Last Chance to Join the Spanish Exchange Program!

The final deadline to submit a completed application and deposit for the Spanish Exchange Program is January 10, 2024! We will begin matching students as soon as we get completed profiles and applications. Please reach out to Mrs. Plaski as soon as you know you are interested!

The Spanish Exchange Program is accepting applications to travel to Zaragoza, Spain, June 6-20, 2024 for students in grades 9-11.  Completed applications and a $1,500 deposit are due January 10, 2024; make checks payable to Episcopal School of Jacksonville. Mrs. Nitza Plaski, Mr. Alex Hernández and Mrs. Cristi Skeels, ESJ teachers, will be the trip leaders for the program in Spain. We will stay in Zaragoza with host families from Colegio Inglés for 10 days. Afterwards, we will spend two nights in Barcelona and then return to Florida. In turn, ESJ students and families will host Spanish exchange students in Jacksonville in March/April of 2025.  Since it is an Exchange program, priority will be given to students and families who will both host and travel in the 2024-2025 cycle.  There are spaces for up to 20 students in grades 9-11, ages 14-17; they will be matched with students in the same gender & age range with similar interests.  If you are interested in participating in the new 2024-2025 cycle, please read the 2024 Spanish Exchange Invitation letter and complete the 2024-2025 Application package and the 2024 Teacher Recommendation forms.