Semesters are around 3-4 months long and happen three times a year on a Spring, Summer, and Fall timeline (it looks pretty similar to a semester at school). We won’t know the exact departure and return dates of your semester until it gets closer, but we have the general time frame listed below.

Each group/country has an individual departure and return date that works best for the local school that we work with. So for example with the Spring semester, you might depart early January or late February, just depending on which school you’re assigned to.

Spring
Most countries: January – end of April/early May
Some countries: We have some countries that offer unique departure/return dates in the Spring, including some that extend later than the typical Spring dates. Thailand and Bulgaria have 2 trips during the Spring, one a bit earlier in the semester (around early Jan-early April) and one that’s later (end of March-end of June/early July).

Summer
Mid-April/early May – mid-August

Fall
Late August/early September to December (Yes, you’ll be home for Christmas!). Again, Thailand is bit unique with an earlier group (early August-end of October) and a later group (end of September-just before Christmas).