Global Citizen Year Statement on Black Lives Matter
We stand in solidarity against systemic racism, white supremacy and the ongoing oppression of the Black community. We denounce and will work actively against the systemic and institutional racism that underpins the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and countless other lives lost. We join in the national call for justice. We […]
NBC: Class of 2020, college can wait. Take a Gap Year
Published in full by NBC In the coming weeks, more than 2 million high school seniors who had their sights set on college for the fall will navigate a decision no graduating class before them has ever had to consider: how — and whether — to commit to attending college in the time of […]
Global Citizen Year Launches Accessible Gap Year Alternative
Global Citizen Year, a non-profit committed to normalizing a new—and better—path from high school into young adulthood today announces the launch of Global Citizen Year Academy. Global Citizen Year Academy is an intensive leadership experience, equipping 2020 high school graduates with powerful and practical skills for a lifetime of social impact. With colleges and universities unlikely […]
Abby Falik Honored by Goldman Sachs for Entrepreneurship, Third Year Running
Abby Falik, CEO of Global Citizen Year Among 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at 2019 Builders + Innovators Summit Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing Global Citizen Year CEO Abby Falik as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2019 at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California. Goldman Sachs selected Abby Falik as […]
Global Citizen Year Launches Partnership with Envoys
Global Citizen Year and Envoys are thrilled to announce a new partnership to offer a transformative global gap year experience to graduates of Envoys international trips for high school students. As part of this partnership, Global Citizen Year will award a $5000 merit scholarship to graduates of Envoys programs that have been nominated by one […]
Just the most incredible feeling in the world
Siera Sadowski (United States | Ecuador ’19) was featured by her school, the University of Rochester. Read the original post here. Siera Sadowski ’23 says reading and writing are among her passions. Growing up, she pursued them in the face of numerous challenges. Her family relied on food stamps and went through periods […]
Getting Smart Podcast: Abby Falik on the Benefits of Global Service
Abby Falik was interviewed by Tom Vander Ark on the Getting Smart Podcast. Abby speaks about her mission to expand access to life-changing global immersion experiences between high school and college. And her belief that these experiences are uniquely suited to unlock courage, shape identity, and develop leadership and unlock courage. Find more at Getting […]
I Took a Gap Year Before Beginning College. Here’s Why You Should, Too.
I thought there was only one option after high school: college. I felt like I would be a failure if I didn’t go straight to school, or at least, that’s the feeling that had been instilled in me. I spent my first 18 years building up my academic profile to get into a prestigious […]
DCPS-Global Citizen Year Fellow Featured in The Washington Post
How D.C.’s class of 2019 decided what’s next They are already activists, nonprofit leaders and world travelers. They have collected acceptance letters to prestigious universities, signed commitment letters to start jobs in the coming weeks and enrolled in academies to become police officers and firefighters. They are teenagers and adults who took different paths to […]
Chicago NPR Station WBEZ Features CPS-Global Citizen Year Fellows
Extending The ‘Gap Year’ After High School Beyond Kids Of Means Four Chicago teens from low-income families are getting a chance to do something usually reserved for the wealthy.They will get to take a trip of a lifetime during a gap year after high school — for free.As part of a partnership with Chicago Public […]
