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Academic Year Fall Spring Summer Winter Year Round

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Starting Price
600
Price Details
Our consulting fees range from $600 - $2,100 depending on the level of service a family chooses. We offer many scholarships every year to support students in achieving their gap year goals.
Nov 15, 2023
Sep 13, 2023
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About Program

J2Guides is a gap year consulting service that puts empowerment, agency and affordability at the forefront of each family's gap year conversation. Co-founders Jane and Jason Sarouhan have spent 30 years supporting young adults in wilderness, international and experiential settings. They are the only gap year counselors who have held every role in this field: they took gap time, led hundreds of students on programs as field instructors, directed a national educational nonprofit, and have spent the last 14 years as gap year consultants (and parents!) This legacy of expertise and passion deeply informs their holistic and engaging approach.

If you are here then you are thinking about a gap year. And if you are thinking about a gap year then you are someone who is ready to question, to learn, and to grow. If along the way you are looking for authentic, enthusiastic and experienced gap year mentors, J2Guides may be the right place for you. Contact us for a free consultation!

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Meet your J2Guides, Jane & Jason Sarouhan!
J2Rides! Follow our #vanlife journey as we visit gap year students and programs all over the U.S!
As field instructors we guided hundreds of students on wilderness and international programs.
We speak about the gap year nationwide for schools, conferences, publications and press.

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Program Highlights

  • Mentoring students who are ready for new skills or experiences has been at the heart of our work for 30 years.
  • Ours is a student-centric approach that is empowering, engaging and effective.
  • Parents value the time, money and stress saved by our tools, strategies and vetted referrals.
  • We are Gap Year Consultants accredited by the Gap Year Association.
  • We have been keynote speakers for the Go Overseas USA Gap Year Fairs since 2011.

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habariyako
31
Female
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

J2's leadership is the reason why I'm an educator

Oct 22, 2020

I was deeply shaped by Jane and Jason as an 18-year-old, when they were the leaders on my gap year program. They did a beautiful job weaving in themes, recurring lessons, and an appropriate amount of structure to the program. I remember being struck by how authentically they were themselves on our program, and I watched them role-model important lessons like setting boundaries, making time for self-care, and managing frustration appropriately -- things that I never saw my high school teachers or mentors do. Overall, Jason and Jane were practical yet playful, creative, and artistic guides who balanced love with rigor in mentoring each member of our group, even when times got tough. As a participant I was absolutely ignited by their leadership style, and I attribute a large reason why I'm an educator today to the times I spent with them as leaders on that program. Thank you for all you do, J2!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Be honest with yourself, honest with your guides, and open to the experience that is in store for you, whether it's what you were expecting or not!
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Kelsey
36
Female
United States
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Jane & Jason are exceptional leaders & mentors with incredible knowledge to share!

Oct 22, 2020

Jane & Jason were the leaders of my gap year teaching internship program & homestay in Tanzania when I was a sophomore in college. Not only was their program expertly crafted (and FUN!), but their warmth, compassion, and infectious humor made me feel right at home.
Their extensive experience in the industry make them stand out in the field and I wouldn't be where I am today (back in East Africa working in global health!) if it weren't for their guidance. They are an inspiration and anyone would be lucky to work with them!

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
As a teenager, leaving home to live on the other side of the world and embark on a totally new chapter of my life was quite nerve-racking. But trusting Jane & Jason was easy - they anticipated the transitions, planned for possible road bumps, built contingency plans, and were available to listen, laugh, or provide support any time I needed it.
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About J2Guides

J2Guides, co-founded by husband-and-wife team Jason and Jane (= J2), puts empowerment, agency, affordability and expertise at the center of your family's gap year conversation. Jane and Jason are the only nationally accredited gap year counselors who have held every role in this field: from gappers, to field instructors, to executive directors, to...

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