Experimenters
"The United States is truly an incredible mosaic of people from around the world. In my group, everybody was so different. My group experience was an integral part of what made our Experiment so successful and enjoyable."
-Katrina Schmitz, Experimenter to France
Quick Facts About 2009 Experiment Groups
- 800 Experimenters traveled to 28 countries worldwide.
- Experimenters came from 40 US states.
- Experimenters came from 23 countries around the world: Argentina, Austria, Bermuda, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, Romania, Slovak Republic, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
- Experimenters attended a wide range of both public and private schools.
- Groups ranged in size from 7 to 18 students per group.
- The average Experiment group had 11 students.
- Experimenters spoke Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Setswana, Gaelic, Creole, American Sign Language, Navajo, Korean, Thai, Twi, Turkish, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Polish, Swahili, Hungarian, Flemish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Hebrew, Arabic, Berber, Afrikan, Xhosa, Mongolian, Navajo, Maori, Czech, and Hindi during the summer.
- Experimenters played more than 25 different sports, played more than 14 types of musical instruments, and were involved in over 250 student clubs and activities.
- Experimenters and EIL group leaders contributed more than 11,000 hours of community service.
