"Gap year" is a concept summed up by western society after the changes in the way young people travel in the modern world. It probably means that young people in western countries take a long trip (usually one year) before going to school or working after graduation, so that students can experience a different way of life from their social environment before entering the society. In the gap year, students usually do some professional-related work or volunteer work organized by non-* * organizations when traveling in their own countries. They think that this can cultivate students' international outlook and positive attitude towards life, learn survival skills and enhance students' self-awareness, so as to find the job they really want or find a better job, and achieve the goal of better integration into the current society by "separating" the current social life.
Other explanations:
1. After the college entrance examination, middle school students in Britain no longer ask each other, "Which university did you apply to?" But "which country are you going to travel to?" Among teenagers, it has become a trend to spend a year traveling around the world and experiencing life after graduating from high school and before going to college. In Britain, people call this year a gap year.
2. gap year. Take a break and do what you want. You can study, travel, volunteer, or just rest and think about your life.
What does gap year mean? The global scope of the gap year
At present, Country Australia has 65,438+09 reciprocal holiday programs in Australia and other countries, including Belgium, Canada, China (Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province), Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The most common requirements for working holiday visa are: age 18-30 years old, deposit certificate and valid passport. Conditions also include being able to prove that the holiday is only a personal career. The Australian Ministry of Defence also has a gap year program, and applicants only need to serve for one year at most. Britain and Canada are still the two most visited destinations in Australia every year. In 2003-2004, the number of working holiday visas in Britain was 350,665,438+0, and that in Canada was 6565,438+07. In recent years, Denmark has tried to limit the number of students in gap years. They need students to participate in the work as soon as possible and are interested in protecting the unique Danish culture. Students who finish their studies too slowly or travel or work abroad for a long time will be punished. This reduces the possibility of realizing the gap year. In 2006, the number of gap year students decreased. In April 2009, * * * promulgated a new law to provide subsidies for students who dropped out of school in gap years. Israel in Israel, gap years are basically used for tourism. After three years of compulsory military service, people usually travel. For most Israelis, the first two months after retirement are spent working and saving travel expenses. In order to work as little as possible and travel as much as possible, Israelis often choose to travel to the Far East of India or Zina of India, where the cost of living is lower. Others complete gap year travel before military service after high school graduation. Working holidays are also a common choice, especially in developed countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia. Some of them used to be infantry, serving as weapons commanders or security personnel around the world. This is a kind of working holiday. Summer camps in Jewish settlements (especially in the United States and Britain) tend to employ Israeli employees. Because they hope to strengthen the ties between campers and Israelis through interaction. This is usually arranged by Jewish institutions. In addition, Jewish youth in the United States often go to Jewish colleges in Israel or Midrasha (one semester) to study Jewish cultural traditions. The most common form of Dutch gap year is to complete a working holiday trip in another country. If you can afford it, you'd better go to another continent. Because Dutch high schools have high requirements for English, English-speaking countries such as Australia are the most popular places. However, cultural/language learning programs in Spanish-speaking countries are becoming more and more popular, and some of them are all-inclusive. Most people only leave the Netherlands for half a year and work for the other half to pay for their travel expenses. With the establishment of Xtreme gap year, the first registered company in the Netherlands, the popularity of Gap Year in the Netherlands has increased. Academic Resume of College of Arts and Sciences (Department of Education? ) provides a gap year for young students in this school in Deventer. This gap year is not common in Holland. The gap year is also called tussenjaar in the Netherlands. British citizens can take advantage of the reciprocal agreement between the EU and overseas countries to complete a long-term activity. Australia, New Zealand and Canada are all popular places because of cultural similarities and Commonwealth ties. In 2000, Prince William participated in the international expedition in Raleigh, Chile, which lasted for 10 weeks, which meant that the royal family recognized the gap year, thus promoting public acceptance of it. Even more coincidentally, six weeks after Prince William left Chile, Princess Kate also came to the same place for her gap year adventure. Through volunteering in South Africa in 2004, Prince Harry made Africa a popular gap year destination. Other feasible options include working in ski resorts in Canada and working in campsites in the interior of the United States and Australia. There are many gap year project providers in Britain. They provide opportunities for people of all ages. Their names are usually listed on the gap year guidance website. Well-known gap year enterprises include business trust based on Cole Island, Shumba Experience based on Brighton, Think Pacific based on Leeds and Lattitude based on Reading. ......
What does it mean to be late in a gap year?
When I was young, I chose a long-distance cross-border trip to see the world, know myself and understand what I really need. This year is called "gap year".
In China, "gap year" is still a very new concept, but it will soon become the trend of young people in China. As long as the first step is taken, the next step becomes less difficult.
Therefore, this is not for listening and watching, just because this is a personal spiritual exile journey, which is equivalent to putting down one's existing work and oneself. When I come back to work, the middle year is the interval, which means the interval.
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Basic understanding of gap year
Gap year can help people get out of the familiar environment, learn to adapt to the strange world, learn how to get along with others, how to deal with pressure and unexpected situations, how to solve problems in a calm and rational adult way, and how to take care of themselves. Make yourself more independent, more mature and more dedicated. When a person 18-25 years old, it is the time to form a mature world outlook. His memory and physical strength are at their best, he is sincere and lovely, and he has no distractions. He is responsible for his actions in law, economy and morality. At this age, if you carry simple luggage and go to the other side of the earth-westerners go to the east, orientals go to the west, set foot on unknown mountains and rivers, and cross unimaginable rivers and seas; On the way, you will encounter loss, hardship and hesitation ... but people of this age are characterized by optimism, positivity, self-confidence and resilience, and will eventually overcome these obstacles and complete the trip. Imagine what kind of mind, perseverance and wisdom people who have had such experiences when they were young will have in the face of the difficult and bumpy road of life and the complex and cruel real society in the future. In the decade after World War II, countries began to advocate youth travel and cultural exchanges, thus effectively enhancing the understanding of all mankind and preventing the recurrence of world wars. This is the origin of the concept of "gap year". However, the first real "gap year" began in Britain in the 1960s. At that time, western society experienced an unprecedented impact in politics, economy and culture. The anti-Vietnam War, the assassination of American President Kennedy, the anti-racial movement, the avant-garde fashion trend in London ... the impact of various new trends of thought and new things contributed to the birth of the baby boomers in the "swinging 1960s". Under this trend, the "Beat Generation" who was active in the 1940s and 1950s began to evolve into a more active anti-mainstream cultural group-hippies. They expressed their opposition to the Vietnam War and nationalism in a commune-style wandering life style, advocated non-traditional religious culture and criticized the values of the middle class in western countries. Hippie travel has its own spiritual driving force, which is generally to "know yourself", "find a spiritual home" or "communicate with people". A typical hippie trip usually starts from Western Europe, crosses Eurasia in the cheapest way, and reaches India or Sri Lanka in Asia, thus opening up a "market for independent tourism". From 65438 to 0967, Nicholas McClane-Bristol established the education trust fund Project Trust and sent his first three students to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to develop the job market for gap year volunteers. Since then, two basic elements of the gap year market have been formed, namely independent travel and volunteer employment (later called "public welfare travel"). In 1980s, with the appearance of work visa (also called "work holiday visa"), work travel (or "work travel") became the third element of gap year. In the 1970s, there were constant calls for freshmen to "travel independently". As a result, the pioneers of the self-help travel market established their own careers. 1973, Graham Turner, an Australian who lives in London and is called "Screw", drove a double-decker bus and spent three weeks with his first customer in Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital. The top deck travel company founded by him still exists today. In the same year, Tony Wheeler, a young Englishman, made a long trip to Asia. His desire for basic knowledge of travel inspired him to write the book "Crossing Asia at Low Price", which is the first book published by Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide publishing house in the world. With the help of travel companies and self-help travel guides, the market for independent travel was finally born. 1978, the Prince of Wales and Colonel John ballas F. snell started their first gap year trip-Operation Drake. In this operation, they followed Sir Frances Drake's footsteps and traveled around the world, which laid the foundation for the Raleigh International Company as we know it today. 1984 established Raleigh Action, and 1992 changed its name to Raleigh International. At this time, gap year has become a common choice for a few rich people in private schools in Britain before entering university. 1979, another Australian, Dick Porter, founded STA Travel Company and completed the establishment of this business. ......
What does a year mean?
Gap year means gap year. It used to refer to a trip made a year before graduation, but now many people skip this year and go to work. Originated in the west, there are many in China now.
Do you want a gap year after graduating from college?
Generally, many foreigners will take a year off from school, travel and come back to school before graduating from high school and going to college. Therefore, the university's admission notice can be postponed for one year, and you can apply directly when you come back, without reapplying.
Because you are not familiar with gap years? Or is gap year still not popular in China? Or is there too much pressure for further study or employment? Or is there another reason? So, what do you think is the reason? And what is the more important reason?
I always think that a gap year is a good thing. Thousands of books might as well take Wan Li Road, but the basic national conditions determine that this incident is basically a minimal probability event in China.
1 Regarding the expenses, students from European and American countries will choose foreign countries, such as China and Asia, which are different from those from Europe and America. Because of their own conditions, such pre-university experience is estimated to affect their life after four years of college and work. China's basic wealth is not up to standard, and the rich may not be willing to let themselves suffer so much.
What is gap year travel?
Gap year travel refers to traveling in a gap year. I don't think you know what a gap year is. Gap years were first introduced to China from abroad. At first, high school students chose to experience the society for one year before starting their next study, but more and more people in the workplace began to take a gap year. They usually choose to travel.
But more and more people choose to study abroad every other year, just like EF's overseas study tour, which takes about one year. EF seems to have a gap year study tour now. You can ask, it's much better than a simple gap year tour, and you can add points to your resume.