THE GAP YEAR EXPERIENCE

Life, Academic, & Action Sports Refinement

Explore Your Path

The Wy’East Mountain Academy Gap Year Experience is designed for high school graduates, ages 17-19, seeking a highly supportive and engaging academic and action sports adventure culture. It is for skiers, snowboarders, skateboarders, mountain bikers, and adventurers of ALL levels. While taking first year college courses online, Gap Year Experience students live on campus at Wy’East’s private 28-acre campus, nestled between famed Mt. Hood, and vibrant Portland, Oregon. This is not an extended vacation but an opportunity for academic & athletic refinement immersed in a supportive environment filled with people of shared passions and aspirations.

Wy’East Gap Year will be the most productive & rewarding of your life.

Academic Guidance & Support

Whether or not you’re accepted to the college or university of your choice, our academic faculty and advisors will guide and support you during your Gap Year to prepare you academically for that next step. Upon enrollment, we’ll schedule an initial 360 Online Session™ with the student, parent, academic advisor, and coach to identify goals and individualized needs and devise a unique academic plan. From there, Wy’East academic advisors will shepherd your academic journey with daily and weekly student, parent, coach, and peer communications to ensure academic success. With over ten years of experience conducting online learning, our students have graduated and been accepted by many of the top colleges and universities throughout the world.

We shepherd the online academic experience.

Action Sports Training & Experiences

Regardless of your ability, you’ll be guided by some of the best coaches in action sports with programs designed and directed by our multi-Olympic medal coaches. Whether you ski, snowboard, skateboard, mountain bike, surf, or just love adventures, you will travel the west, the nation, and even the world in as you refine your skills while exploring the outdoors. Your home base for all these adventures will be Wy’East’s incredible 28-acre campus featuring an all-weather indoor skate park, airbags for skate / bike & and snow, dryslope jumps, miles of mountain bike trails, a brand new fitness center Olympic trampolines and more.

Right place. Right time. Right coaches.

Healthy Body & Mind

Physicality, mental acuity, and reflection are keys to a healthy transition into life after high school. We believe a fit body facilitates a fit mind, so our coaches and academic advisors work in concert to optimize athletic and academic performance. The result is a student body with the ability to turn dreams into reality while transforming into responsible citizens.

How you do one thing is how you do everything.

English Language & Cultural Refinement

For those students having English as a second or even third language, the Gap Year Experience will provide one more year to master the language while being immersed in American culture. Whether requiring another year of formal English instruction or just perfecting the accents, international Gap Year students benefit immensely from this extra year of preparation in advance of attending any university where English is the dominate language.

English language. American culture.

International Participants / B-1 Visas

Wy’East is host to students from around the world, making it an ideal experience for cultural exchange, providing a greater understanding of the world community. International Gap Year participants must obtain a B-1 or B-2 visa good for 6 months (extendable for another 6 months) in order to attend.

Come join our connected community.

FAQs

Q: When is the admissions deadline for Gap Year?

A: Wy’East Mountain Academy offers rolling admissions for Gap Year.

Q: May I continue living on campus after my 20th birthday?

A: No. State regulations require that you must be 19 years or younger to live on campus. However, you may continue training with our coaches while living nearby, off-campus

Q: May I have overnight guests while living on campus?

A: No, but family members who choose to visit may stay at our nearby Roamer Sites.

Q: Will I be allowed to leave campus on the weekends?

A: Yes. Gap Year students may have their own car and leave campus with pre-approval.

Q: Do I have to take college courses during Gap Year, or can I just do athletics?

A: All Gap Year students must be enrolled in at least one online college or equivalent course, or be doing an internship.