Thinking of taking a gap- or time out to do something different?
Any time you take time out from the normal pattern of your life to do something completely different, that’s a gap-.
So what are you looking for? Adventure and taking a gap-year from education? Or are you considering a career break? Perhaps you fall into the category of mature traveller or early retiree and you’re looking for purposeful travel, new experiences and sharing your skills as a volunteer.
TASK: Imagine you are going to take a Gap Year. Read the following information about different Gap year choices. Which one would you rather choose?
Discuss - what you might learn- problems you might encounter- Decide which situation would provide the most worthwhile learning experience.
Volunteer Work
Choose from our volunteer work opportunities all over the world you'll know that you are doing something really wonderful and worthwhile! Our volunteer work opportunities include community volunteering; make a difference in developing countries, conservation volunteering; help with wildlife conservation or environmental conservation and wildlife volunteering; get involved in research & rescue of endangered animals.
Choose from our volunteer work opportunities all over the world you'll know that you are doing something really wonderful and worthwhile! Our volunteer work opportunities include community volunteering; make a difference in developing countries, conservation volunteering; help with wildlife conservation or environmental conservation and wildlife volunteering; get involved in research & rescue of endangered animals.
Volunteer teaching Paid teaching If it’s the career you’re after or you just fancy yourself writing on a chalkboard, the opportunity to teach abroad is a great experience for a gap trip. The English language is a valuable commodity in the less developed world. Use something that comes naturally to you to help others out!Receive a salary with paid teaching or help deprived communities that can't afford to pay by volunteer teaching.
Adventure Travel Intrepid adventure travel tours & packages from 2 weeks up to a year! Exciting adventure travel to suit everyone. Our adventure travel tours involve travelling to remote areas for adventure activities & projects
Common adventure travel packages include trekking, rafting and more recently sports adventure. Our main aim with adventure travel is to provide a real travel experience that's exciting, rewarding & different
Adventure Travel Intrepid adventure travel tours & packages from 2 weeks up to a year! Exciting adventure travel to suit everyone. Our adventure travel tours involve travelling to remote areas for adventure activities & projects
Common adventure travel packages include trekking, rafting and more recently sports adventure. Our main aim with adventure travel is to provide a real travel experience that's exciting, rewarding & different
Paid Work Abroad If you want to see the world, but need to finance your trip as you go then these are the perfect paid work programmes for you!
Paid work abroad can get you money to fund your trip and might even let you stay away longer. Paid work will give you fantastic work experience and is a great way to meet people - locals and fellow travellers alike...
Paid work abroad can get you money to fund your trip and might even let you stay away longer. Paid work will give you fantastic work experience and is a great way to meet people - locals and fellow travellers alike...
Further discussion
- How might parents feel about their children spending their gap year abroad?
- Do you agree that experience is the best teacher? Why? Why not?
- Do you think that young people have a lot of opportunities nowadays?
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