If life out there is an adventure
get ready to deal with it
intercultural training
by andrea sebben
for exchange, college,
& courses abroad
Packing to board?
Are you going to do high school, au-pair, university or a course abroad?
It would be very good to have a "recipe" ready on how to adapt quickly and be successful in this endeavor, right? But it's not quite like that. We don't have ready-made recipes, but our ingredients are fantastic
so that you can create your own recipe

treinamento intercultural para
UNIVERSIDADE
Fazer faculdade lá fora é sensacional e o nível de desafio e de complexidade também. Não fique á deriva perdendo tanto tempo em adaptar-se, nós estamos aqui para encurtar o caminho entre seus obstáculos e suas conquistas.
CURSO DE IDIOMAS
para teenagers
Sabemos que não faz diferença se você tem entre 13 e 17 anos e está indo morar fora por 1 semana ou 1 mês.
Sua adaptação não pode esperar e seu programa tem que ser aproveitado ao máximo. Saia preparado você & seus pais para essa primeira aventura separados,
antes mesmo do embarque.
CURSO DE IDIOMAS
para executivos
Se você vai fazer um curso de idiomas no exterior para dar um upgrade em sua carreira aproveite e desenvolva novas competências antes mesmo do embarque. O mercado vai valorizá-lo ainda mais porque Competência Intercultural é a bola da vez.
intercultural training for
UNIVERSITY
Going to college abroad is sensational and so is the level of challenge and complexity too. Don't be adrift wasting so much time adapting, we are here to shorten the path between your obstacles and your achievements.
LANGUAGES COURSE
for teenagers
We know that it makes no difference if you are either 13 and 17 years old and are going to live abroad for 1 week or 1 month.
Your adaptation cannot wait and your program has to be made the most of. Get ready you & your parents for that first separate adventure,
even before boarding.
LANGUAGES COURSE
for executives
If you are going to take a language course abroad to upgrade your career, enjoy and develop new skills even before boarding. The market will appreciate it even more because Intercultural Competence is the ball of the day.
AU-PAIR
Being an Au-pair is a fantastic experience where you need to adapt quickly to a new family, child care and the culture of a new country. Everything together will test your maturity to the fullest. We prepare you for all of this - and more!
LANGUAGES COURSE
for families
Living abroad with the whole family is spectacular and everyone will have different challenges ahead, by age group, interests and motivation for the experience. Our work will take your experience to another level, giving you many conditions to understand the before, during and after this migration.
PAID WORK
If starting a new job at home is challenging, then what if you're abroad? Multiply uncertainties and joys! With our intercultural preparation your experience abroad will be seen in a much more enriching way.
HIGH SCHOOL
Changing schools is already stressful, now changing schools, cities, homes, families & friends is much more. And much cooler and more enriching than you think too !!!
You and your parents will be much more relaxed and confident after meeting us.
VOLUNTEER WORK
The intercultural exchange of volunteer work is extremely significant. Do not board without meeting us first and you will have a different look on this adventure.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS
Intercultural competence is the art of the encounter. So both the one who goes and the one who receives must be prepared for this. Count on us to bring a responsible, altruistic and intelligent look to both - and your program will never be the same - neither your customers nor your organization.
& we also have
WARNING !!!
EXCHANGE AGENCIES cannot be left out
Intercultural Training provides the following benefits:
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Low number of early returns
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Low replacement cost (family, school, work)
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Improved exchange student performance
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High productivity / use during stay
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Greater adjustment and adaptability
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Increased host satisfaction
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Less problems between organization and Brazilian agencies
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Lower rate of problems between exchange students and family members in Brazil
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Low incidents that could harm the company or the local partner
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Significant improvement in the relationship between agency and client
(inspired by SIETAR - Society for Intercultural Education, Training & Research)

PROGRAM
We are a family owned and operated business.
Theory of Migratory Polygon®
The characters involved and their feelings
The basic characteristics of the migratory experience
Cultural shock: a concept beyond obsolete
Adaptation theories: interpersonal and intercultural variables
Parents adapting their children and vice versa
Sticking the bubble to enter: I have no friends, now what?
Relationship with the agency: ambivalent, demanding, moving
Country of origin x Country of destination - how people behave
Mental schema: culture is not what is outside, it is what is inside
Migration as changing yourself
More bridges, fewer barriers: the essence of cultural exchange
Risk and success factors in the Exchange
What if I want to go back?
Or, if you don't want to go back?
Host families, roomates and all these strange people: who are they?
Local coordinator, Principal, Counselor, Coach and the ombudsman class
A new country, this unknown friend
Distance communication between parents and children
Preparing to board the children
Preparing to leave the parents
The boyfriend (a) who stays - or goes in the suitcase?