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Educational Seminars: 2011 Brazil Administrator Exchange Program (BPEP)
Eligibility:
• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be a full-time employee in the U.S. with at least three years experience as an elementary, middle or secondary school administrator (superintendents, principals, vice principals).
• Attend Washington, DC program orientation
• Host up to three administrative counterparts and a Portuguese interpreter in home community and school (housed in a hotel) for three weeks
• Travel to Brazil, participate in pre-program orientation and complete full program in Brazil
Length:
The Brazil Administrator Exchange Program includes an orientation in Washington, DC followed by hosting the Brazilian principals and a Portuguese interpreter for three weeks (hotel accommodations covered by grant). The following summer, US administrators will attend a program orientation, then participate in the exchange for three weeks during the summer of 2012.
Price:
This program is fully funded through the Bureau of Educational Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State. For U.S. administrators, this grant includes international and domestic airfare; meals and/or per diem; accommodations for orientation in Washington, DC and program in Brazil; lodging Brazilian participants and the Portuguese interpreter; a hosting stipend for the U.S. partner school; and a shipping stipend for materials.
Deadline:
March 28, 2011
Funded By:
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State and the
National Council of State Secretaries of Education – CONSED/Brazil
*This program is pending funding*
Partner Organization
The National Council of State Secretaries of Education - CONSED/Brazil
The Brazil Administrator Exchange Program is a short-term, mutual exchange opportunity for U.S. and Brazil school administrators that is fully funded by the Bureau of Educational Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State. The program provides a professional development opportunity for U.S. and Brazilian school administrators to work together on issues of mutual interest to their communities, schools and students.
Brazilian administrators spend three weeks with their U.S. partner (3-4 Brazilian participants to each U.S. administrator) during the fall and the U.S. administrators travel to Brazil the following summer. The programs are individualized through collaboration between partners and may focus on personnel administration, school systems and management, instruction, global issues and culture, curriculum development, student affairs, and/or educational policy.
Applicants should be creative, self-reliant, flexible and able to maintain excellent relationships with faculty, staff, and students in Brazil. Applicants should have a sincere interest in learning from the experience of others and sharing best practices. Applicants should also be prepared to make presentations about the United States before diverse audiences in Brazil.
Download the Program Description
Download the Administrators Application
Program Resources
Send e-mail to: edseminars@americancouncils.org