• Wake Forest University in North Carolina

• Mount Tabor High School in North Carolina

• Reynold's High School in North Carolina

• Salem Academy in North Carolina

• Westchester Academy in North Carolina

In 2001, The Ritcher Scholarship Award was granted to two students from wake Forest University to participate in this program :

Michelle Bennett, one of the Ritchter Scholarship Recipients, wrote:

“ I have recently returned from the most amazing experience of my professional life, a three-week study in Argentina funded by the Ritchter Scholarship Award. I observed teaching methodologies for English instruction at two renowned bilingual schools, Bede's Grammar School in Buenos Aires and Northern Hills in Mar del Plata. From this experience I witnessed the importance of K-12 articulated language development program and the impact of teaching language in increments such as contextualized grammar and vocabulary that are based on authentic communication including short stories and poems. 
The English proficiency is astonishing due to the approach used from level to level over time, and I realized from this experience ways in which I can change my approach to help my students reach a higher level of proficiency in Spanish.
Additionally, my immersion into another culture through my stay with an Argentine family introduced me to a myriad cultural aspects such as the importance of family. In conclusion, my recent trip to Argentina enriched my perspective of another culture, raised my awareness for immersion teaching approaches, and aided in greatly augmenting my Spanish proficiency.”