SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 INSTRUCTIONS​
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Remove the staple from this packet. DO NOT re­staple any part of your application. Please sure your name is on every page and use a PAPER CLIP to hold the entire application together when turning it in. GUIDELINES: ​
To be READ CAREFULLY by you and your parent BEORE APPLYING. CANDIDATE INFORMATION​
: To be filled out, read, and ​
signed​
by you. PARENTAL AGREEMENT: To be read, initialed, and ​
signed ​
by your parent. FORM​
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: Candidate Questionnaire to be filled out by you ESSAYS: To be written by you and paper­clipped to your application. FORM ​
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: To be filled out by your advisor ​
who will return it to Sra. Crews​
by Nov 15 FORM​
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: To be filled out by your current Spanish teacher ​
who will return it to Sra. Crews FORM​
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: To be filled out IF you receive financial aid at Milton and need aid for this program. FORM​
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: To be filled out by boarders (or families whose primary language is one other than English) ​
and the September hosts​
. For information about The Spanish Exchange, please refer to the Milton Academy website: www.milton.edu/academics/Study­Abroad.cfm​
and/or speak to any of the Spanish teachers. You or your parents may contact Sra. Crews with any additional questions or concerns. PLEASE SUBMIT ​
UNSTAPLED​
FORMS TO SRA. CREWS BY NOVEMBER 15 Tracy Crews Milton Academy 170 Centre Street,Milton, MA 02186 Fax: (617) 898­1714 E­mail: [email protected] SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 APPLICATION GUIDELINES ●
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PLEASE CONSIDER ALL GUIDELINES CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING. The Exchange is open to Class II & III students who have completed at least 2 years of Spanish. Students who participate in the Exchange must take Spanish at Milton the following year. The Spanish Department must take many factors into account during the selection process, particularly finding viable matches with counterparts from El Pilar. This application is not a guarantee of acceptance into the program. The approximate dates of the Exchange are from late May to late June (Milton at El Pilar) and from late August/early September to late September (El Pilar at Milton). Students accepted to the program must fully commit to it and may not partake in activities that would preclude their full participation in the Exchange (for example, sports camps, Milton’s Transition Program or off­campus programs such as the Milton Mountain School, City Term, Chewonki and SYA). The cost of the program is $2,800 which will be billed in January/February after acceptance. The program fee covers: airfare, entrance fees to all museums and monuments, group excursions & transportation to El Escorial, El Valle de los Caídos, Segovia, Toledo, and Córdoba, group activities in Madrid, and all meals including one at a world­famous Tablao Flamenco. If you do not have a valid passport, you and your family are required to obtain one for you. You must provide valid (expiration date after June) passport information in January after acceptance. If you hold a passport from a country from which a visa is required to enter Spain, you and your family are required to obtain that visa. Please note that once an accepted candidate signs the contract to participate in the Spanish Exchange, the student may not withdraw except in case of emergency. (This policy has been established because the Spanish school needs to know the exact number of participants and because travel rates are based on the number of students traveling on the exact dates established). The applicant should note that the Exchange is an academic program and that he/she will be expected to treat it with integrity and sincere effort. Just as at Milton, families whose children attend Colegio El Pilar live in a variety of areas. Participants might live either downtown or in a suburb of Madrid. Each student will travel between home and El Pilar with his/her counterpart either on foot or by train, bus, car, or subway. If you are a day student and English is spoken in your home, you are expected to host your counterpart from Spain in late August/September. If you are a boarding student, or if you are a day student and English is not the primary language spoken in your home, you are required to find a host family for the September portion of the Exchange. Host families must be chosen and approved by mid­January. Failure to find a suitable host family by the deadline will result in immediate dismissal from the program. Applicants should be willing to give up the old and try out the new. Host families are not expected to drastically change their lives to accommodate participants, rather, the participants should be willing to try whatever activities, foods or schedule the host family offers. SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 CANDIDATE INFORMATION Applicant’s name: _____________________________________ Student ID:___________________ Age as of June 1: ______ Class II / III ​
(circle one) Border / Day​
(Circle one) Do you receive financial aid at Milton? Yes / No ​
(Circle one) Are willing to have an opposite gender match? Yes / No Address: ___________________________________________________________________ Home phone number: _______________________________________________________ Student cell phone number: ___________________________________________________ Parent e­mail: _______________________________________________________________ Current Spanish Teacher and course: ____________________________________________ Spanish class to be taken next year:​
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______________________________________________ Advisor’s name: ____________________________________________________________ To be signed by the candidate​
: I have carefully read and understood the application guidelines, and I wish for my application to be considered by the department. I understand that this application is not a guarantee of acceptance. I have completed this application myself, and all the information contained therein is truthful. Printed name: ​
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______________________________ SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 PARENTAL AGREEMENT To be signed by parent/guardian of the candidate​
: I have carefully read and understood the Application Guidelines. I understand that this application is not a guarantee of acceptance. I consent to my son's/daughter's candidacy for the Milton Academy Spanish Exchange Program. (Initials: ​
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) I understand that my child will have to commit to four weeks in Spain and four weeks of hosting or helping host if he/she is a boarder. He/she may not participate in ANY other program that would take him/her away from the Exchange. Our child will be fully available from the end of May to the end of June, as will we, as a family, from the end of August to the end of September. We agree to decline any other offer or program that might present itself during these dates and commit wholeheartedly to making the Exchange our first priority. (Initials: ​
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) I understand that the group will travel together to Spain on the same dates and on the same flight. After st
February 1​
we may not request that the Milton Academy Spanish Exchange extend our child’s stay in st
Europe. If after February 1​
we wish to extend our child’s stay in Europe we will forfeit the return portion of the group ticket and take full responsibility for purchasing a new return ticket at our own expense. (Initials: ​
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) I understand the cost of the Exchange: $2800 to be billed in January/February (Initials: ​
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) Printed name: ​
________________________ Signature: ​
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______________________________ Parent(s)’ email for future communication: SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 FORM 1: CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE Name of candidate: Have you applied to this program before? YES / NO Are you willing to be matched with a student of the opposite gender? YES / NO Do you hold an American passport or can you apply for one? YES / NO If not, are you and your family willing to obtain/pay for necessary visas? YES / NO Is there any reason your family could not sponsor you for a visa? YES / NO If your are a day student, do you agree to host your counterpart?
YES / NO If you are a boarder, do you agree to find your Spanish counterpart a host family by January 15 for the September portion of the Exchange? YES / NO Is English the primary means of communication in your home? YES / NO If not, are you willing to find a September host family by January 15? YES / NO Are you a financial aid recipient at Milton Academy? YES / NO How would you and your counterpart arrive to school every day next September? (carpool, school bus, walk) What are your favorite hobbies, pastimes, and/or sports? What circumstances should we keep in mind when matching you with a Spanish student (eating habits, allergies, smoking, pets, etc.)? If you will be observing any religious holidays while the Spanish student is in your home, would you welcome his/her presence during those times? Do you have brothers, sisters, or other relatives living with you in your home? Please explain. If you are a boarder, how will you and your family reciprocate the hospitality you receive in Spain?
SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 SHORT ESSAYS Attach your answers to the essay questions to your application. Make sure you address ​
all​
of the following questions/topics. Answer each question separately. Please do not answer according to what you think we want to hear; rather, be ​
honest ​
and ​
personal​
. Describe your reasons for wanting to participate in the Exchange. In what ways would you contribute to the success of the program? Why should we take you on the Exchange? (Give specific examples). Living with a host family in Madrid for a month, you will likely be asked to do or not do things that are typical to your life at home. (i.e. eating certain foods, practicing certain sports, keeping a certain schedule or seeing certain people). How would you react in these types of situations? Would there be anything that would be too difficult for you to take on or give up? Why? Some of the students who participate in the Exchange are matched with host families who live outside of the center of the city. How would you and your family feel if you were one of them? (You might not be able to see the other Americans as often during our free time in Madrid. How would you handle that?) What do you anticipate to be the greatest challenge for you on the Exchange? What might you do to make your Spanish “brother” or “sister” feel welcome in September, particularly at school and among your friends? Describe your weekday and weekend family life. Give us an idea of who you are as a family and the day­to­day activities you enjoy together. How would you balance the demands of Milton and time with your counterpart? Do you understand that your counterpart must be the top priority for you in September, even if you are a boarder? How would you handle making him/her your top priority? SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 FORM 2 ADVISOR’S REPORT ​
TO THE CANDIDATE: ​
Give this form to your advisor as soon as you are able. He/She must return it directly to Sra. Crews by Nov 15​
. NAME OF CANDIDATE: Class: Day / Boarder NAME OF CANDIDATE’S ADVISOR: TO THE ADVISOR: ​
This form is confidential and will be read only by the Modern Language department for the purposes of selecting students for the Milton Spanish Exchange. ​
You may answer these questions via email​
instead of filling out this form (whichever is easier for you). In either case, please respond to me directly by November 15. Thank you in advance for your help. ­­­Tracy Crews Is your advisee in good academic standing and likely to take responsibility for work to be missed for approximately one week of classes at the end of the year? Has your advisee ever been asked to appear at a D.C. or Deans for disciplinary issues? Do you feel your advisee has the maturity level and breadth of mind to fully benefit from living as a houseguest in Spain for the entire month of June? Do you think he/she will be a conscientious, kind host for the month of September? Please comment on your advisee’s attitude, ability to adapt to new situations, and willingness to contribute to the cohesiveness of a group. Would you enjoy having this applicant as a member of a group for which you were responsible? Explain. Please give us some insight on your advisee’s ​
family​
, so that we might have a better sense of who they are. Do you have any information to offer us on how your advisee’s parents feel about the Exchange? SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 FORM 3 SPANISH TEACHER’S REPORT ​
TO THE CANDIDATE​
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Give this form to your Spanish teacher. He/She must return it directly to Sra. Crews by November 15.. NAME OF CANDIDATE: Class Day / Boarder NAME OF CANDIDATE’S TEACHER: CURRENT SPANISH COURSE: ________________________ CURRENT GRADE (approximate): _____ TO THE TEACHER: This form is confidential and will be read only by the Modern Language department for the purposes of selecting students for the Milton Spanish Exchange. ​
You may answer these questions via email​
instead of filling out this form (whichever is easier for you!). In either case, please respond to me directly by November 15. Thank you in advance for your help. Sincerely, Tracy Crews The Spanish Exchange The above named candidate is applying for the Spanish Exchange. Please comment on his/her maturity, flexibility, motivation, ability to perform in a group, sense of self, breadth of mind, etc. What are his/her linguistic strengths and weaknesses? Is the candidate intellectually curious? Has the student displayed a particular interest in Spanish? If so, how? How would you feel about hosting this student in your own family? What do you feel is the candidate’s primary reason for applying to this program? (Please use this form, attach a separate sheet, or respond via email.) SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 FORM 4 REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL AID Applicant’s name: _____________________________________________ If you are requesting financial aid to help pay for the Exchange, please write a statement below regarding the percent of aid you receive from Milton and the amount of aid you feel you would need to participate in the Exchange. Signature of parent/guardian: Signature of student/candidate: Student’s Milton ID number: ______________________________ Date: Date: SPANISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION Milton Academy DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 FORM 5 SEPTEMBER HOST FAMILY FORM (for boarders and families whose primary language is not English) Please submit this form by November 15 if possible​
. If you have not found a host family by November 15, please submit the rest of the application on time and turn in this portion as soon as you are able to do so, but ​
no later than January 15​
. Applicant’s name: _________________________________________________ September Host Family’s names: ____________________________________ Host family’s address: ______________________________________________ Host family’s telephone numbers: ______________________________________ Host family’s preferred email: ________________________________________ To be signed by the candidate​
: Even though a September host family is providing accommodation for my counterpart, I recognize that I am the primary host for my Exchange student. I will do everything in my power to be actively involved in the life of my Spanish counterpart and help my September host family. Printed name: ​
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______________________________ To be signed by the candidate’s September host family​
: We have a clear understanding of the Spanish Exchange Program and would be delighted to host _______________​
’s Spanish counterpart for the month of September if he/she is accepted to the program. Printed name: ​
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