Supported Gap Year - Rooted Life Adventures - New Zealand
- New Zealand
- Queenstown
About Program
10-Week New Zealand Young Adult program for all genders ages 18-22 with therapeutic support
SPRING | FEB 18 – APR 28
FALL | SEP 17 – NOV 25
Embark on the ultimate gap year adventure with our transformative New Zealand program, designed with your mental health and well-being in mind! We blend thrilling adventure, immersive travel, cultural exploration, meaningful volunteering, dynamic internships, and communal living with essential life skills to ensure a holistic growth experience. Picture yourself mastering independence, learning to run a household, and becoming an exceptional roommate and housemate.
Our program stands out by featuring a live-in therapist who provides 24/7 in-the-moment coaching, wellness lessons, and personal development support. This unique component ensures you receive constant guidance, fostering resilience, self-awareness, and emotional well-being. This isn’t just a gap year—it’s a journey to self-discovery in the world's most awe-inspiring playground.
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Program Highlights
- Cultural immersion activities including Maori art and immersion, gold panning, seeing kiwis, and working sheep farms.
- Internship on sheep farm and environment conservation volunteering
- 19 adventure excursions including luging, canyoning, rock climbing, mountain biking, zip lining, boating, seeing the glow worms in Te Anau, blue penguins in Dunedin, and hike Mt. Cook National Park.
- Live-in therapist who provides coaching in a wellness environment
- Group living in an incredible house in Queenstown, explore South Island
