Where you can do a gap year
55 countries with gap years an American can actually do. Click one to see them all.
12–45–910+programsNot open to Americans
France
12 gap years you can do here
- Au Pair in France (outbound US citizen)pack-lightly.comPays, amount variesPays youTeaching abroad
- Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)French Ministry of Education, via Villa Albertine / French Embassy Cultural Services€1,011–€1,364/moPays youTeaching abroad
- Yacht Crew / Junior Steward(ess) — Antibes/Fort Lauderdalegalileomaritimeacademy.comPays, amount variesPays youTravel & study
- Plum Village / Deer Park Monastery (Buddhist)plumvillage.orgRoughly breaks evenBreaks evenTravel & study
- AIFS – Study Abroad Semester (Gap Year Compatible)aifabroad.comFee variesYou payTravel & study
- CIEE Gap Year – French Language & Culture (Paris/Nice)ciee.orgFee variesYou payTravel & study
- CIEE Gap Year Abroad – High School / Teen Programsciee.orgFee variesYou payTravel & study
- EF Gap Year – The Global Gap Yearefgapyear.comFee variesYou payTravel & study
- Le Cordon Bleu – Short Culinary Coursescordonbleu.eduFee variesYou payTrades
- Middlebury Language Schools – Immersion Intensivesmiddlebury.eduFee variesYou payTravel & study
- Taizé Community (France)taize.frFee variesYou payTravel & study
- WWOOF Italy / France / Germanyhelp.wwoof.netFee variesYou payTravel & study
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