Health & Safety on Your Gap Year by Megan Lee Amidst all your day dreamings for the amazing adventures you are going to have on your gap year (picture it: breakfast picnicking in front of Angkor Wat at sunrise, making a tangible difference in a small Tanzanian community, tracking wombats and other wild animals in the Outback…) it is easy to skim over preparing your mind and heart for potential disaster, or serious safety issue. But let’s be real. Being proactive in ensuring your safety is a great path toward success. Here are a few tips to ensure your gap…
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Tips for Choosing Where to Go & What to do on Your Gap Year by Megan Lee Alright, you’ve decided to jump a leap of gap year faith and take a break between high school and college whatever comes next in life. But now that you’re feeling uber-confident in your decision and have gotten Mom and Dad (and maybe even Grandma, if you’re lucky) to support it, two important questions remain: Where are you going to go? -and- What are you going to do once you get there? With some 200 countries to choose from and infinite possibilities of changemaking…
Navigating College & Your Gap Year by GYA Admin The college admissions process is challenging enough, but should be seen as a necessary step in the evolution of your Gap Year. On average, 90% of gap year alum make their way back to university within a year. The good news is that once you hit college, Gap Year alum also perform better in school and engage more in local campus activities. So, that being said, know that you’ll be bringing good value to whatever university you should choose to enroll in.In almost all cases, your best bet is to: Apply to…
How to Raise Money for Your Gap Year by Megan Lee By: Jamie Shaw from www.2moveabroad.com Raising money for a Gap Year is achievable for anyone willing to put in a little bit of time and effort out of their already busy school schedule. With proper planning and the right kind of help anyone can afford a Gap Year or have it paid for by their fund raising activities. The key is finding all the available resources you have at your disposal to reduce your travel cost and other out of pocket expenses. Let’s take a look at all the…
Self-Assessment Tool for Diversity, Inclusion, & Access 2019 by Elizabeth Bezark What is the DEIA Self-Assessment Tool? Over the course of two years, the Gap Year Association’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) Committee developed a comprehensive Self-Assessment Tool to encourage Gap Year Provider members of GYA to reflect and improve on their DEIA practices in seven key areas. Participating in the self-assessment will deepen Gap Year Providers’ already-existing commitment to leadership within and evolution of the Gap Year Movement through increasing DEIA practices. Read on to see what it’s all about. How does it work? The guided assessment provides…