Build Your Own Gap Experience
From 6 weeks to 1 year
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Language & Culture
6 weeks to 1 year
Immerse yourself in the local scene while improving your fluency in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Arabic.
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Service & Leadership
6 to 18 weeks
Work with a community on global issues, such as sustainable development, children’s rights, or education. Come home with the experience and drive to bring change to your own community.
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Career Exploration
6 to 18 weeks
Discover a field and a career track you’re curious about. Gain insights from professionals and map out your next steps for college and beyond.
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Build your own GAP experience with CIEE. CIEE Gap programs are designed to be 6 weeks to 1 year in length to allow you to mix topics and locations or to dive deep into language study for a full year.
CIEE GAP programs are short, flexible and affordable so you can fit a fun adventure abroad in your pre-college plans and budget. All our programs combine college-level classes you won’t want to miss, with excursions, cultural activities and free time so you can make the most of your time abroad.
Combine one, two or three CIEE blocks in one or several locations to cover more ground and live a fuller experience before college. Return home with lifelong memories and friends, practical experience, focus and motivation.
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Japanese Language & Culture
Kyoto, Japan
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French Language & Culture
Paris, France
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Spanish Language & Culture
Seville, Spain
Book Fall '21!
Perfect your Spanish skills and flamenco dance moves in sunny Seville
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Climate Change Mitigation
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Book Fall '21! Let your learning run wild in the Costa Rican Cloud Forest
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French Language & Culture
Toulouse, France
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German Language & Culture
Berlin, Germany
Hip, diverse, and student-friendly, Berlin is a beloved hub for international study
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Global Entrepreneurship
Berlin, Germany
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Spanish Language & Culture
Barcelona, Spain
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Spanish Language & Argentinian Culture
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Youth Mentorship and Intro to Social Work
Yucatan, Mexico
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Leadership Through Mandela's Example
Cape Town, South Africa
Spend six to 12 weeks working on projects that bring Nelson Mandela’s legacy to life
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Wildlife Conservation & Sustainability
Sydney, Australia
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Italian Language & Culture
Rome, Italy
Live, learn and create in one of the world's richest capitals of culture and fine art
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Social Justice Activism
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Get practical, hands-on experience and learn how you can play a role in bringing about social justice reform in a city famous for its canals, coffeehouses and progressive politics.
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Spanish Language & Culture
Madrid, Spain
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Accreditation
CIEE is accredited by the Gap Year Association. It has demonstrated excellence in the field of gap year education having passed all required standards which are approved by the US Department of Justice.