FirstStep.me - AFRICAN GAP YEAR

African Gap Year

Are you considering taking a gap between school and your studies?
Or taking a gap between studies and work?
Have you considered investing some time here in South Africa before going overseas?
Did you know that South Africa is the number one destination in the world for UK gap year students?

African Gap Year

So, if they are all coming here, you need to ask yourself, why? And what are they experiencing in South Africa that you may not yet have done or seen? As South Africans we sometimes do not realize the uniqueness and quality of the activities and attractions available to us in our own country.

The African Gap Year website is a resource available to South African students who are looking for more information about the ins and outs of taking a gap year, and who are interested in finding gap year options here in South Africa. Find out Why you should take a gap; get some ideas on Ways to earn the money to pay for your year off; browse through the Travel options suggested in South Africa; look at the many Short courses and life skills available to you which will benefit you in your future career and studies; discover the many opportunities to Volunteer your time with environmental and community organizations in South Africa. Other resources available on the website provide information, downloads, advice, stories and forums for you to use and interact with other gap year students. The are even suggestions from past gappers on how to cope when you get back from a year or two away from home, friends and studies.

Holiday programs for Grade 11 and 12 pupils are offered in the school holidays by African Gap Year in the Lapalala Wilderness School in the Limpopo province of South Africa.