About the ISP program: Nine days before the school year begins, international students are welcomed into the homes of Stony Brook faculty or the families of day students. The international students attend intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. The program also includes a three-day trip with their American partners to different locations. The international students also attend special dinners and cultural events and experience "everyday" American life in the local community.

Partnership: The School will pair each international student with an American partner of the same gender and approximately the same age and grade. Partners may be from any state or US territory. The partnership continues throughout the school year since solid relation-ships develop between the studetns in the first two weeks of the ISP program.

Over Long Weekend in October, the international tudents travel to the homes of the American students. The students also mutually choose another weekend during the early part of the first semester to spend together, and will attend at least two ISP sponsored events during the year. It is our hope that the partners build a solid and lasting friendship.

Program Cost: The cost for the year-long ISP language and cultural exchange program is $3,700 per international student, in addition to the boarding tuition. The total payment is due in full before the ISP program begins. Transportation expenses to and from the United States are not covered by the program fees or tuition.

Academic Requirements: Once the school year begins, international students are required to take ESL classes, as well as participate fully in all areas of school life. All first year students are enrolled in ESL I or ESL II classes and will continue on to Expository Writing in the following years. Other academic classes will be based on previously completed coursework and grade level. All international students must be fully mainstreamed by their senior year.

Guardian in the United States: All international students are required to have a guardian living in the United States. Since the dormitories are closed during Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Vacation and Spring Break, students will need a guardian to live with if they are not going back to their home country. Please provide the School with the guardian's name, address, and telephone number.