{"id":11948,"date":"2024-02-22T10:12:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T08:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.sts-education.com\/about-us\/news\/thinking-outside-the-box\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:14:23","slug":"thinking-outside-the-box","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/news\/thinking-outside-the-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Outside The Box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sts-text sts-text-editor has-max-width-md\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content-inner\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center\">Thinking outside the box<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-sts-image sts-block-image sts-block-image--count-1 has-max-width-md\" data-count=\"1\"><div class=\"sts-block-image__grid\"><div class=\"sts-block-image__item\"><picture class=\"sts-responsive-image has-fit-cover has-pos-top is-skeleton\"><source media=\"(max-width: 834.98px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-thumb.webp 150w, https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-xsmall.webp 500w, https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-small.webp 800w, https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-medium.webp 1024w, https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-large.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 835px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-thumb.webp 150w, https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-xsmall.webp 500w, https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-small.webp 800w, https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-medium.webp 1024w, https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-large.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/powered-by.qbank.se\/educatius\/sts\/6dfe77ec115d94e7898e1788f6dd1511_1-1-thumb.webp\" alt=\"Thinking outside the box\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-sts-text sts-text-editor has-max-width-md\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content-inner\">\n<p>All right, we know! When the subject \u201chigh school exchange\u201d is being discussed, most people immediately think of going to the US. Living a year in an American family, going to an American school, feeling high school spirit and, with some luck, taking part in a high school prom. Most certainly a wonderful experience but also, well, going with the crowd. And perhaps that is not your thing?<\/p>\n<p>You may be a person choosing your owns paths, selecting your own adventures and ways of life. Perhaps you also already are quite good at English, and want to get fluent in another language. If so, take a look at the <a href=\"\/nl-nl\/high-school\/tripfinder\/\">21 exchange countries<\/a> we offer. Most of them are in Europe, much closer to home than the US. And most of them are possible to reach by train, reducing your environmental impact and making Greta happy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-sts-text sts-text-editor has-max-width-md\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content-inner\">\n<h2>Here are some suggestions<\/h2>\n<ul><li>Do you love skiing and having great outdoors close to your home? Then <strong>Switzerland<\/strong> may be a perfect destination for you. Close to France, Italy, Germany and Austria, and with the Alps in south. Here they speak four languages, but most probably you will be staying in the <strong>German<\/strong> speaking parts.<br\/>Read more about <a href=\"\/nl-nl\/high-school\/bestemmingen\/europa\/zwitserland\/\">Switzerland<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If <strong>French<\/strong> is your idea of a beautiful language, then you should consider spending your high school exchange in <strong>France<\/strong>, perfecting it. This country offers so much, the Riviera to the south, a long Atlantic coast to the west, the Alps in the east and, of course, the capital city of Paris.<br\/>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/high-school\/bestemmingen\/europa\/frankrijk\/\">France<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There are few countries people are as passionate about as <strong>Italy<\/strong>. Just imagine living there for a year, with Italian food, culture, football, caf\u00e9s, while perfecting your <strong>Italian<\/strong>. Also, think of visiting famous cities like Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples. A dream that can come true.<br\/>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/high-school\/bestemmingen\/europa\/italie\/\">Italy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You can of course also make your <strong>English<\/strong> perfect in Europe, in the UK or in <strong>Ireland<\/strong>. Called the \u201cEmerald Isle,\u201d due to the vast greenery throughout the island, and with a fantastic musical heritage. Here you may also learn some Gaelic, the other national language. C\u00e9ad Mile F\u00e1ilte!<br\/>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/high-school\/bestemmingen\/europa\/ierland\/\">Ireland<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our last suggestion is a bit of a dark horse. If we say sauna, a great wildlife and a thousand lakes, you may understand we are referring to <strong>Finland<\/strong>. Here you find the home of Santa Claus, but also a famous education system. The <strong>Finnish<\/strong> language may be a challenge, though.<br\/>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/high-school\/bestemmingen\/europa\/finland\/\">Finland<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>The next step<\/h2>\n<p>Did you get interested? This is how you do proceed:<\/p>\n<ol><li>Read all the info on this site about the destinations that raised your interest<\/li>\n<li>Register for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/high-school\/voorafgaand-aan-jaar-in-het-buitenland\/informatiebijeenkomst\/\">information meeting<\/a>, to get more facts and answers to your questions.<\/li>\n<li>Or, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/over-sts\/neem-contact-op\/\">call us<\/a> at once!<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":14960,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"wpw_news_folders":[],"class_list":["post-11948","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ 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