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	Gap year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term gap year (also known as "year out", "deferring", "Overseas Experience") is a prolonged period (often, but not always, a year) between a student's completion of secondary school and matriculation in college or university, or also between college and graduate school or a profession.
		It is generally a practice undertaken by young people from anglophone nations with a great proportion of gap year students from one country effectively swapping with gap year students from another.
		Gap years, which became prevalent in the 1990s, could be considered a modern equivalent of the Grand Tour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gap_year (612 words)

	Gap year travel - Wikitravel
		A gap year is an extended break that some people take at a life transition, such as between studies, between study and work, or between careers.
		If your gap year is going to involve several stops in several different countries and continents, you should look into the many budget tickets designed for long term travel Gap year travellers are often referred to as a Backpacker and will often receive discounted travel.
		Gap year travelers who are under 30 should look into visa arrangements where you can go to a country for a certain period of time, often 12 months and sometimes up to 24, and work intermittently.
	wikitravel.org /en/Gap_year (1031 words)

	Gap Year Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Madventurer gap year programmes provide people taking time-out over their summer a variety of fantastic volunteer and adventure travel opportunities.
		Gap year Madventurer's depart to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Peru, Tonga, Fiji, India, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
		Madventurer is one of the most exciting gap year companies and can provide you with a huge array of gap year activities.
	www.madventurer.com /gap_year/gap_year.htm (256 words)

	Gap Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The year of the Volunteer is drawing to its close and all the evidence is that it's been a real success - tapping into a mood and a need in society to give something back.
		The gap year goes from strength to strength, but what once represented a chance for students to relax between the pressure of A-levels and the challenges of university life is becoming less a breathing space than an opportunity to gain more skills and even qualifications.
		A gap year is to the middle-class teenager a bit like what the Grand Tour was to a young aristocrat in the 18th century.
	education.independent.co.uk /gap_year/index.jsp?service=rss (1973 words)

	Year Out Group - gap year, cultural exchange, voluntary work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		GAP volunteers work alongside staff in such areas as foreign language assistants, assisting with general activities in schools, caring for the disadvantaged, outdoor education and conservation work.
		Tante Marie’s gap year courses are extremely popular with students wishing to acquire the necessary cookery skills to secure them temporary employment in the ski and travel industries during their gap year and beyond.
		The Year in Industry is a tried and tested way of enabling high calibre students to work in industry during a gap year.
	www.yearoutgroup.org /organisations.htm (3257 words)

	GAP Year Index
		A Gap year is a year’s break from studies normally interspersed between the end of Y13 and the first year of Higher Education i.e.
		A gap year, or year off, is increasingly popular among sixth formers who want a break from the pressures of A-levels.
		A gap year adds to the length of an already long higher education and training route – for this reason it is not attractive to some students of medicine, dentistry, architecture, veterinary science and law, for example, although many students in these subjects have benefited from a year out.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/square/fk26/gap/index.htm (2386 words)

	Find a Gap and Make the Most of Your Gap Year
		Ceri- Jane from findagap.com com told me “A gap year is traditionally taken between school and university by students who want to see the world and broaden their horizons before completing their education.
		Although gap years were originally taken by students of 18 or 19, more people are deciding to travel during or after university and there is a new breed of ‘grown up gappers’ who decide to take time off from their careers to go and travel the world”.
		The term gap year suggests that young people need to be away for a whole year but this is not the case.
	www.escapeartist.com /OREQ13/Findagap.html (866 words)

	Year Out Group - gap year, cultural exchange, voluntary work
		This website is packed with information and guidance on taking a gap year or career break for young people and their parents and advisers.
		Year Out Group is a not for profit organisation that is an association of UK registered organisations that specialise in this field.
		It was formed in 1998 to promote the concept and benefits of well-structured year out programmes, to promote models of good practice and to help young people and their advisers in selecting suitable and worthwhile projects.
	www.yearoutgroup.org (361 words)

	Aimhigher: gap year (2005)
		A gap year can be an interesting and challenging time which can provide the opportunity to gain new skills while making new friends.
		The Year Out Group website offers a range of information and advice for students taking a gap year and nd the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have established a new website called Go Gap Year to give information about travel.
		If you took a year out and plan to start university in 2005/06 then you should contact your Local Education Authority or LEA straight way if you have not already done so to secure any financial support you are entitled to.
	www.aimhigher.ac.uk /student_finance/2005/gap_year__2005_.cfm (268 words)

	Gap Year Abroad: Learn-Travel-Volunteer-Work
		A Gap Year Abroad provides a break from the day-to-day and the normal routines of life.
		A Gap Year Abroad is unique in that, unlike a week-long vacation, it may only happen once in a lifetime and can last from a few weeks or months up to an entire year or more.
		Those who participate in a Gap Year Abroad differ in age, culture, profession and time of life.
	www.gapyearabroad.ca (192 words)

	Go Gap. The Gap Year Journal
		Our 7 years at Bay House (5 years at school and 2 years at the sixth form) were coming to an end.
		But let me make it clear, the Year In Industry is one of the best organisations for gap year students.
		The idea of a gap year appealed, but not work, I'll have plenty of time to do that in the future.
	www.gogap.com /thegapyear/journal/prologue1.html (507 words)

	Gap Year Guide: Work, Placements abroad FAQs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As we have several gap year program start options you should always be able to find one fairly close to the departure you are seeking.
		Due to this, we have developed our gap year programs in a way in which each individual participant can take as little or as much of the support available to them as they like.
		All the gap placements have prior commitments and it is very difficult especially for the voluntary programs to actually not turn up at a project where you had committed your time and resources.
	www.gap-guru.com /FAQGapYear.aspx (807 words)

	Gap Year For Grown Ups
		Gap Year for Grown Ups is all about providing a service for anyone who doesn't fit the stereotype of someone who wants to take a gap year.
		Gap Year for Grown Ups is extremely flexible in its approach - whatever your age, however long you are planning to travel for and wherever you are planning to go, Gap Year for Grown Ups can ‘tailor-make' an itinerary to match your individual requirements.
		All of Gap Year for Grown Ups team of travel advisers have taken a gap year themselves and are happy to discuss any ideas you may have for a gap year and help you make them a reality.
	www.gapyearforgrownups.co.uk /Gap-Year-for-Grown-Ups (674 words)

	Independent Gap Year Travel Advice: Finance information at gapadvice.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The cost of a gap year depends on the criteria you use - length of time, age of participants, range of activity, destination, whether leisure pursuits are included etc. See Gap Cost Calculator for things to take into account.
		The Mintel report July 2005 says 'The average spend of a gap year traveller is around £4800, with the highest-spending group being those on career gaps'.
		Those taking a gap year will typically shop around to save money on a ticket, only to be shocked to find they have to fork out a few hundred pounds for vaccinations.
	www.gapadvice.org /finance.htm (1456 words)

	Gap Year in India: Gap Year Guide to What Gappers Say (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While I did not take a full year out, but I can say that the three months I spent in India increased my level of independence and opened my eyes to an exciting new culture.
		Last year I took a gap year and spent six months in India.
		I would certainly recommend taking a gap year due to the impact it had on me. It educates you in a unique way, exposing you to new and different experiences that you can only learn and grow from.
	www.gap-guru.com /Experiences.aspx (825 words)

	Gap Year in South Africa
		You will spend your gap year time out in South Africa working alongside the Tembe people to expand the reserve in which these rare indigenous animals are found.
		The gap year project offers diverse time out training opportunities from working within the Tembe Elephant Park to filming the many animals, birds and insects which reside in the surrounding 30,000 hectares.
		The Gap Year project is set up to help the growth of not only the Elephant Park itself but of the people and animals living in and around the area.
	www.gap-year-south-africa.org (340 words)

	CNN.com - More grads taking 'gap year' - Jul. 3, 2003
		Reardon said a gap year offers young people the first flush of freedom from parents, minus the academic obligations of higher education.
		To guarantee they'll still be able to attend the school of their choice, Reardon and other counselors advise students taking a year off to go through the admissions process prior to asking for a deferral.
		Once that deferral is granted, they suggest spending the year pursuing areas of interest related to their college studies.
	www.cnn.com /2003/EDUCATION/07/02/gap.year.ap (749 words)

	Independent Online Edition > Gap Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gap years in India: discover a land of wondrous variety
		Hilary Wilce was worried when her daughter, Katy, went on an independent gap year to Tanzania.
		A gap year is a chance to experience things that you would never see or do as a tourist.
	education.independent.co.uk /gap_year (677 words)

	ROUTES . leadership . travel . expeditions . volunteering
		provides a truly unique ‘gap year’ - designed to provide a period of transition during which young people are given the opportunity to enhance their leadership skills and further their personal development, while gaining a broader appreciation of the world through group travel.
		The concept of a Gap Year is by no means a new idea - it has been part of the fabric of British culture for years.
		At the culmination of the Routes Gap Year, participants, armed with experiences, new perspective and skills, will be well-equipped to make more informed life choices.
	www.routesgapyear.com /why_routes.html (327 words)

	Gap year travel \| Travel \| Guardian Unlimited
		Students are eager to travel far afield in their gap years but are less keen to learn about travel dangers, research showed today.
		Aug 30 2006: You don't have to be 18 to be a gap year volunteer.
		Kevin Braddock pinpoints the new hotspots on the trail.
	travel.guardian.co.uk /tag/gapyeartravel (498 words)

	Academic School Year in Italy. Experience your gap year in Italy.
		The “Academic School Year” or “Gap Year”, in Italy, is an Italian language course, thought for beginner and elementary students, which lasts for 32 weeks and leads to the internationally-recognized AIL (Accademia Italiana di Lingua) diplomas (DILI-Intermediate and DALI-Advanced).
		The Standard Course, now with a greater emphasis on the written language, continues and is concluded after a further 240 lessons, inclusive of a further four weeks of DALI-exam preparation.
		Meanwhile, the second part of the "Gap year program" broadens to include lessons from the general culture unit.
	www.scuolaleonardo.com /gap-year-in-italy.php (613 words)

	First time :: What is a gap year?
		In the UK a 'gap year' was traditionally viewed as the activity of taking time out before university.
		A gap year is now one of the most talked about phenomena of this millennium.
		Pre-university gaps, during and post-university gaps, careergaps (fastest growing gap year market), pre and post-baby gaps, 'stag' and 'hen' gaps, post-wedding gaps, pre-retirement gaps (second fastest growing market) - the list goes on.
	www.gapyear.com /firsttime/what_is_a_gap_year.html (404 words)

	Gap year voluntary placements abroad
		There are more gap year volunteer jobs here than you will be able to look through.
		GAP Sports Abroad for example has given its volunteers exposure to some of Africa 's finest talent through their sports programmes.
		Whether you're a gap year student or a young professional looking for a welcome break, head for the sun with a Working Holiday visa today.
	www.seasonworkers.com /fe/gapyears (766 words)

	Gap Year Directory - findaGap.com
		Make use of findaGap.com's comprehensive gap year directory of gap year ideas, gap year travel, gap year jobs, gap year organisations, gap year placements and expeditions, backpacking information and much more.
		Gap Year Travel Insurance for all destinations worldwide.
		findaGap.com is a gap year directory of gap year organisations, gap year placements, gap year ideas, gap year travel, gap year jobs, and expeditions, backpacking information and much more.
	www.findagap.com (216 words)

	Gap Year Choices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Taking a year off between high school and college or between high school and work is very appealing to some students after thirteen years of primary and secondary school.
		City Year is a national service organization which unites young adults, age 17-24, from diverse racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds for a demanding year of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement.
		Every year approximately 7,000 students ages 15 to 19 go abroad under the auspices of the Rotary Youth Exchange program, either for the academic year or an extended period of time.
	www.springfield.k12.vt.us /schools/shs/guidance/gapyear.html (1479 words)

	The Times Gap Year
		national exhibition for everyone taking a gap year or time out.
		The Times Gap Year Show is the National Exhibition dedicated to helping people take time out, whatever the age.
		The Times Gap Year Show is on 10th - 11th November 06 @ Manchester G-MEX and 17th - 18th November 06 @ London ExCeL.
	www.gapyearshow.com (73 words)

	Gap Year Travel and Gap Year Travel Insurance \| STA TRAVEL \| Gap Year
		From corner to corner we have the globe covered and have a gap year product that will inspire you.
		A gap year is a great way to see the world at your own pace, whether you start in Asia or America, you'll discover fantastic places along the way, from Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Africa and the Pacific.
		It is important to plan carefully before you head off on a Gap Year.
	www.statravel.co.uk /gap_year.htm (347 words)

	BBC- One Life - Education - Gap Year - Intro
		More and more young people are taking the opportunity to take a year out before going to uni, whether to work, study, travel, or take re-sits.
		If you decide to take a year out and are going through UCAS, outline in your personal statement how you will be spending your time out and what you think you'll gain from it.
		Check out the Further Information: Gap Year section for a list of useful contacts and resources.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio1/onelife/education/gapyear/gap_intro.shtml (397 words)

	GAP Activity Projects - Volunteering experiences overseas for your year out
		GAP Activity Projects - Volunteering experiences overseas for your year out
		Gap Activity Projects is a registered charity no. 272761
		If you are having problems please call 0118 959 4914 or email volunteer@gap.org.uk now and we will assist you and send you an application form in another way immediately.
	www.gap.org.uk (108 words)

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