If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change.
-Michael Jackson
Founded in October 1997, and established as a not-for-profit educational organization, Terra Lingua USA is represented in the United States by an experienced network of local and state coordinators who work in cooperation with students, host families, and local high schools to ensure quality programs. Our coordinators and local representatives are foreign language teachers, host families, and previous exchange students.
The Mission of Terra Lingua USA is to provide quality international exchange experiences in an effort to promote global understanding and experiential education to people worldwide. To fulfill this mission, Terra Lingua USA shall
- Offer safe and affordable exchange experiences through an established and caring network
- Conduct all programs with integrity in a non-discriminatory manner
- Partner only with organizations, international partners, and staff that share our goals and values.
The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET), established in 1984, is a not-for-profit organization that oversees quality international educational travel and exchange. It establishes standards for organizations operating international educational travel and exchange programs at the high school level, monitors compliance with those standards, and disseminates information regarding international educational travel organizations. Terra Lingua USA is listed in the CSIET Advisory List for high schools, which ensures a high quality program for participants, students, host families and high schools.
On the basis of materials submitted and reviewed, the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel grants full listing to Terra Lingua USA in the 2011-2012 Advisory List. The CSIET certification mark certifies that this organization complies with the standards set forth in the Council Standards for International Educational Travel Programs. |
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