Carpe Diem Education
Why choose Carpe Diem Education?
Experiential education. Community. Intercultural exchange. We connect deeply with our global communities and travel with purpose and intention. Our students redefine what it means to embark on a meaningful gap year abroad. Learn a new language, live with a host family, and participate in a volunteer project—all while earning college credit—on a gap year or three-month semester around the world....
Experiential education. Community. Intercultural exchange. We connect deeply with our global communities and travel with purpose and intention. Our students redefine what it means to embark on a meaningful gap year abroad. Learn a new language, live with a host family, and participate in a volunteer project—all while earning college credit—on a gap year or three-month semester around the world. Join our small groups in Hawai'i, Italy & Greece, India & Nepal, Southeast Asia, South America, Central America, and the South Pacific. Ready to extend your learning journey? Our year-long Latitudes program allows you to choose one of our group semesters in the fall, followed by a three-month focused volunteer placement in the spring. College credit and scholarships are available on bo...
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The Best Two Months of my Life!!!
by: Ryan Chun - United StatesProgram: Italy & Greece Semester | Carpe Diem Education Gap YearThe eight weeks I spent with Carpe Diem in Italy and Greece was the best experience of my life and the best decision I have ever made. Our program leaders (shoutout Megan and Ariana) were the absolute greatest people ever and made our trip as easy and enjoyable as it could have been. All the places we went, from Rome and Athens to rural Tuscany and the Peloponnese, were so amazing and fun. However, my favorite part of traveling with Carpe Diem was the people we met. Carpe Diem has partners locat...
So happy with my choice to go in this program
by: Kayla Pitch - United StatesProgram: Hawai'i Semester | Carpe Diem Education Gap YearI just came back from the hawai’i aloha spring semester 2023. Fricking amazing. I wanted a program that I would be able to camp, learn about the environment, learn some sustainable solutions for the planet, go to a cool place, and make friends. I did all of that and more. I grew so much on this program (emotionally). We had a rough start because of weather, however I felt the instructors did a great job with keeping us safe, happy, and having a good time. We got to work with so many contacts car...
It was so fun!
by: Izzy Weinberg - United StatesProgram: Hawai'i Semester | Carpe Diem Education Gap YearI loved every second of Hawai'i! There was some living situations that were difficult, such as there was a lot of wind that ended up breaking people's tents and causing people to loose a ton of sleep. If you do send your kid in the spring, make sure they have a tent that can withstand wind and rain really well as the spring is the rainy and windy season.
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Shayna Zema
Participated in 2011
A geographer, performance theorist, vegan, and yogi, Shayna always seeks different avenues to connect her diverse passions. Raised in the suburbs of N...
Shayna Zema
Participated in 2011
I had never anticipated taking a gap year, but when I found myself in my senior year of high school with options that just didn’t seem to excite me for college, I began to seek out other options. I had spent a couple weeks the summer before my senior year volunteering solo in Costa Rica, and I wanted to pursue more options that inspired me and led me to challenge myself on a deeper level. Going abroad was honestly something that seemed to just happen, and I can’t imagine where I would be if it weren’t for the seemingly random choice.
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