Get your child on the path to success

As parents, we all want our kids to grow up to be well-rounded, healthy and happy adults. We want them to be active citizens who are equipped to handle all life’s unexpected surprises.

You want the best for your son or daughter. Katimavik will give them the chance to participate in a structured, time-proven program that opens more career options, brings valuable life experience and challenge. Katimavik is a path to success that puts young adults ahead in life.

Instead of following the standard course, taking some time off for reflection, action and growth before committing to a set path is remarkably beneficial. A gap year gives young adults the opportunity to mature so that they can make smart life choices.

Katimavik can give your son or daughter the chance to:

• Learn new skills
• Acquire competencies
• Gain work experience
• Help protect the environment
• Help others
• Develop resourcefulness
• Develop a healthy lifestyle
• Broaden their horizons

Future employers and postsecondary institutions recognize the value of Katimavik’s programs. Our alumni are more focused and prepared for postsecondary studies than those who go straight from secondary school. Even if, in your case, your child plans on going straight to the workforce after high school, Katimavik remains a valuable program. It will give them concrete experience for their resumé, build character and develop a valuable set of employable skills such as:

• Initiative
• Communication
• Decision making
• Character
• Confidence
• Financial planning

An experiential learning program can sometimes give your child the motivation to pursue higher education in new and exciting areas. Katimavik can help them find their calling and persuade them to enrol in a stimulating field of study.

Our official Katima-parent Facebook group is open to all parents who are interested in Katimavik. You can communicate with other parents and share all things Katimavik!

Do you want to exchange with a Katimavik parent? Find a parent ambassador that can help you decide if this is the right program for your family.