Explains gap years as opportunities for learning differently with internships, community service, and travel, emphasizing intentional planning (Tivnu, 9/30/2025). Click here.
Includes data from Gap Year Solutions on the number of students taking gap years. NY Post, 7/30/2025. Click here.
Abby Falik on the benefits of taking a break from traditional education. On the How To! podcast (5/28/2024). Click here. Transcript here.
by Katherine Stievater After the fall semester, I spend time with our students downloading their learnings, and making sure their spring plan is in good shape. I was surprised (and
I know I’m going to spend my life on a laptop. So I volunteered on a farm before college, to get my hands dirty. (One person’s story about WWOOFing.) The
By Rae Nelson, Catholic Schools Guide (Australia), January 30, 2024. Click here for article
Indeed.com shares ideas for Gap Year experiences. 3/16/2023. Click here.
Gap Year students, like teens in general, are a study in contrasts. They want more independence, but still need structure. They want less supervision, but still benefit from having some
Jonathan Kyed is 21 years old and on his second Gap Year. He’s also from Denmark, where a remarkable 80% of students take a Gap Year after high school.
I have also come to appreciate the many benefits of Gap Years. Over time, I learned so much about the benefits from the stories of students, including my own. These are verbatim, taken directly from their post-Gap Year surveys.
