We request that participants arrive in Boston a few days early so they can rest from their trip and become familiar with the area. Six to eight participants are admitted each year from different countries. Last year's participants were from Uruguay, Slovakia, Vietnam, and Taiwan. When applying, you should take into consideration that the program lasts six weeks, July through August, and is very intense. English at a comfortable speaking level is essential.
Participants can also train in a few new skills and techniques.
As part of the program, participants are taken on a week study tour to visit over twelve national and international agencies in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. The paper should summarize the summer's experiences and apply knowledge gained to the home situation. As an example of what can be done, Mr. Van Wyck, an assistant school principal from South Africa who was in our 1992 group, had been struggling with the problem of lack of social interaction and social life for the residential students of his school. The day he arrived from South Africa, he observed the summer youngsters in our summer youth program, and immediately saw the possibility of applying this model to his own school and its students. He did just that upon his return and the model worked well for him.