Kickoff to Fall
This past week, our students were able to celebrate the new season! With its crisp air, changing leaves, flannel sweaters, pumpkins, and lattes, Fall is officially in full swing on Pine Mountain. The weekend prior, the students were on Fall Break; this was the first opportunity for many of them to reunite with friends and…
”I made ‘popularity’ my god, and ‘fun’ my religion. I was directionless and headed for disaster.”
Mark Barrett is from Richmond, Virginia and the youngest of five kids. Mark’s Dad, David Barrett, was one of the first people to help brainstorm what would later become IMPACT 360 Gap Year with his friends, John and Trudy White. “My father was chairman of the Christian Children’s Fund, as well as Trinity Episcopal School…
The Gap-Year: An Increasingly Popular Option for Millennials
I just got back from a fantastic two-day gap-year round-table forum in Manitou Springs, CO. The forum was a group of 11 gap-year program and non-traditional educational leaders, some of whom have been directing their programs for a few years, others who are just now launching. Somewhat of a surprise to me was the fact…