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Gap Year Ideas:

Start with Goal Setting: What are your personal goals for enrichment? What are your career goals? What practical skills do you need to learn to be successful in college and in your career?

Create your own combination of Service / Paid Work / Travel / Career Experience / Education.

Gap Year Association: https://www.gapyearassociation.org/providers.php

Go Overseas: https://www.gooverseas.com/

Omprakash Foundation: https://www.omprakash.org/

Verto Education: https://vertoeducation.org/about-verto-education/

Service Year: https://serviceyear.org/

AmeriCorps: https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps

National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/workwithus.htm

WWOOF Organic Farming: https://wwoofinternational.org/

Holberton Coding School: https://www.holbertonschool.com/

Election 2020 Gap Year: http://election2020gapyear.com/index.html

Census 2020 Jobs: https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html

Free Harvard Certificates: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog/free

Global Citizen Year: https://www.globalcitizenyear.org/

CT Community Colleges are now FREE for first time students. Complete a 1 year certificate: https://www.ct.edu/academics/programs

Work at a Local Manufacturing Company: https://careers.allnex.com/, https://www.ulbrich.com/careers/opportunities/, https://www.holo-krome.com/careers.html, https://www.hobsonmotzer.com/careers/, https://connhypo.com/, http://www.nicholsons.co.uk/careers/join-us/, https://www.byk.com/en/company/career.html, https://www.aps-tech.com/careers/

Internship: Find an internship with a business you are interested in. If they don't have internships listed on their website, ask!

Volunteer: Do service in your local community or away from home. Local places to volunteer

Temp: Connect with a staffing agency to work as a temporary employee https://www.adeccousa.com/, https://www.armazzotta.com/

Articles on the benefits of a Gap Year:

https://www.businessinsider.com/benefits-of-a-taking-a-gap-year-2016-5

https://counseling.steinhardt.nyu.edu/blog/gap-year-after-high-school/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertfarrington/2019/06/10/heres-every-reason-you-should-take-a-gap-year-before-college/#7a2b00271ac8

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