A Whole New Way of Learning

by Kristen White Blogger A gap year gets its name from the period of a year after school or college before moving on to the next phase of education. Some years back, not too many school authorities and parents wanted students to enroll for gap year programs as they found them to be wasteful. Times have changed and today, practical skills have gained tremendous importance, which has led to the popularity of such programs.

To thwart the above concerns, a number of reputed educational institutes came up with guidelines for high school study abroad summer programs. These guidelines help turn students into good human being as well, in addition to becoming knowledgeable. It is possible to search for these institutes on the Internet and enroll online.
 
Expenses incurred during the gap years

Certain expenses have to be taken care of once students have enrolled themselves for a gap travel program. Parents must make a note of the following heads for expenses:  

• Travel during the gap year
• Getting travel documents like passports and visas
• Round trip airfares
• Fees for cultural orientation
• Money for emergency needs
• Travel insurance
• Accommodations
• Food

In certain cases students can be selected for scholarships from a specific institute. These are able to take care of tuition, room, and board fees, with students often being eligible for stipends as well. Institutes issuing scholarships chose only a few students as per their own criteria. Working hard and getting favorable academic and extracurricular results helps get the scholarships. Being part of the group of students who get scholarships will also help add brownie points to one’s resume.  

Getting student visas is easy

Student visas can be obtained in a hassle free manner since students participating in gap year programs stay abroad for less than a year. They can also take advantage of student discounts on airfares, available throughout the year. However, they may need to address the concerns of their relatives or friends with respect to their absence over the same period.

Students may be eligible for scholarships

A number of students in any school are likely to find themselves eligible for scholarships for choosing different kinds of gap year programs. Gap year scholarships manage to cover a large part of the program fees, although the exact coverage will vary from one institute to another. Those students who have already completed high schools are eligible to attend such programs. Each of the programs has cultural integration built into it and enables every student to derive new meaning from life.

Cultural enhancement

A student will get to explore the following aspects of culture in a new country:

1.Standards of living
2.Cuisines
3.Various festivals
4.Different types of weather
5.Availability of items in local market
6.Spoken languages
7.Festivals
8.Values

Some of them may be interested to learn a new language.

The period after a student’s school or college can turn lull at times, especially when one is conditioned to a routine. Students should spend this time to learn something new and expand their horizons through a gap year program from a reputed institute.

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