А gap year

a year after leaving school

a year between leaving school and further education

a year before going to school

the art of communication

teamwork and leadership

the art of communication, teamwork and leadership

failure in planning the year

hard-working during the year

good planning of the year

maturing skills

school-leavers with excellent marks in diplomas

handsome personnel

do seasonal and temporary work abroad, take part in different projects

do seasonal and temporary work abroad, take part in different projects, join a structured work experience programme

join a structured work experience programme

they want to earn money or prepare themselves better for job market

they want to do something interesting or crazy and get new experience in life

they want to earn money or prepare themselves better for job market or do something interesting or crazy and get new experience in life

valuable experience and practical skills in their chosen field

some life experience

just earn money

travel agencies

gap year agencies

entertainment centres

showing character, confidence, achieving goals, persistence

being selfish and spoilt

being sensitive, moody and jealous

because they have already got experience of teamwork, leadership and art of communication

employers can pay less to school-leavers beacuse they have no diplomas yet

because school-leavers have no qualification

adventure project

 environmental project

seasonal work abroad 

 humanitarian project

adventure project

 environmental project

 seasonal work abroad

 humanitarian project