TeenLife Blog

Everything You Need to Know About a Gap Year

Posted March 4, 2014, 2:23 pm by TeenLife Blogger

What is a gap year? In its most basic form a gap year is a year taken off from traditional schooling between high school graduation and the beginning of freshman...

The Value of Experiential Learning

Posted February 27, 2014, 2:19 pm by Customer Service

The teenage years are characterized by curiosity, development, and experimentation. Traditionally, high school classes and extracurricular activities help foster these traits and aid teenage success inside the classroom and out....

The Gap Year Advantage

Posted February 24, 2014, 4:00 pm by Karl Haigler

Taking a gap year is a growing trend in the United States. Although there is no formal data on how many young people are taking a structured break before or...

Help Young People to Inspire Change in 2014

Posted February 13, 2014, 6:19 pm by TeenLife Blogger

The New Year is a chance to look ahead and resolve to do better in the future. At Raleigh International we will be focusing on the potential of young people...

Next Steps in Gap Year Assessment

Posted January 23, 2014, 7:33 pm by Main Contact

We’re proud of the impact of our gap year programs on the lives of our students. Why does this matter? Our theory of change states that if TBB programs help...

Gap Year Programs Develop Powerful Learners

Posted January 21, 2014, 5:26 pm by TeenLife

Our third major area of impact is in developing the learning capacity of TBB students. This growth is not about changing the volume students can learn. Rather, it’s about shaping...