Details
- Listing Type: Gap Year Programs
- Program Delivery: Residential
- Destinations: Canada, Chile, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Tanzania, Guatemala
- Credit Awarded: College
- Program Length: Semester
- Start Month: August
- Category: Academic
- Selective: No
- Gender: Coed
- Ages: 18, 19+, 19
- Housing: Dorm, Other
- Financial Aid: Grants/Scholarships, Loans, Payment Terms, Work Study
Testimonials(3)
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The experiences I had during my gap semester will stay with me forever. I'm now more educated about world issues and more motivated to do my part to make the world a better place. My personal philosophies and ideals will be forever influenced by my time in the inaugural St. Norbert Gap Program. I would certainly recommend a gap year to anyone who feels they aren't quite ready to go right to college or anyone who doesn't think they know themselves well enough. My gap experience really helped me mature, and more importantly, it has helped me figure out who I am and given me an idea of what I want to make of my life.
- Erick - April 15, 2015 -
Throughout my gap year experience, I learned the importance of having awareness of yourself and the world around you. Sometimes we get so absorbed in the craziness of our everyday lives that we forget to stop and admire the beauty surrounding us - something I experienced while backpacking in Northern Minnesota, sea kayaking in Lake Superior and rafting on the Upper San Juan River in Utah. Also, it is easy to feel disconnected from issues such as poverty and homelessness if it is not something we see everyday. Spending a week at the Brother David Drast Center in Chicago helped me see those issues in real life instead of just reading about them, which made me realize how real social injustice and urban poverty are, not just a problem far away.
- Peyton - April 1, 2015 -
I learned so much during my gap semester! I learned how to be an effective leader and about small-group dynamics in a wilderness leadership course. We also learned practical skills like how to tie various knots and how to navigate using a map and compass. As we traveled around the United States, we worked through an English class focused on American myths that define our culture - we read, held academic group discussions, and wrote and uploaded essays to be graded by our professor back at St. Norbert. In St. Lucia, we learned about colonialism and its effect on the Caribbean region. My time in Chicago learning about urban poverty was the most memorable experience. It was so emotionally wrenching and although I knew about the serious problems connected to urban poverty, I had never seen them firsthand.
- Erick - March 31, 2015