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From: Brooke Walis <bwalis at worldteach.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 3:32 PM
Subject: Summer opportunity to teach computer skills in Namibia, Africa
To: Brooke Walis <bwalis at worldteach.org>


Good afternoon,

As students are making summer plans, I wanted to inform you of a summer
opportunity to teach computer skills to students and teachers in Namibia
through WorldTeach <http://www.worldteach.org/>. While there are many
opportunities to teach English abroad, we're very excited about our program
in Namibia, where we have taught for 24 years, and now has a focus on
teaching computer skills. Teaching internationally is a chance to gain
international work experience and intercultural communication skills,
improve language fluency, immerse oneself in a new culture, and consider
different career paths before committing to graduate school or full-time
employment. Please forward this information to your students who are
looking for summer international work and interested in teaching computer
skills.

WorldTeach <http://www.worldteach.org/>, a non-profit organization that
started at Harvard University, partners with the Ministry of Education
in Namibia to provide volunteer teachers to fill educational needs that
the Ministry has identified. Specifically, our volunteers in Namibia teach
English, math, science and computer skills in primary and secondary schools
in rural communities. The program departs May 31, 2015 and returns August
8, 2015.

The Namibian Ministry of Education has subsidized this program, reducing
the volunteer fee to $2,990, which covers the following support items:

*Summer volunteers receive:*

   - Housing (provided by school or host family)
   - Visa sponsorship
   - Health & emergency evacuation insurance
   - Weeklong in-country orientation focused on teacher training, language
   and cultural immersion, health and safety briefing
   - Mid-Service Training Conference
   - End of Service Conference
   - All meals during entire summer
   - Transportation between training and placement sites
   - Support from full time, in-country field staff

Read Alumni Reviews from Namibia Volunteers
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=fjITK1MIKgKXIcOXE&s=[[en_supporter_id]]&m=[[en_MailID2]]>

Watch a webinar on summer programs where we spoke with an alum from Namibia
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAlhSHsGBig>

Watch a video from a Namibia Summer volunteer
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTFAC7GZBl4&index=18&list=PL0Nj1zGK6-XxIzMZb5cNQKnR7UL43FxZD>

*Qualifications:* Applicants must be native English speakers, of any
nationality. Current college students ages 18 and older are invited to
apply. No teaching experience is necessary; local language skills are not
required. Interests in teaching, international development, intercultural
communication and exchange are attributes of a successful volunteer.

*To Apply:* Applications will be accepted until April 15th. Summer program
applications require a resume, a personal statement and two letters of
recommendation. Start your application on our website
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=iwKZKaNUIjI3KmNaG&s=[[en_supporter_id]]&m=[[en_MailID2]]>,
or email admissions at worldteach.org.

I have linked a WorldTeach brochure
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=bpLLLPPsHcLPI2MJE&s=[[en_supporter_id]]&m=[[en_MailID2]]>
for
additional information, or visit www.worldteach.org. Thank you for your
time!
Brooke Walis

-- 
Brooke Walis
Director of Recruitment & Communications
WorldTeach
One Brattle Square, Suite 550
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
phone 857.259.6646
fax 857.259.6638
www.worldteach.org
WorldTeach Alumni Reviews <http://www.gooverseas.com/worldteach-reviews>
*Check out a video of a day in the life of a WorldTeach volunteer
<http://www.worldteach.org/site/c.buLRIbNOIbJ2G/b.6490085/k.5E6B/Namibia_Day_In_The_Life.htm>*



-- 
Professor and Chair
Computer Science Department
Swarthmore College
www.cs.swarthmore.edu/~meeden
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