Enhance Your Well-Being in Miami
Explore Miami Beach, Wynwood, Key West or the Everglades while discovering how travel, mindfulness and photography can support your well-being.
MIAMI WELLNESS TRAVEL
Explore. Recharge. Reconnect.
Your au pair year is about caring for others. This experience gives you time to recharge, explore, connect with new friends and create memories of your own.
Discover how travel, mindfulness and photography can help you slow down, become more present and support your overall well-being — all while experiencing the energy, culture and tropical atmosphere of Miami.
Complete all 6 credits with one Miami experience.
WHAT YOUR TUITION COVERS
What Your $799 Tuition Covers
Your tuition includes the experiences that make the Miami experience memorable — plus everything you need to complete all 6 credits.
Accommodations at the highly rated Hotel Rendale Miami Beach for Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights, with your own bunk bed in a four-person room.
Meet your group and begin the Miami experience together
Choose one unforgettable full-day adventure
Explore Miami’s celebrated outdoor street-art museum
Begin the final day with beach yoga
Public transit as needed while you’re with your teacher
Registration, materials and activity fees
Airfare and meals other than those listed are not included. See host-family contribution information ↓
Course Schedule
In-person November 14–17, 2026. All times are Eastern time.
Self-Paced Online
Your journey begins with a flexible, self-paced online module available starting in September. Complete the activities and shared assignments at your own pace, whenever they fit your schedule.
Complete the online portion before your trip so you’ll have more free time to enjoy Miami!
Know Before You Go — Zoom
Meet your teacher and classmates, review the weekend plan and get answers to your travel and course questions.
Welcome to Miami Beach
Meet your group in South Beach, begin the course together and enjoy the included welcome dinner.
Wynwood Walls + Miami
Experience Wynwood Walls and explore Miami through mindful photography and shared wellness activities.
Choose Your Miami Adventure
Choose an included full-day experience in the Everglades or Key West.
Yoga, Gardens + Course Wrap-Up
Begin with beach yoga, weather permitting, visit the Miami Beach Botanical Garden and reflect on your experience.
“The course gave everyone a way to make the experience their own, so I appreciated having the freedom to choose what I needed.”
“What I liked most was not having to worry about all the planning and being able to enjoy an amazing experience without stress.”
Tuition Details
Use Your Host Family Education Contribution
- Most au pairs receive up to $500 from their host families to use toward their education requirement.
- Many students choose to apply this contribution toward this course.
Accommodations Included
The tuition price includes accommodations at the highly rated Hotel Rendale Miami Beach for the nights of Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, November 14-16. Each student will have their own bunk bed in a room shared with three other students. The room’s occupants may be of mixed gender, with both female and male au pairs.
The tuition price does not include the following:
- airfare to/from Miami
- meals, other than those listed
Earn Your Towson University Certificate
Once you successfully complete the course, you’ll earn 6 credits / 72 credit hours.
Your Certificate of Completion will be issued by Towson University, an accredited post-secondary institution, typically within 10 days after all course requirements have been completed.
You’ll have up to three weeks after the course to complete and submit your post-course assignment. You don’t need to wait the full three weeks — the sooner you submit it, the sooner we can begin processing your certificate.
Cancellation & Transfer Policies
We understand that plans sometimes change. Your refund, course-credit or transfer options depend on how far in advance you make the change.
If You Cancel
If You Cancel Your Course Enrollment
- 22 or more days before the first class: Full refund.
- 21–11 days before the first class: Full refund less a $50 cancellation fee.
- 10–6 days before the first class: No refund. Instead, you’ll receive a Learning Across America course credit equal to the tuition paid, less a $75 cancellation fee. The credit is valid for one year from the date of issue and is transferable.
- 5 or fewer days before the first class: No refund or course credit is available.
Transfers
Transfer Your Place to Another Au Pair
If you need to cancel, you may transfer your enrollment in the same course to another au pair at no charge, provided Learning Across America receives notice at least 3 days before the course begins.
Move Your Enrollment to Another Learning Across America Course
- 22 or more days before your original course: No transfer fee.
- 21–11 days before your original course: $25 transfer fee.
- 10–6 days before your original course: $50 transfer fee.
- 5 or fewer days before your original course: Transfers are not permitted.
How to Cancel
Email Learning Across America directly from the email address of the enrolled student. Please use “Attention: Cancellation of Course” as the subject line.
