Interim/Gap Year Program

  Dominica

Durations of Program: 3-6 months and 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Ongoing

Description: An Interim experience or Gap Year abroad offers individuals an incredible way to explore the world. We provide our students and the Kalinago community an opportunity to broaden their hearts and minds, while fostering both independence and interdependence while gaining self-knowledge. It allows students an opportunity to explore new landscapes, develop leadership and connect with others across cultural and geographic differences.

Spending a semester or more living communally while volunteering at Crayfish River Preschool, St. Cyr Health Clinic, or developing programs with or through the Committee of Concerned Women allows students to immerse themselves in every aspect of the Territory. It is during the motions of this daily living that relationships are developed and nurtured - that both students and the community begin to make connections. Day and weekend trips and other cultural adventures will provide another important dimension to understanding the geographical and social contexts of life in this unique region.

Highlights: Communal living with the Kalinago people, the original inhabitants of the Caribbean, on the Commonwealth of Dominica.

Meaningful service work and internships focused on important development initiatives in the Kalinago Territory

Outdoor adventure and exploration to sites such as the Boiling Lake, numerous waterfalls, fishing, swimming and hiking.

Qualifications: Must be a high school graduate or the equivalent.

Individuals must demonstrate, through the application and interview process, their flexibility, maturity, adaptability and readiness to face the challenges of living in a new culture and community.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: $4900.00

Salary / Pay: None

Experience Required: yes

Basic computer literacy is suggested.

Typical Volunteer: A typical volunteer is someone who is curious and interested in asking questions. Relationship building is central to being an effective volunteer. Our volunteers should come with an open heart and mind and big ears to listen. Community work and development requires our volunteers to be flexible, innovative and self-starting.

Age Range: 18-100

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Dominica Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Scholarships are Available. - We are able to off set some of the tuition costs for our Interim/Gap Year Program.

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad

Longe Dominica's Mission Statement: Longe Dominica is a volunteer-based community development initiative based in the Kalinago community of the Carib Territory in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Longe seeks to increase tangible resources through fundraising and by creating dynamic educational experiences for Kalinago and non-Kalinago young adults.

Year Founded: 2007