YIP is like a trampoline
– I can jump and reach for
the stars, and when
falling down, it will catch me.
Joana Bettocchi, Peru
YIP 2008–2009
I so believe in
what you are doing.
Inspiring people and
bringing hope and
empowering.
Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you!
Rogene Buhrdorf, USA
Parent
Take a year
before, during
or immediately
after college.
You won't regret it.
Eric Utne, USA
Founder, Utne Reader
YIP is a decision for constant change.
It is leapfrogging the educational status quo,
stepping into the world of imagination and opportunity.
YIP creates a foundation for identity
and a platform for innovation and initiative.
Pieter Ploeg, The Netherlands
YIP 2009–2010
YIP is the
ultimate opportunity.
Lauryn Morley, Canada
YIP 2008–2009
YIP has been
a huge inspiration
for me.
Seth Jordan, USA
YIP Course Leader, ThinkOutWord
Nicanor’s course
brought the realization
that we can indeed
change the world
while changing ourselves.
Maika Munske, USA
YIP 2008–2009
Of all the schools
we have visited,
this school seems
to be the
most holistic.
Chieko Azuma, Japan
Visiting Researcher
Yip is an opportunity for the Youth of this world to find out how cool responsibility is. An opportunity to be creatively active, to draw out of themselves what is needed to be a healthy part in the world that needs health so urgently.
Katharina Ludwig, Germany
I can't think of a place
I'd rather be at this point in my life.
Every day feels so right.
Life makes sense.
Amy Illic, United Kingdom
YIP 2009–2010
It sounds extreme,
but if every young adult
participated in this program
the world would be
a very different place.
Phoebe Phillips, Australia
YIP 2009–2010
YIP was a
‘horizon
widener’.
Christina Gerodetti, Switzerland
YIP 2008–2009
Take the leap, because
this is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to discover
who you are and what
you are capable of.
Leslie Loy, USA
Visitor, WeStrive
If you want to have
a life changing
experience,
YIP is the place.
Firas Khatib, Israel (Arab Village)
YIP 2008–2009
Community, care,
warmth, confidence,
willpower.
Berenice Brüggemann, Germany
YIP 2009–2010
In YIP I had the opportunity
to meet and learn from
world leading professors
and scientists, so now I
want to know more.
Siegfried Mikael Erikson, Switzerland
YIP 2009–2010
