Educational Journeys in Service to Wholeness - for all ages since 1994.
Group & individual travel programs featuring academic credit, strong intentional focus on personal evolution, & an unparalleled database of 6,000+ ways to travel, study, & work in 126 countries.
LEAPNOW programs are designed for: High School Completion - Gap Years - Deepening & giving meaning to classroom study - as Career Breaks - and for Mid-life Renewal.
Significant grant $$ available for Spring 2012:
One Revolution: Nicaragua, India & East Africa
The definitive experiential year of college!
- Group Travel in Asia or Latin America
- 3-month Solo Internships in 126 countries - choose from over 6,000 options
- 8 weeks of intensive retreats in the U.S.
- Formal Rites of Passage into adulthood
- A full year of college credit, with financial aid
- accredited through
Immerse yourself in sacred India while making a difference in the lives of others. Live in Varanasi, India's "City of Light," on the Ganges while doing:
- Service internships
- Hindi language study
- Homestays w/ Indian families
- Classes in the arts, crafts, music, dance & more
- Yoga & Meditation
Fall & Spring Group Semesters
Now enrolling Fall 2012
Create your own low-cost supported gap year semester!
1. Choose a 3-month independent internship from over 6,000 options in our internship database.
2. Bracket the internship with 2 inner-directed retreats to orient and integrate your 3-month experience.
3. Use the experience to become more conscious, empowered and active in the world!
Travel to Central America, India & Africa or just India & Africa with a group to learn the skills needed to "be the change" this world needs. Work on projects devoted to:
- Sustainable Living
- Permaculture
- Green Building
- Alternative Education
- Environmental Action
- Social Justice, & more...
Fall & Spring Group Semesters
Scholarships available for Spring 2012
Length: One academic year
Ages: 17 to 24
Length: 3 months
Ages: 17 and up
Length: 3 months
Ages: 18 and up
Length: 3.5 or 4.5 months
Ages: 17 and up
| Low-cost monthly workshops for young adults: Take back your education - create a gap year - explore alternative college pathways - put the "juice" back into learning! | ||
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Upcoming Bay Area Gap Year Events: Gap Year Fairs: San Rafael (March 1), Los Altos (March 2), San Francisco (March 4) Free One-Day Gap Year Planning Workshop: Saturday, March 10 | ||
Read about how former LEAPNOW student, Maggie Doyne, is changing the world!
Watch LEAPYEAR alumni talk about their experiences.
Profiles | All Videos
Sponsor a child for a year of school
for $100!
Help children break away from prostitution.
Learn about LEAPNOW's Global Partners and how you can help.
Body Visible/Body Invisible
Authentic Movement Training with Cassielle Bull Learn about the wisdom of your body moving - 10 intensive weekends at our northern California retreat campus starting in September, 2011.