During your stay in Poland, you will live with a Polish host family and attend a local high school.
| PROGRAM | DEPARTURE | RETURN | FULL TUITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fall Year | Late August | Late June | $14,095 |
- Placement with a host family
- Enrollment in a local Polish high school
- Airport transfers
- Domestic and international travel
- All pre-departure and post-arrival orientations
- Pre-program support by trained YFU staff
- Support from a YFU Poland Area Representative while on program
- Comprehensive insurance
Your Polish education will take place in a secondary technical or secondary grammar school, with 10 to 12 courses during the school year. Polish secondary students usually follow a previously elected profile of coursework throughout their 3 years of education. This means that they decide “majors” similar to those in American colleges. After students determine their profile, they are assigned a class, which is made up of students who share similar interests.
All students applying for a year program must be available for a mandatory 3-day National Pre-Departure Orientation*, which usually takes place in mid-July.
*Due to COVID-19, the 3-day National Pre-Departure Orientation described above may take place online, dependent upon recommended guidelines at the time of the event. YFU will continue to assess the situation as it develops.
Students will have a 3-day arrival orientation in Poland. During the orientation, students will have an intensive language course and will be provided with free self-study books and CD resources. There will also be a re-entry orientation towards the end of your program. All orientation costs are included in program tuition.
Because of its beautiful and diverse landscape, Poland is host to endless outdoor activities such as hiking and mountain biking. Sports are very popular in Poland, namely skiing, soccer, and many watersports!
Year program students will also usually have the option of participating in a number of educational trips and excursions during their stay at an additional cost.
Trip to Craków: During this 3-day trip, students will have the opportunity to visit Poland’s second-largest city! While visiting this historic Polish city, students will visit some of the most important cultural sites, such as Old Town, the Jewish District, Schindler’s Factory, and the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
Trip to Tricity: This weekend trip typically takes place in the spring. Students will travel with their host siblings to discover the beautiful Polish seaside and explore the scenic coast of the Baltic Sea. While visiting Northern Tricity there will be sightseeing in the towns of Sopot, Gdynia, and Gdansk.
- 2025 Fall Departures: Students born August 31, 2007 – August 30, 2010
- Students who do not meet this age requirement will be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Students who graduate before the start of their program will not be considered for admission.
Polish. Previous language study is not required, but students must have the motivation to learn Polish. Students will attend an intensive Polish language course and be provided with self-study resources.
Students may be placed in host families throughout the entire country. Students are rarely placed in large urban centers.
