Each winter, Hotchkiss hosts a Summer and Gap Year Opportunities Fair, where students can learn about many other options. Below are sample programs that represent a range of options to help students begin their exploration. These programs are not officially endorsed by Hotchkiss.
African Leadership Academy
Johannesburg, South Africa
www.africanleadershipacademy.org
Art History Abroad (AHA)
www.arthistoryabroad.com
ARCC Gap
Patagonia & Cuba; China, Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand; Costa Rica, Ecuador & Peru; Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania; Nepal & India
www.adventurescrosscountry.com/gap
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Chile, China, Dominican Republic, France, Japan, and Spain
www.ciee.org/gap
El Casal
Barcelona, Spain
www.elcasalbarcelona.com
Map The Gap International
Italy, Mexico and Nicaragua
www.mapthegapinternational.com
Where There Be Dragons
Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Guinea, India, Laos, Nepal, Peru, Senegal, Tibet, Vietnam
www.wheretherebedragons.com
AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps NCCC, AmeriCorps VISTA
United States
www.americorps.gov
City Year
United States
www.cityyear.org
Global Citizen Year
Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Senegal
www.globalcitizenyear.org
Global Routes
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana and Tanzania
www.globalroutes.org
Omprakash Foundation
Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Tibet, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Israel
www.omprakash.org
Projects Abroad
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, and Vietnam
www.projects-abroad.org
NOLS
Alaska, Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Pacific Northwest, Patagonia, Rocky Mountain, Scandinavia, Southwest, Teton Valley and Yukon
www.nols.edu
Sea Education Association
www.sea.edu
Sea Education Association's summer and gap year programs offer any student interested in the oceans the opportunity to study the marine environment through the disciplines of science, maritime history & culture, policy, and leadership. SEA offers credit and non-credit bearing gap year programs on shore in the oceanographic research community of Woods Hole, MA and at sea on the SSV Corwith Cramer, one of two sailing research vessels operated by SEA. SEA also offers 2 and 3-week summer programs on shore, at sea, and virtually for current high school students and recent graduates. No prior sailing experience is required for any of the programs!
Semester at Sea
Pacific Rim, Latin America and North Africa/Europe
www.semesteratsea.org
Earthwatch Institute
Worldwide
www.earthwatch.org
School for Field Studies
Costa Rica, Turks & Caicos, Kenya, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Bhutan
www.fieldstudies.org
Student Conservation Association
United States
www.thesca.org
Woolman Semester
Nevada City, California
www.woolman.org
Verto Education
Australia, China, Costa Rica, Fiji, Laos, New Zealand, Thailand, and The Dominican Republic
www.vertoeducation.org
Gap Year New York City
The School of the New York Times
Go to Grow Abroad
www.gotogrowabroad.com
CET's Academic Programs
China, Japan, Jordan, Italy
www.cetacademicprograms.com/gap-year/