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LEAPYEAR

LEAPYEAR is an alternative first (or second) year of college that combines the best of a gap year with contemplative education. Bringing together international experiential learning with a program of self-inquiry, LEAPYEAR creates a "bridge year" to support students’ conscious transition from high school to college and development from adolescence into adulthood.

LEAPYEAR includes:

• First semester: Extended group travel in India/Nepal or Latin America
• Second semester: A three-month individual internship
• Four intensive domestic contemplative practice retreats focusing on successfully navigating independent living and self-actualization that bracket each semester of travel
• Formal and informal Rites of Passage
• A high level of mentoring to support reflection and integration

 

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