Agapyear(alsoknownasyearabroadyearoutyearoffdeferredyearbridgingyeartimeoffandtimeout)isayearduringwhichstudentstaketimeoffanddosomethingotherthanschoolingsuchastravelorwork.Thegapyearismost
Agapyear(alsoknownasyearabroadyearoutyearoffdeferredyearbridgingyeartimeoffandtimeout)isayearduringwhichstudentstaketimeoffanddosomethingotherthanschoolingsuchastravelorwork.Thegapyearismostcommonlytakenaftersecondaryschoolandbeforestartinguniversity.
ThepracticeoftakingagapyeardevelopedintheUnitedKingdominthe1960s.Duringagapyearastudentmighttravelengageinvolunteerworkoverseasorundertakeaworkingholidayabroad.
In1978thePrinceofWalesandColonelJohnBlashford-SnellbeganwhatisnowknownasRaleighInternationalbylaunching"OperationDrake"agapyearexpeditionvoyagearoundtheworldfollowingSirFrancisDrake'sroute.TheCenterforInterminProgramsintheUnitedStateswasoriginallyfoundedin1980toassiststudentsinmakingamoreeffectivetransitionfromhighschooltocollege.
ThegapyearhasgrownverypopularamongstudentsintheUKAustraliaNewZealandandCanada.Atrendforgapyearsistoparticipateininternationaleducationprogramsthatcombinelanguagestudyhomestayculturalimmersioncommunityserviceandindependentstudy.
Thehighpressureincreasinglyleavesstudentsofhighschooltiredoutandlongingforrefreshment.
Alsocounselorsarecomingtoblessthegap-yearoptionandcollegesincreasinglyareofferingadelayedenrollmentoptionasmoreandmore“gappers”arriveoncampuswithenhancedmotivationandmaturity—allofwhichprepareswellfoetheirundergraduateyearsincollege.
In2010gapyeartravelhasincreasedamongschoolcollegeanduniversityleaversasthisisseenasanattractiveoptionforfuturecareerdevelopment.
小题1:_______
小题2:_______
Itisayearwithoutschooling.
Whentotakeit
Asecondarygraduateusuallytakesit小题3:______
Howtotakeit
●小题4:______
●doingvoluntaryworkoverseas
●undertakingaworkingholidayabroad
Famousgapyearprograms
●小题5:______(theUK)
●theCenterforInterminPrograms(theUSA)
Trendforgapyears
Participatein小题6:______:
●languagestudy
●homestay
●culturalimmersion
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