The High Performing Student Podcast

Michelle Dittmer - Founder and CEO of the Canadian Gap Year Association


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I took a gap year, here is why you should :)

This interview was NOTHING short than amazing...not one to miss. Whether you are considering a gap year or not, the insights she shared are SO helpful!

For more info: https://www.cangap.ca/

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Michelle is an Ontario Certified Teacher and holds a B.Sc. from McMaster in Biology, a B.Ed. from the University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology and an M.A. in Leadership from Royal Roads University.

As a high school teacher, she realized that many of the essential skills to thrive as a young adult were being squeezed out by hard curriculum, leaving students feeling stressed, rushed, without direction and purpose and a sense of being unprepared for life outside of the classroom. 

Searching for a way to make an impact, she has worked in youth policy development, leadership development, experiential learning, educational travel and educational partnerships. 

All of these experiences have culminated in 10+ years of gap year advocacy and gap year planning support and lead to the founding of CanGap. 

She believes that gap years are a truly educational experience and should be part of more young people's educational and career journeys.

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