LIFE CHANGING GAP YEAR
Why is the iALA Gap Year a good idea?
Purpose driven, adventure, Christian values, self-discovery.
WHAT IS THE iALA GAP YEAR?
iALA (International Academy for Leadership through Adventure) is a purpose driven gapyear. Discover your personal style, talents and your gifts. Adventure is the medium and our Christian values the habitat for self-discovery.
Our Campus
Apply now to secure your place
We will contact you shortly after your application.
WHAT iALA SPECIALISES IN
At iALA we use the medium of adventure to teach students how to learn and develop through their experiences, and thus equip them to start a continuous improvement journey as they encounter different experiences in life. We embrace the fun, challenges and risks associated with adventure to help students acquire valuable life principles and skills. The term we used is: “Adventure Based Learning” (ABL) and our aim is to unlock potential.
- Leadership Skills
- Ocean Skills & Scuba Qualification
- Career Development
- Managers as Leaders
- Events & Expeditions
- Emotional Intellegence
- Weapons Competency Licensing & Hunting
- First Aid Level 3
Our Offerings
We expose students to situations where they can develop the following skills: complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, people management, coordinating with others, emotional intelligence, judgement and decision making, service orientation, negotiation, cognitive flexibility. In a complex world these skills will give clarity of purpose – the True North of Life.
Gap Year
- The GAPYEAR student (32 weeks of adventure)
- Focus on self-discovery and healthy relationships
- We teach students how to work together in teams
- Personal mastery is important for developing hard & soft skills
- Outcome-based learning
- NQF 5 Cathsseta Qualifications
ABL Diploma
- Management and leadership skills
- Interactive E-Learning platform
- Students need to attend 4 x one week practical training sessions
- Various Adventure expeditions
- NQF 5 Cathsseta Qualifications
Volunteer Program
- Exposure to adventure based learning
- Stewardship, mentoring & leading teams
- Accommodation & meals included at iALA
An Experience of a lifEtime
“Back to the Future”. This oxymoron emphasizes the importance of looking at our experiences to find vision and a value-based code of conduct. This shows us how the medium of ADVENTURE can enhance personal development. Jan Heenop is in this industry since he was 17. Over a period of more than 40 years he has discovered that adventure-based learning is all about discovering potential within the bigger context of a Creator that offer a habitat for self-discovery. For this to happen identity and accountability needs to align.
TestimonialS
