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Global Gap Year with Thinking Beyond Borders
Location: International
Trekking to Machu Picchu in Peru
Program Description:
Explore critical global issues in communities around the world. This two-semester program includes living, service learning, and study in four countries, each followed by an enrichment week:
Ecuador - The Environment
Peru Enrich: Machu Picchu
China - Education
Cambodia Enrich: Angkor Wat
India - Sustainable Ag
India Enrich: Taj Mahal
South Africa - Public Health
SA Enrich - Safari
USA
Overall rating:
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Host:
Qualifications: High School Graduates between 17 and 20 Years Old
Program Dates / Length: Early September to Early April
Housing: Homestays
Cost / Availability of Financial Aid: Tuition for TBB programs is all inclusive except airfare. The tuition for the two semester Global Gap Year program is $29,500. Airfare for the Global Gap Year averages around $5,000, though it can vary based on itineraries and fuel costs. Through our commitment to make Thinking Beyond Borders programs accessible to the most qualified applicants, we offer limited need-based financial aid. Similar to colleges and universities this requires submission of Parents' Financial Statements.
Credit Awarded:
TBB Student with Public Health Worker in South Africa
Mailing Address:
Thinking Beyond Borders
PO Box 656
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone: 203.993.0236
E-mail: info@thinkingbeyondborders.org
Website: www.thinkingbeyondborders.org
Reviews:
"My daughter was part of TBB's inaugural gap year program. Alexandra transformed in those eight months. She departed a capable girl. She returned a mature, independent, interesting and confident woman. The international cultural experience and curriculum were all that was promised. The personal development was so extensive that as a parent, I will be forever grateful to the TBB for providing this extraordinary opportunity. "
Parent, 2008