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This week, Gabe Stern joins me on the show. Gabe is the co-founder of Uncollege – uncollege.org – a gap year program that helps young people build a road map for their higher education and beyond.
The story of UnCollege begins with the founder Dale J. Stephens. Dale was unschooled – an education movement that promotes self-directed learning – from sixth through the twelfth grade and enrolled at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas following “high school.”
At Hendrix, Stephens came to the conclusion that he needed time to decide what he wanted to pursue professionally and that his college experience was not adequately teaching him the 21st century skills he knew he would need to succeed in the professional world.
In an effort to help young adults in an even more hands on manner, the UnCollege staff launched its first Gap Year Program in the Fall of 2013. Since then, young adults from 15 different countries have participated in the program. Upon graduating the program, UnCollege Fellows have gone on to start their own companies, receive university scholarships, join startups, and help non-profits around the globe.
On today’s episode, Gabe will be sharing the details of the Uncollege program and how it helps students build a road map for their higher education and beyond.
