The GAP Year: Opportunities, International
& Otherwise, for You-Beyond College Graduation
Ever hear of a GAP year? Well, a gap year is a tradition in
which many Europeans engage. Between their high school graduation
and college OR between their college graduation and starting a full time
job, these new graduates spend up to a year pursuing interests, trying
out new things, and following their heart and passions. It is the
GAP year. That year between. Some of the links below could help
you put a GAP year together for yourself.
 Check
out SU student Sara Sutton's paper "The Gap Year" written for a CADR Senior
Seminar.
Exciting,
helpful things to do for a year at home:
.gif) Americorps
Vista
Volunteer
Teach
for America
Inner-City Teacher Corps
The
Choice Program
Green
Corps
Jesuit
Volunteer Corps
Organizations
that specialize in helping you organize a Gap Experience
 Gap-Year.com-great
deals, great ideas
Gap
Year Jobs
Gap
Year World Wide
GapGuru
Finda
Gap.com
RealGap
Experience
Quest Overseas-Gap
year specialists for africa / south america
Xtreme Gap-Sport
& Adventure Company
The
Center for Interim Programs A consulting service that helps young
people find meaningful gap year placements. Since inception in 1980 as the
first organization of its kind in the US, Interim has designed creative gap
year opportunities for over 5,000 young people, built relationships
with organizations worldwide and offer a database of over 5,200 program
opportunities.
Gap
year Experiences OVERSEAS
 Volunteer
Opportunties Abroad-During and After your college years there are many opportunities
for you to help others in a country other than the US. You will find a
variety of needs and varying lengths of time. Check it out!
Ecoteer-a
directory of cheap volunteer opportunities abroad, volunteer work and
volunteer jobs perfect during a gap year in the current recession.
Fontier-Conservation,
education and Exploration. Gap year opportunites.
Job
Opportunities Internationally-Listed are a variety of international job
opportunities. These websites are job-related resources and provide you a
good starting point in your job search.
Kick
Start your International Work Experience-Offers all kinds of work
experience activities in South Africa: Internships, Volunteer
programs, Gap Years, Language School travel.
Internships
Abroad-usually we think of internships as something that happens during
college. However, many organizations and employers will allow a
new/recent college graduate to take the position of an intern. If you
are interested in an internship, ask if this might be the case-it often is.
Season
Worker-Seasonal jobs, courses & gap years
Teaching
English Abroad-It is great if you have training in ESL (English as a
second language), but for many positions a degree in ESL is NOT required.
Want a one year, paid job overseas? This may be the job for you.
Check out the ESL opportunities.
Peace
Corps
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