CIEE's Gap Year Abroad - The Experience of a Lifetime

A Gap Year Abroad with CIEE offers college-bound graduates an opportunity to acquire a broader global perspective, foster independence and gain self-knowledge. Our Gap Year abroad programs offer teaching work, language immersion programs, and gap year volunteer work.

Students seeking to stretch intellectually, explore new vistas, develop leadership and become responsible global citizens are ideal candidates for a CIEE Gap Year Abroad.

Spending a Gap year abroad or a Gap semester living with a family , studying and improving fluency in a modern language and volunteering in the community or working as an English teacher will allow students to immerse themselves in every aspect of the host culture and give their academic goals perspective and purpose. Gap Year travel via day and weekend trips and other cultural excursions will provide an important dimension to understanding historical and social aspects the country.

Features common to all CIEE go abroad Gap year programs:

• Housing and meals with families
• Language immersion program classes
• English teaching internship or community service
• Arrival Orientation
• Supervision and support throughout your stay
• 24-hr. emergency support
• Trips and excursions to important historical and cultural sites

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