| Program |
Type |
Duration |
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| Brown Ledge Gap Year |
Gap Year |
August - December |
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| "Travel. Discover. Work. Grow." Get trained in documentary creation and participate in community service as you travel the country. |
| Center for Interim Programs |
Gap Year |
Full Year |
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| A company dedicated to helping students maximize their year off between high school graduation and college. |
| CIEE Gap Year Abroad |
Gap Year |
Full Year |
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| A Gap Year Abroad with CIEE offers college-bound graduates an opportunity to acquire a broader global perspective, foster independence and gain self-knowledge. CIEE's Gap Year abroad programs offer teaching work, language immersion programs, and gap year volunteer work. |
| CITYterm |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| Using New York City as the classroom and laboratory, CITYterm brings together seven residential faculty and 30 intellectually adventuresome juniors and seniors in high school for a semester of intensive, experience-based learning. |
| Coastal Studies for Girls |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| Provide high school sophomore girls an opportunity to excel in science and technology in a community committed to academic, experiential and inspirational learing. |
| Island School |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| The Island School is a mind, body, and spirit journey that takes students away from traditional high school curriculum and forces them to confront authentic challenges. Classes are designed to allow first-hand engagement with the people and environment of The Bahamas. |
| Kroka Expeditions |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| Ecuador Semester from Sept. - Dec. and 600 mile ski/canoe semester from Jan. - June. |
| LEAPNOW |
Gap Year |
Full Year |
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| Devoted to inner and outer exploration and growth. Earn a year of college credit through travel, internships and retreats. |
| Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| Maine Coast Semester is a challenging semester school emphasizing the natural world, hands-on work, sustainability, and community. |
| Rocky Mountain Semester |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| The RMS offers 11th grade students the opportunity to focus on rigorous academics and community and leadership skills through participation in a small community on campus in Leadville, Colorado and on three wilderness expeditions through the heart of the Rocky Mountains. |
| School Year Abroad |
Semester |
Full Year |
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| A year in Spain, Italy, France,India, or China. Heavy emphasis on learning the local language, but there are classes in English, too. *Must have 2yrs exp. in Spanish for Spain.* |
| Taking Off |
Gap Year |
Full Year |
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| Taking Off is a highly personalized program which works with young people (ages 16-25) who are taking time off from a traditional classroom setting either before, during, or after college. |
| The Mountain School |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| The Mountain School of Milton Academy is an independent semester program that provides high school juniors the opportunity to live and work on an organic farm in rural Vermont. |
| The Outdoor Academy of the Southern Appalachians |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| Students experience hands-on learning in an academic community centered on a deep connection to nature, lasting relationships with one another and the excitement of living in a challenging atmosphere. |
| The Oxbow School |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| For high school juniors and seniors who are passionate about making art, Oxbow offers the nation’s only semester program that combines high-level instruction in the visual arts with academic subjects, all taught in an interdisciplinary, college-style environment. |
| Woolman Semester |
Semester |
1 semester |
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| Held at the Sierra Friends Center in Nevada City, CA. Through a focus on the issues of peace, justice, and sustainability, the Woolman Semester enriches a typical high school curriculum. |