Gap Year Resources

During Dynamy Internship Year "Students receive hands-on experience with everything from internships, outdoor challenges, one-on-one mentoring, community involvement and apartment life while learning to live independently." 

Students at Dynamy can take courses at Clark College.

Gap Year at SOAR: "Participants are provided a structured environment in which they may pursue areas of interest and travel for the purpose of improving knowledge, maturity, decision-making, leadership, independence, and self-sufficiency. Participants will alternate between Residential Living  in Dubois, WY and Expeditions throughout the western United States."

Ingenuity Year is a Gap Year program created by the Forman School in CT.  Many programs include coastal research:  "Our gap year programming is designed to help students learn who they are as learners and as humans. We offer curiosity-based, hands-on experiences which are intellectually stimulating."

Wanderrock offers summer and gap year international travel opportunities for young people who are neurodiverse.

Broadfutures helps connect neurodiverse young people with internships while providing them with tools to succeed.  Each intern is provided with training and paired with a mentor and a coach.

Nols Expeditions Most adventure trips range from 16-70 days in length.  Nols offers classes in Wilderness Medicine and "Leave No Trace Master Educator Classes" for young people.  These fill up, so sign up early!

Landmark TaC Year: Live on campus at Landmark College, work on your executive functioning skills, earn college credit, and develop a plan for the future.

Mitchell Thames Program: "Thames at Mitchell College is a holistic college transition program for students with learning differences or students who would benefit from additional preparation to succeed in college."

Dean Engage Program: The program is designed to help students read social skills, build peer relationships, learn "self-care and balance, and effective academic planning and organization."

College Internship Program has locations in Lee, MA; Melbourne, FL; Bloomington, IN; Berkeley, CA; and Long Beach, CA

95% + of young people at CIP are in a college or degree program. 

"CIP’s programs uniquely address the needs of young adults with learning differences by focusing on the generalization of skills while living within a community of peers in a supported apartment living environment. Each student’s unique needs are met individually."

College Living Experience has locations in Fort Lauderdale, FL; Denver, CO; Austin, TX; Washington, DC; Monterey, CA; Costa Mesa, CA; and Nashville, TN.

90%  of young people at CLE are in a college or degree program. 

"CLE students pursue their academic program or career of interest while also receiving services across the domains of independent living and social skill development." 

Mansfield Hall has locations in Burlington, VT; Madison, WI; and Eugene, OR.  

100%  of young people at Mansfield Hall are in a college or degree program. 

"Mansfield Hall is a living and learning community which provides residential, academic, executive functioning, social, and independent living skill support to students who are going to college."

Students live in the Mansfield residence and receive support from a team as they take classes at a local college.