The Gap Year Podcast | CanGap Association

Episode Five: Who should take a gap year and why? Jane’s perspective as a Formal Guidance Counselor

After being removed from it for a little bit of time, we can forget how many major stressors and transitions happen in the late teenage...

Episode Four: Is your kid ready for post-secondary?

I love to talk about this topic because it is one that keeps parents and teens up at night. Parents often approach me saying “my kid...

Episode One: Welcome to the Gap Year Podcast!

Everywhere I go, I hear incredible stories about gap years. Whenever I’m at different fairs or conferences, people come up to me to tell...

Episode Two: Life Lessons about University Deferrals, Age and Traveling, According to Grace

While you’re probably looking forward to what your gap year has in store, there’s probably still some nerves about things you don’t know...

Episode Three: Lynn’s Story: Parenting a Gapper - Pre, During, and Post Gap Year

Lynn Trevesan is a mother of two girls, now 18 and 15 years old. But when her oldest daughter was reaching the end of high school, Lynne...

Gap Year Questions: What is a Gap Year and Who Takes Them?

So you’re trying to decide what comes next after high school, and there’s a lot of career options out there. Astronaut? Lawyer? Marine...

What To Do If You Leave your Post-Secondary Program

Finding the right path after high school isn’t easy – and anybody who pretends it is, is a liar. Okay, not necessarily. For some, it may...

Michelle Dittmer

What is a gap year anyways?

When people hear about the Canadian Gap Year Association, they start by asking if we make clothing... Then we have to start from the...

Michelle Dittmer

So, you’re not going back to University in January - 3 Must Haves to Make it Great!

You are not alone! The Canadian Gap Year Association works with many young people who are not returning to post-secondary after first...

Michelle Dittmer

Top 5 Tips For Telling Granny You’re Taking a Gap Year

Holiday dinners are always full of delicious food, warm wishes, unsolicited kisses from Aunt Ethel and concerned comments from Granny...

Michelle Dittmer

Holiday Gifts for Gappers

With the holidays around the corner, its time to check off all of the people on your list. Maybe you have a gapper or future gapper on...