Gap Year Program

FIND YOUR PASSIONS, CHART YOUR PATH

Join us for one semester or two. Visit two countries or four. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will include three key components: Service, Cultural Immersion and Adventure Travel.

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SERVICE

ADVENTURE

IMMERSION

Two Continents, Four Countries, Countless Adventures

Our Gap Year volunteers spend their service hours working with children, on environmental management and supporting community development. There is an emphasis on deep cultural immersion through meaningful travel, home visits, cultural activities, language classes and group discussions.

Perhaps most important is the time they spend with our local Young Dreamers. These local teens are scholarship students in our global service and leadership program called Young Dreamer Network. Together, the local Young Dreamers and the Gap Year participants will develop friendships, exchange ideas and work to develop solutions for community challenges. It is an opportunity not just to collaborate, but to truly understand what life is like for a young person in rural Guatemala or central India. It is a lens into another culture that will fundamentally impact your perspective on the world!

Custom Trips

DESIGN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE

Dream Volunteers offers scheduled service trips with other volunteers to destinations all over the globe. There are specially designed trips for students and youth groups, for families with young children, and for adults of all ages. Alternatively, you may decide to customize a trip with us for your group or yourself. Regardless of who you are, there is a trip for you!

At Dream Volunteers, we are happy to customize a trip according to your exact needs. If you represent a group, school, club, or organization or you simply want a trip that’s different than what you see listed, contact us. Whether you want a longer stay, different dates, travel extensions, or other activities or excursions than what is listed in our scheduled programs, or if you have specific limitations or needed accommodations, Dream Volunteers can design the trip that will fit your needs. You can be confident that all logistics are covered and trip components are organized.

CUSTOM TRIP FEATURES

✓ Any size group

✓ Flexibility on dates and duration

✓ A choice of housing

✓ Choice in service project(s)

✓ Additional activities (such as language lessons or cultural classes)

✓ Coordination for travel extensions and excursions

✓ Anything else that you will need for your ideal service experience!

Experience of a Lifetime

Testimonials

The program has taught me the impact of doing community service and the amazing amount of bonding we can do and the difference we can make by working together as a team and being guided by great leaders.”

Aaron

Student

Lisa and Vincent both had a wonderful experience on your Dream Volunteers Summer Program. The camp was very well done. We were impressed. Thank you for all your hard work

Sabine

Parent

This experience has allowed me to empathize with and learn about those who live differently from me. I’ve realized that although we have our differences, there are many ways in which we are the same. This program has also inspired me to continue with my community service work.

Brynn

Student

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