Gap Year South Africa

05/06/2019

The Gap House is open for student hosting. If your looking for a long term rental in Fish Hoek then check out our property. Of course if you know someone that is visiting Cape Town or coming to spend some time then please refer them to our accommodation.

The Gap House is a 5 bedroom surf house that offers private ensuite rooms, with funky communal spaces that Jess and Nick are looking to share with some awesome people.

Get in touch with us if you want to have a look at the place or know of someone who wants to get involved :)

Call 071837155 :)

Jessica Hannah Gould

Student Accommodation in South Africa

26/11/2018

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22/11/2018

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It's REALLY Heating up in South Africa and we have some HOT Deals for you!!! This Summer EVERYONE is making memories in the Summer Sunshine with Gap Year South Africa.

21/11/2018

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20/11/2018

Are you thinking about taking a GAP YEAR? Here are some reasons why YOU SHOULD !!

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20/11/2018

So Wonderful to read of the benefits that a Gap Year can offer.

If there’s anything my gap year has taught me, it’s that being financially responsible while traveling is a must. As an Additional Card Member on ’s account, I’m able to be independent when I’m in school, while still knowing my parents have my back. There are so many cool benefits that come with my Additional Card Membership that I’m just starting to learn.

09/11/2018

White Rhino Mother and her young Spotted on our Garden Route Safari. We love visiting the just to visit all of our wild African friends

05/11/2018

As we begin wrapping up 2018 - we are always planning for 2019 and looking forwards to a whole new group of Volunteers and Surfers. Just a reminder to all those planning on joining us in 2019 on what your final steps are in preperation for your Gap Year Adventure in South Africa :)

Check out our brand new website for more information on the Programs, on our Travel & Tour and all that you need to know About Us :)
www.gapyearsouthafrica.com

Hey Guys If you are receiving this email - you have signed up to join us 2019!!! It is exciting times as your Gap Year Adventure is coming up soon and we have just highlighted a few things that you can start planning for your arrival in January 2019. We also wanted to announce the launch of our new....

23/06/2018

And so the Road Trip around South Africa in 18 days begins. Going back in time to the sleepy town of Prince Albert, Klein Karoo.

05/06/2018

Read all about our Volunteer Tino who has made such an incredible combination to the Masiphumelele township :)

Read all about Tino's experience volunteering with Gap Year South Africa

05/06/2018

My name is Tanja Klee and I am 19 years old. I am from New Hanover, KwaZulu -Natal, South Africa. I joined Gap Year South Africa on the 11th of April 2018 and was part of this programme for 12 weeks.

My time with Gap Year South Africa was filled with volunteering in many different areas in the community of Masiphumelele, which is situated in Cape Town. I volunteered at two of the schools Gap Year South Africa works with, Masi Educare and Bhongolethu Primary. I also volunteered at the Horse riding with the disabled children from Sinethemba. These were my main programmes from 9am to 12pm in the mornings, where I committed most of my time to. For my secondary programmes I assisted with the aftercare at Masi Educare and the Communiversity Swim and Surf programme from 2pm to 4pm in the afternoon. I decided to be a part of this programme not only to have something worthwhile and new and fun and exciting to do that would give me the experience I need when working with children, I also decided to be a part of this programme because I have always wanted to help where help is really needed. It has always been in my character, since I can remember to make others happy because that makes me happy. This experience with Gap Year South Africa has given me that in more ways than I could think.

Masi Educare is an educational centre for toddlers and children from the ages of 18 months to 6 years that is based in the heart of Masiphumelele. I myself have been privileged enough to help out here, having assisted in the 18 months to 2 year olds class as well as in the 4 to 5 year olds class twice a week. I helped teach these children new things, I played with them, I helped feed the little ones and put them to bed, I also got a chance to help prepare their food in the kitchen, getting to know the kitchen staff and learn a few tricks here and there on how to prepare certain foods in the best and quickest way. I also got to see what kinds of foods the children eat every day and at first it seems shocking because they mostly eat processed foods such as two minute noodles and they eat that every day. Coming from a more privileged life where I have grown up and been taught to eat healthy and nutritious foods and only have snacks occasionally I was sad to see this and you also might be. You end up asking yourself at first, why are they feeding these children unhealthy foods that don’t have enough nutrients? In time you start to realize that it’s because they don’t have the money to buy healthier foods for all these children because there are just so many of them that need something to eat, they don’t have the time to spend hours cooking and they also don’t have the money to afford cooks that know all about food and nutrition which makes them having to hire more inexperienced cooks that still need to learn all there is to food and nutrition which takes time. This realization makes one sad but also so much more aware of your own food and nutrition intake and it makes you appreciate your life so much more. These different areas I was able to assist in gave me the insight I need when working with children and people and the things I have to do if I become a teacher one day or even just have to take care of my own family. I can only say that it has truly been an eye opening experience filled with much laughter, tears, hard work, learning, growing and building up new relationships with the staff and mostly the children.

One thing that never stops to amaze me is how happy these children were every day, although having come from unstable families and broken homes and hardly any money and food. It always made my day to see these happy children and work with them and teach them new things and to just be a part of their happiness. Yes there were challenging days where I felt like I wasn’t helping and making a difference because I was put into a situation where I didn’t know what to do and that’s because when volunteering in an underprivileged community, you are often put into situations where you are out of your comfort zone but without those challenging days I wouldn’t have grown through this experience. When deciding to do something that you have never done before, you need to expect and prepare for difficult days because this might be all new to you as it was to me.

Once some of those difficult days come, you might feel like you weren’t prepared for this at all and you feel weak and helpless and confused because you thought you prepared for days like these so you’re supposed to be strong and positive about this difficult situation that you are in. Let me tell you from my experience that it is ok to feel like this because we’re human and sometimes we do just fall down and all we can do in those moments is find the strength within ourselves and others to pick ourselves up again and with the loving environment you are in here, the people you work with when volunteering and the people you stay with here, that will be easy. You will always have loving people around here that will support you through anything. You are not alone when doing this programme for the first time, there are so many others, younger, older and your age that are also doing this for the first time so you’re all going through the same experiences and can therefore help each other and that is one of the things I love about this programme.

Masi Educare is such a lovely environment for these children and for volunteers to work, learn and grow in. The children are in a happy and safe place which is the main priority and the staff that teach these children are such strong and Independent women that are giving these children the best possible education and future they can have. I myself having worked with these children and teachers, have not only formed new and strong founded relationships but have been a part of each and every one of their lives and have learned so much from them, mainly the children. What I have mostly learned from them is to be grateful for the life I was given and the lives I can change by being myself and being open to learning from others and taking that and growing into a better person with that.
Working with Masi Educare is only one of the amazing things you can do when volunteering because there are so many different areas you can volunteer in and you will grow through all of them in the same way I did or in different ways and leave with having made such an incredible lasting impact that the children and teachers and people of these communities will never forget.

19/04/2018

In Story time we open our minds. We learn to teach and the kids learn to speak English.

28/03/2018

Our Summer 2018 intake Flying the SA flag high on the top of the mountain after proudly conquering the platteklip gorge trail.

16/03/2018

Thinking about doing the SA Epic Road trip with us this June??? This footage is taken in one of the region's we are exploring this winter with

Produced by: The Reel Thing Drone Operator: Ruan Kotze Special thanks to: Wefix The Drakensberg escarpment stretches for over 1,000 kilometres (600 miles)…

13/02/2018

When it rains in cape town.. put your pots out

08/02/2018

Gearing up for the 2018 SA Epic Road Trip - We are really looking forwards to what South Africa has in stall for us this time around.
If your wondering what the SA EPIC road trip is all about then check out the video below for a sneak peak into our wild adventure in 2017.
For more details, prices, dates and the itinerary then follow the link to the www.gapyearsouthafrica.com website and check out all the details there.

Looking forwards to traveling with you soon :)

Feast your eyes on the Big 5. Experience the WSL surfing event in J-bay. Explore the fabulous Garden Route and all its splendors.

31/01/2018

We are so excited to start with Ubuntu Surf School kids again today after the December/ January Holidays :) Our new Gap Year South Africa volunteers Naomi Jeffery, Abby Laswell, Marott, Carolyn Cantrell are well prepared after our little training module during induction, and ready to put the theory to practice as they explore what does in the lives of others. See you down at Muizenberg beach :)


Andrew B. Perry Ashleigh Heese

UBUNTU SWIM AND SURF SCHOOL SURFING PROGRAM ; ABOUT USVOLUNTEERSTRAININGVOLUNTEER SCHEDULE About Us:   Ubuntu Surf School is a community outreach program that branches out of the Gap Year South Africa Surfing Program. Ubuntu Surf School aims at exposing children from the under resourced township of...

19/01/2018

First week back at school and Getting into the swing of things

16/12/2017

Thank you to all our wonderful Volunteers of 2017 :)

It has been an absolute pleasure to work with you all and see you grow through the experience, but also to see how the experience grows with you :)

Everyone has helped shaped GYSA into what it it today and we couldn't have gotten this far without your love and support.

Please take 30 seconds to review us on our feedback form, but also on FB and GoOverseas.

I look forwards to what is in stall for 2018 - both for GYSA but also for your own personal lives.

Keep in touch, and always stay wandering :)

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03/12/2017

WHAT A WONDERFUL LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS ALL STANDING IN A ROW

03/12/2017

Sunrise surf sessions

23/11/2017

Giving thanks for wonderful new friendship formed, a home away from home, a second family, good food and God for providing all of the above.

17/11/2017

It is awesome to be a part of global wave called Surf Therapy. What Gap Year South Africa are doing with Ubuntu Surf School is very much aligned with just that and aim to improve the lives of children - one wave at a time :)

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understanding, shares best practice and advocates excellence in surf therapy. It is our goal to provide more people access to safe surf therapy programs globally, and establish surf therapy as a standard form of care.

This page will keep you updated with all the amazing work that surf therapy programs across the globe achieve. We will share the latest surf therapy news; keep you posted with when and where surf therapy events are taking place; and inform you with all the latest findings and research connected to surf therapy.

The International Surf Therapy Organization is a collective of the world’s leading surf therapy programs, influencers and researchers. We invite you to join the surf therapy movement and share this page with friends and family.

Working together we will promote the true power of surf therapy - its unique ability to positively impact mental and physical wellbeing, and ultimately change lives for the better. A Walk On Water Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation KIND SURF Surfers Healing Wave Project Wave by Wave Waves for Change Waves of Wellness Foundation Surf Industry Manufacturers Association Comic Relief Laureus World Surf League Dr. Wallace J Nichols: Changing conversations for good.

15/11/2017

Thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters for helping us to purchase these awesome kiddies wetsuits

09/11/2017

How did you see the world when you were just a child? Who did you think you were before the world began to make you believe who you should be? What was in your heart when all you did was play? What if you could see yourself today, as you did when you were just a child?

@ Masiphumelele

07/11/2017

After care on Tuesday and Thursday has us racking our brains for fun and educational activities that we can teach to kids between 4-7 years old. We start with song and dance and almost always end up drawing on something once the craft is complete. It is such fun... come and join us next year and bring some fresh ideas with you.

26/10/2017

Its not a job when you LOVE what you do. Gap Year South Africa 2016 intake saw new projects come to life, new friendships made and more lives being changed. Thank you to the talented Atlas Davis for capturing every smile and the true essence of what we do on a daily basis through our work :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnvqGHPY9u4&feature=share

This video is about a unique South African experience