Teach English in Chile

  Chile

• All Other Areas in Chile: 
Antofagasta,  Iquique,  Arica

Length of Position: 4 months, 6 months and 8 months

Description: The Chilean Ministry of Education and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have designed a program to create new opportunities for both Chilean students and teachers to practice English with native English speakers.

You will work in the public school systems and be assigned to work with a Chilean English teacher. You will teach a class of about 25 students for 45-minute periods. You can expect to have approximately 25 hours of class time and work an additional 10 hours on lesson plans and extracurricular activities per week. Extracurricular activities may include developing English conversation groups, dance classes, art projects, English fairs, and encouraging school community participation. You may also work with interested teachers to develop their oral proficiency and/or to design materials or activities for use in English classrooms.

Highlights: Accommodations:
While on the program participants will live with a local Chilean family. The family will provide participants not only with a nice home and meals, but the family will also provide participants with an invaluable insight into the Chilean culture. If participants are not interested in living with a home-stay, please inquire about additional accommodation options.

** Married couples are welcome to join the program.

Orientation:
Participants will have two weeks of orientation training, split between their arrival orientation in Santiago, and additional training they will receive in their host Region before beginning their teaching assignments.

Orientation training will review: Chilean education system and school visits, Chilean culture, Teaching English as a Foreign Language training (TEFL), and a Spanish language course. AIDE will also arrange for recreational activities and cultural events. During orientation, participants will be provided with accommodations, food, and transportation.

In country transportation:
Participants will be provided with round-trip bus transportation from Santiago to their teaching sites.

Qualifications:
* Participants must be between the ages of 21 and 50 years of age
* Participants must be a native English speaker from a country where English is the official language, or use English in your everyday language and have received your K-12 or undergraduate education in English
* Participants must at least be able to communicate at a basic level of Spanish
* Participants must hold an undergraduate degree or a two-year Associate's Degree from an accredited Community College or University
* Preferably, participants should have previous experience teaching, working with children, and/or traveling

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Salary / Pay: USD$ 160/month

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian and European Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

AIDE 's Mission Statement: Through education and the exchange of ideas and people across borders, AIDE will build a worldwide community of global citizens who will be part of an ongoing intercultural conversation. AIDE will be a catalyst for change in the world by building bridges between individuals from diverse cultures.

Year Founded: 1992