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GAP Institute

APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 15, 2012

Please note: West Coast Summer Service Applications available now.

What is the GAP (Global Anabaptist Peacebuilders) Institute?
 
Join together with other young leaders from across the country to discover active learning in areas of relief, development and peace in the name of Christ. The GAP Institute includes a selection of courses designed to challenge, excite, and stretch minds through classes, field trips and activities. Students will see and experience the effects of global integration from theological, economic, sociological, ecological and political perspectives.

 

GAP 2012 includes an optional component with a Haiti Learning Tour which will highlight the themes presented in GAP in an international context.

  
When is the GAP Institute?
 
June 15-22, 2012
* Optional Haiti Learning Tour: June 23-July 2
 
What will students learn?
 
The institute will build learning around and integrate six critical areas. Courses will be offered both on-site at Fresno Pacific University, and off-site.
 
Course descriptions
 
Who can participate?

 

  • High school or college students (or enrolling next Fall) age 16 or older
  • Those in an Anabaptist-affiliated church (Mennonite, Mennonite Brethren, Brethren in Christ)
  • Other Christian community members
 
What is the cost to participate?
 
$1000 is the cost per GAP participant. This includes food, lodging, field trips and classroom materials.
 
$500 is a discounted rate for participants from an Anabaptist community (Mennonite, Mennonite Brethren and Brethren in Christ)
Full scholarships are available. Requests are made through the application form.
 
Those interested in the Haiti Learning Tour will pay an additional fee (estimated $2000).

How do I apply?
 
Applications are accepted online starting February 6, 2012. They are due by May 15, 2012 for consideration in GAP.