Work with sharks off the stunning coast of South Africa
Are you a shark lover? Join our Oyster program and you can be up close and personal to them on a daily basis. This is no ‘water park’ experience – you will …
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Want a last-minute gap year? Oyster makes it possible!
There is a common misconception that a constructive and worthwhile gap year can take months to plan, leaving loads of school-leavers feeling they have left it too late to take advantage of …
No time for a gap year? Take a summer mini gap instead
Kids sculpting a sand-turtle in beautiful Costa Rica After a week of being on the road at fairs and talks, we have spoken to many young people faced with the choice of …
“Voluntourism” on the rise- make an important difference on your holidays
With so-called ‘Voluntourism’ on the rise, can volunteering for a short time be more harm than good?
Costa Rica: adventures of a gap year volunteer
Turtle gap year volunteer Anne describes a day’s expedition in Costa Rica To say that I was out of control would be an understatement. I was completely and utterly extremely dangerously out …
When to take a gap year: before or after uni?
This is a question on many young people’s minds when considering a gap year. With the prospect of debt looming post university studies, or the worry that you might lose the drive …
The great gap year conundrum: why pay to volunteer?
Debate is rife on the subject of gap years, volunteering and paying for the pleasure of it. When volunteering by definition means giving your time to help a cause without being paid …
The truth about tuition fees and student debt
Cambridge has now announced that their tuition fees will be hiked up to £9000 for the academic year of 2012. Other universities will now start following suit, stating how much they intend …
Saving the turtles in Costa Rica- Blog 1, The Community Project First Impressions
Recently returned from our brand new project in Costa Rica, Anne tells us all about living and volunteering on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in several installments spanning all the project …
Too young to take a gap year?
The typical gap year is generally taken post A-levels, post university or as a career break. For actress and human rights supporter, Emma Thompson, her idea of taking a career break gap …
