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Travel or Gap Year Opportunities

The following is a list of programs and websites that highlight high school exchange and travel programs.

NOTE: The posting of information on this page is in NO WAY an endorsement or recommendation of a program or website, and Windsor Secondary School does not accept any responsibility for the behaviors or actions of the listed or related organizations.

Study and Go Abroad

Offers international travel, internships, volunteer and university study.

Rotary Club of Canada - Adventures in Citizenship program

For students to attend Ottawa to meet leaders, learn about Canada.​

Youth With a Mission

International volunteer and travel opportunities tied with Discipleship.

Katimavik

Offers 4 different programs: Core Program, Eco-Internship, Socio-Internship, Indigenous Youth in Transition. Volunteer service for youth ages 18-30 to develop community projects for Canadian communities.
 
Oxbridge Academic Programs

Professor James Basker has designed these summer programs for students in grades 8 to 12 – all with the goal of giving young people the opportunity to live and study in the historic and scholarly centers of learning that are Oxford and Cambridge in England, St. Andrews in Scotland, Barcelona and Salamanca in Spain, Paris and Montpellier in France, and New York City and Los Angeles in the United States.

YES Canada

An international high school exchange program with 20 destinations across the globe to learn, travel and experience.

AFS Interculture Canada

AFS is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. AFS enables people to act as responsible global citizens working for peace and understanding in a diverse world. It acknowledges that peace is a dynamic concept threatened by injustice, inequity and intolerance. AFS seeks to affirm faith in the dignity and worth of every human being and of all nations and cultures. It encourages respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms without distinction as to race, sex, language, religion or social status. The most popular of all our programs! This is a year-long immersion program lasting 10 to 12 months. You will stay with a host family and go to school.

College for International Co-operation and Development (CICD)

A UK-based organization that leads to volunteer opportunities in Africa and India.