Our non-profit organization, American Councils for International Education, would like to remind you of three fully-funded programs for educators, whose deadlines are
now approaching. I would appreciate your assistance distributing these announcements to anyone who you think is interested, and I am happy to answer any questions you have about these programs. My contact information can be found at the bottom of this email. All three programs are fully funded through the U.S. State Department.
Host a Guest Teacher from China or Egypt
The Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) provides U.S. K-12 schools with the opportunity to host fully funded exchange teachers from Egypt and China for an entire academic year in order to begin
or further grow an Arabic or Mandarin program. Public, private, or religious schools from all corners of the nation are encouraged to apply. Bring the world to your school by introducing Arabic or Chinese language and culture to your students. TCLP provides teachers’ salaries, healthcare, roundtrip airfare, training, professional development funds, and ongoing program support. To increase the number of Americans teaching and learning these critical languages, selected host schools also receive access to grant opportunities to support language learning projects. To learn more about the program benefits and requirements, please read about our
Program Timeline and Details, or check out our
introduction video. To apply, please visit
www.tclprogram.org or email
tclp@americancouncils.org.
Extended Program Application Deadline: February 1, 2012
Study Language in China or Egypt
Intensive Summer Language Institutes (ISLI) provides fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic in Alexandria, Egypt, and Chinese in Changchun, China. Current K-12 teachers, community college instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, and students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach these languages can apply. Participants earn ten hours of graduate credit through Bryn Mawr College, and are provided with peer tutors and roundtrip airfare. All travel and study-related costs are fully covered. For more information, please visit
www.americancouncils.org/isli or email
isli@americancouncils.org.
Program Application Deadline: March 2, 2012
Connect Internationally
The Educational Seminars Program provides short-term professional development opportunities to teachers and administrators from around the world, for 2-3 week reciprocal exchange programs and one-way professional development programs. Participating countries include Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, and Uruguay for reciprocal exchanges and Greece, India, and Italy for one-way programs. All Educational Seminars provide airfare, training, travel health care, and living costs. For more information, please visit
www.americancouncils.org/es or email
edseminars@americancouncils.org.
Upcoming Program Application Deadlines for Argentina, Brazil, Thailand: March 30, 2012
