With the 2023 post-secondary education application deadlines approaching, many students across Canada are looking for alternatives to university and college, leaving parents anxious taking a ‘gap year’ could mean they never return to school.
After learning disruptions across the country from COVID-19, students in their final year of high school might be looking to take a year off instead of continuing to post-secondary.
"The numbers have skyrocketed," she told CTV's Your Morning on Tuesday. "Previous to the pandemic, there was the stigmatization against a gap year, and the slowdown and the mental health impacts that we see in our young people has really opened the door and opened people's minds to alternative pathways and what's needed for our young people."
A year off can also be filled with opportunities to invest in hobbies or activities they may have missed during the pandemic. "Parents are bringing their lived experience to their parenting style, and that wasn't necessarily part of their journey," she said.
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