Visit https://www.year13.net/ for more information on the program as well as the upcoming 2025 intake. 

About the Guests:

Steve Carlisle
Currently serving as the Director of the Year 13 program at YouthWorks, Steve Carlisle leads this transformative gap-year program. Though new in this role (at time of recording), he brings years of awareness and understanding of the program's objectives, which focus on discipleship and life planning for young adults.

Lucy Hood
A recent graduate of the Year 13 program, Lucy Hood has embraced the program's varied opportunities, including international volunteer experiences. Her journey in Year 13 has provided her with a solid foundation in her faith and has redirected her future academic pursuits toward exercise and sports science at the University of Technology Sydney.

Key Takeaways:

• The Year 13 program offers young adults a chance to engage in spiritual and personal growth through structured gap-year experiences.

• The program includes practical life skills training, biblical studies, and international mission trips to foster meaningful development.

• Participants benefit from strong community ties, allowing them to form lifelong friendships and create networks across different denominations and backgrounds.

• A gap year can be crucial for post-high school students to recharge and gain clarity for future education and career choices.

• The diverse experiences in the program encourage openness to international opportunities and life paths driven by faith and purpose.

Notable Quotes:

• "I felt really burnt out at the end of year 12, to be honest... So sort of like, why not do year 13?" – Lucy Hood

• "If people are keen to do that without prior following Jesus, they're welcome to do that. But that's the process and purpose of the course." – Steve Carlisle

• "You're going to set yourself a good foundation with God at the center and His Word guiding us in whatever they choose to do." – Steve Carlisle

• "It's a year that you'll never ever regret doing, and you get to learn so much more about God and His character." – Lucy Hood

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