Colorado averages hosting 30-40 students per year. Colorado offers skiing, snowboarding, hiking, cycling and many other outdoor activities. While Colorado gets snow in the winters, we also average 320 days of sunshine each year. Colorado offers hiking and walking trails all throughout the state. We have the Rocky Mountains, Pikes Peak, many hot springs, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. Horseback riding is a favorite past time for many as well. Colorado also offers many professional sporting teams. We have the Denver Broncos football team, the Rockies baseball team, the Colorado Avalanche Ice Hockey team as well as the Colorado Rapids major league soccer team. Colorado Springs is also home to the U.S. Olympic Training Center. In Denver, we have a symphony hall and art museums. Colorado is a beautiful and magical state to live in. We have many fun events planned for our 2018-2019 students coming in the fall. We have our annual camping trip, our annual Winter Park trip to the mountains to snowboard and ice skate, we will be feeding the homeless, having a cultural dinner and game night, we will go to the Cripple Creek Ice Sculpture Festival, we will go hiking at the famous Garden of the Gods, attend the annual hot air balloon festival, go to the Zoo and of course have fun at our annual Halloween and Christmas parties.
Few host families welcoming their exchange students at the Colorado Springs Airport.
Host family welcome their student Biatong from Thialand at the airport.
Martel Host family picking up June from airport. He just arrived from South Korea.
Alvaro from Spain enjoying hiking and the beauty of Colorado’s mountains!
June from South Korea and his host family fishing at one of the many lakes in Colorado.
Danielle from Brazil enjoying feeding the giraffe at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo near Colorado Springs, CO.
Danielle from Brazil enjoying the Colorado Aquarium Danielle from Brazil enjoying exploring the Painted Mines in with her host family. Colorado with her host family.
Alvaro from Spain and his host bother Kaden on a hike in the beautiful Colorado mountains.
Danielle from Brazil and her host family exploring and hiking in Colorado.
Alvaro from Spain and Sarp from Turkey enjoying the balloon festival in Colorado Springs.
Exchange student group bowling outing for fun!
Sarp from Turkey, Bam from Thailand, Alvaro from Spain, Roberto from Mexico, and Kaden from Colorado enjoying the rock formations at Garden of Gods, Colorado Springs.
Baitong, Bam and Fang from Thailand enjoying the beauty of Garden of the Gods in Colorado
Alvaro from Spain enjoying walking on a frozen lake in Colorado. Winter fun!
Rocio and Alvaro from Spain; Baitong, Bam & Fang from Thailand and Roberto from Mexico enjoy outside ice skating in Colorado Springs downtown area.
Bam and Bam from Thailand enjoying shopping down town Colorado Springs.
Group event attending the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs.
Entrance to Pikes Peak National Park. Elevation at top is 14,114 feet
Alvaro from Spain and his host brother at the Seven Falls park in Colorado Springs.
Colorado schools love school spirit. Our schools offer sports such as swim teams, dive teams, soccer, baseball, football, volleyball, lacrosse, ice hockey, tennis, cheerleading and track and field.
Statements from a few current students in Colorado:
I wasn't sure what to expect coming to Colorado but I am so happy I did. I have been able to see so many amazing places and every day I get to see beautiful views of the mountains. Everyone is so nice and friendly here. My school is so much fun. I go to school sporting games with my friends and we have a big cheering section. The school spirit has been my favorite thing and I will miss it so much. My host family and friends are great too. I will miss Colorado and everyone here.Nicole (Westminster, CO)
I LOVE Colorado. There is always something to do here. We go and explore almost every weekend and there is still so much I haven't seen yet. School is so much fun and easier than I thought it would be. The teachers are nice and help us exchange students. I have played football and now rugby. My family loves to cycle all over Colorado's trails and I think it is the best way to see the state. If I knew what I know now, I would have requested to come to Colorado. It really is a secret that everyone should know. Matthias (Denver, CO)
Cheyenne Mountain High School Sits on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, CO.
www.cmhs.cmsd12.org
East High School Downtown Denver, CO.
www.east.dpsk12.org
Falcon High School Is located in Falcon, CO just 10 miles from Colorado Springs, CO. www.d49.org/fhs
Golden High School Is located in Golden, CO at the foot of the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
www.golden.jeffcopublicschools.org
Palmer Ridge High School Located in Monument, CO. Monument sits on the Palmer Divide and is the snow belt.
www.lewispalmer.org/prhs
Vista Ridge High School Colorado Springs, CO.
www.d49.org/vistaridge