Phoebe Smith, a Discover Year alumna, provides a glimpse into her personal journey and describes the impact Discover Year has had on her life so far. A difficult childhood My life started out with hardships coming from a small town with little support from my family. When I was 15,…
Introduced by Jay Gosselin, Founder, Discover Year Blog written by Ana Alves, International Student, Discover Year As we help our young people prepare for the uncertain world that lies ahead of them after high school, there are two important personal characteristics that are essential to help them thrive. One is…
Hi everyone! :D Before I tell you who I am, let’s go back in time and remember how this all started. … Overflow of thoughts in my mind... Anxious about the future... High levels of pressure from society to follow a path considered mandatory and ideal... Everyone telling me I…
“Hi! Can I take a gap year after graduating from university?” “Sure – gap years can be taken at any time in your life, really. Can I ask why you want to go to university first?” “Ooooh – gotta go to university straight out of high school. Gotta go right away – no…
The month of February was the travel period at Discover Year – a time when our students were given complete freedom to travel anywhere they wanted, as long as they chose a destination that piqued their curiosity and would expose them to places, people and situations that would teach them something…
Many of our students go on to post-secondary education. Many have incredible stories that can be told to impress an audience. Many meet the superficial metrics for “success” in our society - good grades, working toward high-status degrees, jobs and organizations. It’s great. But honestly, we don’t really…
Discover Year life path coach Britt-Mari Sykes recently caught up with Kate Gallagher, a Discover Year alumna who was enrolled in the program's inagural year. Kate now lives and works in Dublin, Ireland, where continues to apply the lessons and skills she learned during her Discover Year in both her…
Stanley cup champions, PhDs, award-winning entrepreneurs, Olympic athletes, empathetic educators, dedicated parents, innovative engineers, expert communicators, passionate humanitarians, warm-hearted counsellors and enthusiastic students. These represent a fraction of the adjectives and careers we could use to describe the people that make up our committee of Discover Year mentors and educators.…