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Country: INDIA
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| LEAPNOW |
11640 Hwy 128
California
UNITED STATES
94515
Phone: 707-431-7265
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Program description: |
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LEAPYEAR is an amazing blend of 3 months of guided group travel to India, 3 months of individual internship anywhere in the world, interspersed with two months of inner exploration and transformation in the U.S.
The fall semester is spent traveling with a guided group of up to 10 other LEAPYEAR students through northern India. Participants engage in language training, cultural immersion, community service, environmental work, and adventure trekking.
The winter break consists of 5-6 weeks of "home time." Usually home time is spent decompressing from the intensity of the fall semester's travels.
The spring semester consists of a three-month solo internship in one of 126 countries or the U.S. The internship is chosen by the student to explore and interest or region, try on a career, or learn a specific skill or language. The students select from LEAPNOW's internship database which offers thousands of options. Students are counseled throughout the decision process to ensure a good placement.
Each semester is bracketed by two retreats at our California campus. These weeks are dedicated to self-exploration, life path visioning, deepening of emotional literacy, formal rites of passage, and generally examining one's life before getting the rest of your education. Retreat weeks form the backbone of the program.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Age range: 17-24
Travel to site: Group Travel
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Varies
No. in group: 8
Living arrangements on the program: Varies, Tents/Rustic Accommodation, Group living, Home stays (living with local families)
How long does the program last?: 6 Months to 1 Year
What are the dates of this program: Late August 2008 - May 2009
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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Students are enrolled as full-time B.A. Humanities students. They earn a full year (24 semester credits) of lower-division college credit. The program is fully accredited, and Federal Financial Aid is available.
During the second semester students have worked with baboons or cheetahs in South Africa, learned drumming in Ghana, studied yoga or Thangka painting in India, led treks and worked with street children in Guatemala, studied kung fu and Chinese in China, worked at schools and orphanages throughout the world, made jewelry in Mexico, worked with autistic children in Vietnam, and much, much more. Past students have also used the program to complete high school.
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Cost or price of this program: |
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$29,900
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Application process Involves: |
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1. Application
2. Interview
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