Company Profile

American Learning Inc. is a Boston-based, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing young people together from different countries and helping them learn about each others' respective cultures in a fun and interesting environment. We organize student exchange programs and summer actvities on international culture throughout the northeastern USA. American Learning was founded in 1988 by Steven Shapiro.

Visiting students are placed with host families while taking English classes and participating in afternoon activities together with their host students. By spending a few weeks with a host family, visiting students really gain great confidence in their English skills and learn a great deal about the American lifestyle. In return, their host family learns a great deal about a foreign culture and the host student is able to attend a cultural summer program to learn even more. Our current program includes Explore Japan.

Each program is designed to give both the visiting and host students maximum exposure to each other and to experience life in America together. Special emphasis is placed on helping the students use skills learned in the experience to communicate with each other on a daily basis. The afternoon activities consist of fun group events, games, visiting cultural sites and museums and participating in volunteer work together.

American Learning, Inc. takes great pride in arranging programs where the students get the maximum amount of learning in a safe, well-organized environment. Parents should feel confident that their children are receiving the best treatment during this unique experience.

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Interested in joining our staff?

American Learning is always looking for energetic, self-motivated people who are interested in international cultural exchange. We have a number of positions available to join our staff. If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact us using our form.

Explore Japan teacher -- for those people with extensive knowledge of Japanese culture and language. Explore Japan teachers work in the mornings (9 am - 12 noon) to help teach the host students about Japanese language, arts and crafts and other facets of Japanese culture.

Explore Asia teacher -- for those people with extensive knowledge of Chinese culture and language. Explore Asia teachers work in the mornings (9 am - 12 noon) to help teach the host students about help teach students about Chinese language and Chinese culture.

English as a Second Language teacher -- ESL teachers teach the visiting students English. ESL teaching certificate required.

Afternoon Activity Coordinator -- Afternoon Activity Coordinators are in charge of arranging all afternoon field trips and acting as chaperone for each excursion. They will be working with a staff of chaperones to ensure all students have a great experience together on the trips.

Host Family recruiter -- Host family recruiters look for families in their community who are interested in hosting an exchange student for a short term (2-3 weeks). They are trained also to provide the screening interview for each family and how to promote our programs in their local community.