The Program

The Year Course program is organized in three semesters, each in a different and distinct location in Israel and each including academic or informal study, Hebrew language Ulpan and engaging with / contributing to Israeli society through intensive volunteering experience.

The program also includes a number of optional “Extras” including weekly siyurim (field trips), special seminars, tiyulim (hikes), cultural and social activities, additional international travel opportunities, a Family Tour and more!

Year Course is an intensive group experience and requires of its participants the ability to adjust to cultural differences and other new situations. Participants live in close quarters with their group for most of the year – traveling, studying and volunteering together – enabling life-long friendships to be formed.

For more information about each aspect of the Year Course program, please click on the tabs and sub-category tabs found above. They are designed to paint a picture of the accommodations, volunteering opportunities, classes and other exciting components of Year Course.

Year Course is an enriching gap-year program that provides participants the opportunity
to experience many different aspects of Israeli life.

It’s the experience of a lifetime!

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    “Year Course is 100 percent what you make of it. … It’s a very personal experience, there’s so much freedom and capacity to make this year whatever you want it to be. … Israel has given us so much. Through volunteering, this is my opportunity to give something back to Israel.” – Shira Berman, Atlanta, Ga.
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    “ Year Course is for anyone who loves traveling and new experiences; it’s for anyone who wants to understand Israeli society more or is thinking about aliyah, it’s for anyone who wants to take a year to explore. ” - Hana Nagel, Vancouver , BC , Brandeis University
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