Editing Gap year (section)

==History==
Gap years first became common in the 1960s when the young, [[baby boomers|baby boom generation]], wanted to get away from the severity of war from the [[Silent Generation|silent generation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gapyear.com/articles/features/the-history-of-the-gap-year|title=The History of the Gap Year|date=2012-05-30|work=Gap Year|access-date=2018-11-20|language=en-US|archive-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823141811/https://www.gapyear.com/articles/features/the-history-of-the-gap-year|url-status=dead}}</ref> At first, the primary purpose of the gap year was for countries to exchange cultural ideals in the hope of preventing future wars.{{dubious|date=October 2019}}<ref name="The History of the Gap Year">{{Cite news|url=https://www.gapyear.com/articles/features/the-history-of-the-gap-year|title=The History of the Gap Year|date=2012-05-30|work=Gap Year|access-date=2018-10-25|language=en-US|archive-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823141811/https://www.gapyear.com/articles/features/the-history-of-the-gap-year|url-status=dead}}</ref> The outcome of this exchange was the growth of the gap year industry.

The introduction of gap-year companies in the 1960s and 1970s started the gap-year industry. With the long-term success of organizations like [[Topdeck]], [[Flight Centre]], and [[Raleigh International]], the gap year industry developed rapidly. In 1967, Nicholas Maclean-Bristol created Project Trust, which sent three volunteers to [[Ethiopia]] from the [[United Kingdom|UK]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://projecttrust.org.uk/our-story/|title=Our Story {{!}} Project Trust|work=Project Trust|access-date=2018-10-25|language=en-GB}}</ref> The goal of this was to help the nation develop, but also build the volunteers' own skills. In 1972, Gap Activity Projects (now [[Lattitude Global Volunteering]]) was started to send UK youth around the world on Gap Year experiences. Their participants, still called "Gappers", went a long way to branding the year between high school and university as a Gap Year. In 1973, Graham Turner innovated the gap year industry by purchasing a bus and selling tickets to [[Kathmandu]]. This led to Turner creating [[Topdeck]] and [[Flight Centre]], which are successful gap-year companies today.<ref name="The History of the Gap Year"/> In 1978, the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]] and Colonel [[John Blashford-Snell]] began [[Operation Drake]] which is now known as [[Raleigh International]], an expedition voyage around the world following [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake's]] route.

In 1969, the first gap year organization was founded in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]. The organization called [[Dynamy]] was founded with the intention of teaching young people self-confidence and the role they play in a large community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dynamy.org/about/history/|title=History {{!}} Dynamy Internship Year - Worcester, MA|website=www.dynamy.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> In the 1980s, the gap year idea was promoted by Cornelius H. Bull in the [[United States]] to allow students more time for individual growth. Cornelius saw that students needed a bridge between high school and college that would help develop more hands-on skills.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.interimprograms.com/p/about-us.html|title=The Interim Advantage, Team & History|work=Center for Interim Programs|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> To do this, he founded the Center for Interim Programs in 1980 which had goals of increasing self-awareness and developing new cultural perspectives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.winterline.com/history-gap-year/|title=History of the Gap Year - Winterline|date=2017-12-25|work=Winterline|access-date=2018-10-25|language=en-US|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116074315/http://www.winterline.com/history-gap-year/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The modern Gap Year pioneers came in the form of Peter Pedrick and Tom Griffiths<ref>{{Cite book |last=Haigler |first=Karl |title=Gap Year, American Style |year=2013 |publisher=HEII |url=https://www.academia.edu/37336842}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lynch |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kb8aoRUzDd0C&dq=+%22Tom+Gri%EF%AC%83ths%22++%22Peter+Pedrick%22+gap+year&pg=PA88 |title=Wildlife & Conservation Volunteering: The Complete Guide |date=2009 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1-84162-275-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Brief Visual History of Travel |url=https://history-of-travel.com/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=history-of-travel.com |language=en}}</ref> who brought the gap year market onto the web in 1998 with the launch of [[gapyear.com]]. They created one of the first social media websites<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Social Networking |url=https://prezi.com/eqsba9z-bd9-/history-of-social-networking/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=prezi.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Craig |date=2018-10-22 |title=Interesting Gap Year Statistics and Facts |url=https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/gap-year-statistics-and-facts/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=DMR |language=en-us}}</ref> and actively promoted the concept in newspapers, radio and tv interviews using collected data and statistics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thorpe |first=Annabelle |date=2009-08-15 |title=How to make volunteering work for you |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/16/gap-year-volunteering-projects |access-date=2023-05-30 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Insley |first=Jill |date=2012-01-14 |title=Gap year travel: what to put in if you plan to take a year out |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jan/14/gap-year-year-out |access-date=2023-05-30 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Griffiths, Gapyear.com |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/In-the-Hot-Seat/Tom-Griffiths-Gapyear-com |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.travelweekly.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-16 |title='Constructive gap years help students stand out to employers and |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/constructive-gap-years-help-students-stand-out-to-employers-and-universities-1773308.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> They wrote books,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Before You Go |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/655001-before-you-go-gap-year-advice-tips-hints-for-first-time-travellers-f |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Virgin Student Traveller's Handbook |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/21961958-the-virgin-student-traveller-s-handbook |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref> launched Gap Year magazine (published between 2002-2012)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-02 |title=Gapyear.com Magazine: Spring 2012 by Gapyear.com - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/gapyearmagazine/docs/gapyear.com-magazine-spring-2012 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref> and invented products, offerings, phrases and concepts that form the skeleton of the international gap year industry seen today.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gregory |first=Sean |date=2010-09-21 |title=Time Out: Gauging the Value of a Gap Year Before College |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2015783,00.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-06-12 |title=The College Insider: Admissions Freak-Out #15: Fall Into the Gap (Year), But Check the Price-Tag First |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-college-insider-admis_b_533405 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Minthorn |first=Jeff |title=How to Plan Your Gap Year |url=https://www.vergemagazine.com/volunteer-abroad/articles/73-how-to-plan-your-gap-year.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.vergemagazine.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>