF Academy campus in Thornwood, New York.
Group Leaders are energetic, adaptable, and responsible – they oversee groups of approximately 20 students during 3-day sessions filled with hands-on orientation activities and classroom content, lip sync battles, games, and a trip to Manhattan! Group Leaders help students feel comfortable, excited, and prepared/ supported (can’t choose which word) during their first days in the United States before traveling to their host families and beginning their exchange year.
July 14 – August 27The Transportation Coordinator is responsible for ensuring smooth transportation by critically looking at transportation sched