International Work Experience & Educational Visit Consultancy for Schools
With over 17 years of experience leading and assisting educational trips to Spain, France, Bulgaria and Germany, API Horizons supports schools seeking to develop or enhance their international provision.
API Horizons provides independent educational consultancy rather than a fixed off-the-shelf trip package.
With a focus on work experience and linguistic and cultural immersion abroad, API Horizons offers schools an approach to organising educational visits that ensures that:
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staff feel confident when setting up and running a trip
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students grow in confidence when abroad, using their language in authentic settings alongside peers and adults
API Horizons helps schools answer three key questions:
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What experience do we want pupils to have?
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How can we deliver it safely?
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How can we keep the overall cost accessible enough to achieve viable participation?
Why international work experience and immersion?
✓ Real workplaces
✓ Real language use
✓ Real cultural immersion
✓ Real employability skills
✓ Real international connections
API Horizons provides consultancy across three key areas
Educational & Operational Planning
Programme design, educational objectives, documentation, parent communication and evaluation.
Quality Assurance
Provider processes, documentation, safeguarding considerations, school policies and best practice.
Work Placement Preparation
Preparing pupils for professional environments, realistic expectations, workplace safeguarding, intercultural awareness, employability, confidence and independence.
During his work experience placement, Alex worked in a local souvenir shop, using Spanish with colleagues and customers while learning about its products and day-to-day operations.