It is administered by World Learning, a non-profit, international development and education organization based in Brattleboro, Vermont, in the United States.

Under his guidance, a group of 23 students sailed for eight days across the Atlantic with the mission of fostering peace through understanding, communication, and cooperation by living in close quarters with French and German boys and hiking in the Swiss Alps.

Experiment assisted after World War II when they lead teaching voyages on a series of decommissioned warships with the members of the Student Council on Travel.

After 85 years and more than 70,000 participants, The Experiment remains a leader in the field of international cross-cultural education for high school students.

As part of the application process, students must submit a letter (in either English, Spanish, or French, depending on the location of the program) to a prospective host family.