If you are interested in a gap year or semester centered in the Caribbean, we list programs that encourage travel or volunteerism in countries such as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas or Costa Rica. Some gap programs last a month or semester, others an entire academic year. You can sail aboard a schooner, travel in remote areas, brush up on a foreign language, work on environmental issues, or learn to support indigenous communities, all while enjoying the beauty and culture of the Caribbean.
EF Gap Semester is perfect for students who want to explore several countries, learn a language, volunteer, engage in cultural exchange, intern abroad, and develop leadership skills. Programs are accredited so students can earn college credit...(more)
We connect deeply with our global communities and travel with purpose and intention. Our students redefine what it means to embark on a meaningful gap year abroad. Learn a new language, live with a host family, and participate in a volunteer project—all while earning college credit—on a gap year or three-month semester around the world...(more)
The GAP Year at SOAR is designed for young adults with ADHD and LD (learning disabilities) and specializes in a unique combination of independence, adventure, and life skills instruction for young adults between the ages of 18 and 24...(more)
Experience the world and discover your passions with EF Gap Year. Visit 10+ countries, improve your language skills, make an impact, and intern abroad. Build real-world skills, make lifelong memories, and return home a better you. For ages 18-22...(more)
The Leap is offering plenty of exciting gap year opportunities all around the world!..(more)
Pacific Discovery is a global leader in experiential education, offering transformative gap year and summer programs abroad since 2001. Programs are overland journeys combining authentic immersion, meaningful service, wilderness adventure. Students leave with a deepened sense of their identity, passion, and purpose...(more)
We offer unique educational adventures where our students live full-time aboard our vessels while spending a semester of their gap year sailing from island to island, country to country, or continent to continent in any number of global locations...(more)
THE ULTIMATE STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE Invest in your dreams. Achieve fluency, see the world, expand your international network – and launch your global future. Study for 6, 9 or 11 months and start in April, June, September or January. ..(more)
ARCC Programs has offered programs for students since 1983. ARCC Gap Semesters are an academic semester with a defined curriculum and leadership development component. Program Locations: Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, Oceania, Europe, United States. ..(more)
Pathfinder Costa Rica is a unique international experience intended to create sustainable lifestyles and growth opportunities. Using the Path-Finding guidance model, we combine your self-exploration with adventure, cultural immersion, Spanish immersion, education, and community service. Your unique experience is designed to awaken and inspire as you get ready to tackle the next phase of your life...(more)
Pathfinder Costa Rica uses a three-prong approach to differentiate from the average study abroad program. The Path-Finding Guidance Model, "Sustainable Lifestyles: 9 dimensions of healthy living" course and the Arenal Volcano Excursion have been designed to create space for self-care, self-exploration, and self-discovery. These three features work in tandem to create a study abroad experience with intention...(more)
Taking an EF Gap Year Program is not an alternative to college; it’s about preparing yourself to make the most of college—and, in many ways, the rest of your life. Our innovative experiential learning model helps students discover their goals while equipping them with the confidence and skills to get there...(more)
Whether you’ve just finished high school, are taking a break from the college classroom, or want a different challenge before launching your career – we have the perfect option for you. The Hurricane Island Outward Bound School’s Gap Year & Semester Programs provide opportunities to acquire new skills in some of the most beautiful areas of the world...(more)
If you are looking to differentiate your resume, earn essential skills that employers value, and grow your professional network -- all from the comfort of home! -- then the API Virtual Global Internship program is for you!..(more)
Join us on an epic gap year program through Costa Rica to spot spider monkeys in the rainforests, surf the waves and relax on the tropical beaches!..(more)
API Abroad provides comprehensive gap year abroad programs for recent high school graduates. Our language and cultural immersion programs and international internship programs provide students with opportunities to learn and develop global skills in an exciting, enriching, and safe setting. ..(more)
Study abroad, learn Spanish, and make new friends from around the world. On EF Language Year Abroad in Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica allows you to spend a semester or year in one of the world's top eco-tourism destinations. The campus is in a former resort and has its own private pool. Earn transferrable college credit. ..(more)
Pizarts Dance Gap Year is like no other program. As creatives, independent contractors, curators we strive to facilitate a space where the curious can come find their voice, explore their passions, search for what matters most to them in this current moment in life. We are artists mentors who have worked for decades in the industry and we have learned one thing. Each path is unique like the person you are and with our approach we teach you about film, how to tell your story and thrive...(more)
Our Gap Year & Semester courses are far from the traditional study abroad program or travel experience. These courses are the perfect opportunity to get away and spend time for yourself, learn about the world around you, gain leadership and outdoor skills, and push the limits to discover your capabilities and passions...(more)
The Discover Costa Rica program is a dynamic experience filled with adventure, immersion, and conservation efforts. ..(more)
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