Students follow a different class schedule and course of studies from students in the Summer Session. The Spanish department offers a program of study and community service in the Dominican Republic. The course is open to those students who have completed third-year Spanish or its equivalent. While the course is primarily meant for Phillips Academy students, Summer Session students may be included if space is available.
Students attend classes daily, focusing on language development and Caribbean culture.
Class work is coordinated with excursions in the Santo Domingo area. Students live with host Dominican families. Beginning the program in South Africa, participants take part in a common course of study devoted to African studies through the sciences and the humanities. Upon returning to Andover midway through the session, participants continue their common course work, examining the American view of the role of Africa in the Atlantic world. A three-week summer institute is held on campus to train urban U.S. public school teachers and international teachers to become researchers in language and learning.