Description:
WorldTeach volunteers will be teaching at the Access Academy, an intensive English and Quantitative Reasoning preparatory year for poor, rural, and refugee women from South and Southeast Asia who have been accepted to the new Asian University for Women. This exciting university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh, will open in September of 2009. The Access Academy opens for the first group of students in March 2008. Students will study intensive English, math, and computer science for 18 months in preparation for their university experience.
This competitive program is limited to 15 volunteers. Unlike any other WorldTeach program, all 15 volunteers in the Bangladesh program will be teaching at the same school.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
* Bachelors degree (in any subject)
* Must a native English speaker
* Comfortable working in cross-cultural environments
* Independent worker
* Good people skills and organizational skills
* Flexibility and creativity in problem solving
* Interest in international education and development
* 25 hours ESL service required before departure (after acceptance to the program).
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Language:
English
Language Used As A Medium of Teaching:
English
Cost in US$: A $1500 deposit will be refunded upon completion
Cost Includes:
Emergency evacuation services,
Food,
Housing,
In-country orientation/Training,
In-country staff support,
Language instruction,
Living stipend,
Medical insurance
and Written materials pre-departure
Program Cost includes: pre-departure information and preparation, round-trip international airfare, health insurance, in-country orientation and training, transportation to your site, meals and housing during orientation and throughout your teaching service, a living stipend throughout your service, 24-hour field support, after-service support and networking, and a living stipend of $350 per month.
Salary / Pay: In addition to housing, volunteers will receive a living stipend of $350 per month.
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
adult education,
education,
English teaching,
teaching
and volunteering
Age Range: Must have a bachelor's degree
This Program is open to
World Wide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Apartment/Flat
Participants Travel to Bangladesh
in Groups
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
- In-Person Interview when Feasible
- Letters of Reference
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Resume
- Transcript
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is 1-2 weeks
Post Services Include:
- Alumni Network
- Exit DebriefingAbroad
WorldTeach's Mission Statement: WorldTeach is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based at the Center for International Development at Harvard University that provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries. WorldTeach offers summer and year-long programs in American Samoa, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Micronesia, Namibia, Poland, Rwanda, South Africa, and Thailand.
Year Founded: 1986