Links to Information on Gap Year Programs

The programs and schools in this list are meant as a starting point for students interested in researching opportunities for a gap year, and their inclusion here should not be taken in any way as an endorsement or recommendation by the faculty and staff of Darien High School.

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1. African Leadership Academy www.africanleadershipacademy.org
2. Action Without Borders Nonprofit Job and Internship Seekers (Idealist) Nonprofit Internships provides information on non-profit careers and volunteering
3. AFS Intercultural Programs
4. Alliances Abroad  www.alliancesabroad.com -- designs customized programs for individuals and groups who want to learn about other cultures by studying or working abroad
5. American Assoc. of Overseas Study
6. Americorps is the domestic Peace Corps; volunteers are eligible for an education award after one-year’s service
7. Ancient Pathways (Southwest Semester)
8. Appalachian Mountain Club
9. Association for Experiential Education
10. Atlantic Center for the Environment  www.qlf.org
11. Audubon Center of the North Woods
12. Audubon College  www.auduboncollege.com
13. Austra Learn  www.australearn.org
14. Bridge Year
15. British American Educational Foundation
16. Broadcast Internships
17. Brown Ledge Gap Year www.brownledgegapyear.com
18. BU International Programs
19. Blyth Education
20. Casa Xelajú (Guatemala)
21. Castle Rock Institute
22. Center for Interim Programs enables people to pursue structured alternatives to formal education by matching clients' interests with over 3,000 internships, apprenticeships, volunteer positions, and cultural study programs worldwide
23. City Year  www.cityyear.org
24. Class Afloat
25. Cool Works (summer jobs)
26. Council on International Education Exchange
27. Cross Cultural Solutions www.crossculturalsolutions.org is a not-for-profit international volunteer organization that operates volunteer programs in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Russia, Tanzania and Thailand
28. Denmark - Study abroad in Copenhagen in English
29. Disney College Program    www.wdwcollegeprogram.com
30. Dynamy is a not-for-profit educational organization whose mission is to provide innovative experiential learning programs that promote personal and professional discovery
31. Earthnet (The Center for Environmental Citizenship) www.envirocitizen.org
32. Earthwatch Institute promotes sustainable conservation of our natural resources and cultural heritage by putting people in the field where they assist scientists in their field work
33. EF International language Schools
34. EL CASAL - Barcelona, Spain {testimonials}
35. Environmental Jobs & Internships
36. Explorations in Travel
37. Flying Fish
38. Gap Work www.gapwork.com
39. GAP YEAR
40. Gap Year Abroad Programs in Asia
41. Global Experiences (Ecuador)
42. Global Learning Across Boarders
43. Global Quest offers 12-week programs in international settings for high school seniors and graduates
44. Global Routes
45. Global Service Corps
46. Global Vision International  www.gvi.co.uk
47. Global Volunteers  www.globalvolunteers.org -- assists people of diverse cultures to gain a non-tourist perspective
48. Global Volunteer Network www.volunteer.org.nz/ --places people in community projects in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal, and Romania
49. HCareers
50. Hollins Study Abroad
51. i-to-i (Volunteer, work, travel)
52. ICEP - International Cultural Exchange Programs
53. IICD, Institute for International Cooperation & Development, Inc.
54. Institute for Experiential Learning (Washington Internship Institute) www.ielnet.org
55. Institutions offering International Experiential Programs
56. InterExchange  www.interexchange.org
57. International Cultural Adventures
58. Internship Resources
59. Peterson's
60. Internship Resources for College Students
61. Campus Career Center
62. Internships by Company or by Region
63. Internships in Newspapers
64. International Wilderness Leadership School 
65. Italian Language School in Italy
66. Job Trak
67. jobNET for employment resources nationally and internationally
68. K12 Academics 
69. Kenya Student Study Program
70. Kroka Expeditions Semester Program
71. LEAPNow  a source for low-cost internships, volunteer positions, work exchanges, and experiential programs in 129 countries and the U.S.
72. Lisle -- intercultural education and work experience
73. Love One...Love All
74. Magic Carpet Rides  www.magiccarpetrides.com
75. MASA Israel Journey  www.masaisrael.org/masa/english/
76. Mass Audubon Society
77. National Internships
78. National Park Service
79. Nature Consevancy
80. New Horizons Consulting
81. NOLS- National Outdoor Leadership School
82. NYC Employment, Career, & Job Resources
83. One Small Planet Worldwide Travel & Adventures
84. Outward Bound is a leader in wilderness challenge and adventure
85. Outward Bound International
86. Pine Mountain Settlement School
87. Planet Gap Year  www.PlanetGapYear.com
88. Projects Abroad  Project Adventure, Inc. has been a leader in the field of Adventure education since 1971 – www.pa.org/
89. ProWorld Service  www.myproworld.org
90. Public Allies
91. Reel Wisdom Media  www.reelwisdom.com/
92. Resort Intern Connection
93. Rising Star Internships
94. Rotary International www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth
95. Sage Program (Studies Abroad for Global Education)
96. School for Field Studies
97. Saint Andrews Study in Scotland
98. Science & Engineering Summer Research Opportunities
99. Sea-Mester   www.seamester.com/
100. Semester at Sea
101. Service Expeditions (Coast Rica)
102. Sojourns Abroad
103. St. Clare's, Oxford
104. Student Conservation Association Internships and Volunteer Opportunities
105. Sin Fronteras Service Expeditions
106. The Student Conservation Association provides opportunities for high school volunteers, conservation internships, and a year-round leadership program -- www.thesca.org/
107. Student Education Programs
108. Students Partnership Worldwide
109. Study Abroad: Experiental Programs
110. Study Abroad Directory
111. Summer Academy at Cape Town
112. Summer Jobs Search
113. Taking Off   www.takingoff.net/
114. The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel (Job Opportunities)
115. The College Light Opera Company (Falmouth, MA)
116. The International People's College (Denmark)
117. The Partnership for Service-Learning  
118. Thinking Beyond Borders  www.thinkingbeyondborders.org/
119. Time Out Associates  www.whereyouheaded.com/
120. Transitions Abroad
121. Two Worlds United (Student Exchange Destinations)
122. Up With People www.upwithpeople.org/
123. U.S. Department of Agriculture
124. UCI International Opportunities Program
125. Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. is a private non-profit organization that hires young adults to complete conservation and park management projects on public lands in Vermont -- www.vycc.org/
126. Volunteer Match   www.volunteermatch.org
127. Volunteers for Peace offers international volunteer opportunities for young adults
128. Visionaries for International Development DC based nonprofit organization that assists nonprofits and development organizations in Latin America recruit interns, students and post-graduates.
129. Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars Places 1,000 students in D.C. each summer
130. Where There Be Dragons
131. Wilderness Emergency Medicine
132. Woolman Semester www.woolman.org/index.html
133. Work and Volunteer www.workandvolunteer.com
134. World Challenge Expeditions
135. World Learning
136. World Ocean School
137. World Wide Language Study
138. Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms  www.WWOOF.org
139. YMCA Europe (Volunteers for Europe)
140. Youth International   www.youthinternational.org
141. Youth for Understanding International Exchange