Description

Looking for a break between graduating high school and starting your first year in college? Consider participating in a Gap Year program, where you can grow and change into the person you want to be with help from CIEE and an experience in cultural and language immersion.

Gap Year Abroad in Santiago, DR with CIEE offers college-bound high school graduates an opportunity to acquire a broader global perspective, foster independence, and gain self-knowledge. The program offers accelerated Spanish language growth through classes and immersion into the Dominican community, the opportunity to live with a host family, and experience abroad participating in organized volunteer work in the local community. Included in the CIEE program are day and weekend excursions of cultural and historical importance that will provide an important dimension to understanding the Dominican culture.

You can split your year as well with CIEE! Learn the merengue in the Dominican Republic and the flamenco in Spain on the CIEE Dominican Republic + Spain Duo program.

Highlights

- Housing and meals with families
- Language immersion program classes
- English teaching internship and/or community service
- Arrival Orientation
- Supervision and support throughout your stay
- 24 hour emergency support
- International medical insurance and 24 hour worldwide assistance provided through the iNext travel card
- Trips and excursions to important historical and cultural sites

Type of Programs

• Adventure Travel
• Community Service / Volunteerism
• Cultural Exploration
• High School Study Abroad
• Language Immersion
• Student Tours

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

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This Program is open to

American Participants.

CIEE's Mission Statement

Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever.

Year Founded

1947