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Educational Seminars: 2010 Uruguay-United States Educator Exchange Program (USEEP)
Eligibility:
• US Citizenship
• Must hold a BA or higher
• Must have at least three years full-time teaching or administrative experience and currently hold a full-time teaching or administrative position
• Must be an elementary or secondary school teacher OR an elementary school principal
• Those applying for the opportunity in Uruguay, must be able to attend the orientation in Montevideo and participate fully in the three-week program in Uruguay.
• Those applying to host must have the ability to host their Uruguayan partner for three weeks in their community and school.
• Must have fluency in Spanish; must be proficient in speaking and understanding
Length:
For Host Schools, the Uruguay – United States Educator Exchange Program includes two weeks of hosting a Uruguayan educator.
For those who travel to Uruguay, the Uruguay – United States Educator Exchange Program includes an orientation in Montevideo and a two-week job shadow exchange.
Price:
All travel and program expenses are supported by American Councils, through its grant with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State.
Deadline:
Host Only: December 7, 2009 (closed)
Travel to Uruguay: March 12, 2010 (Deadline extended from March 1, 2010)
Funded By:
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State
The 2010 Uruguay – United States Educator Exchange Program offers two options for the collaboration opportunity between educators from the US and Uruguay.
1) US schools can apply to host a Uruguayan counterpart for three weeks for a job shadow experience. Participants who choose to host but not travel should complete the Host Application at the bottom of the page.
2) The US participants can also apply to travel to Uruguay to participate in a similar job shadow experience with a Uruguayan counterpart for three weeks. Prospective participants who wish to apply to travel and host should complete the application for the two-way exchange program in addition to the hosting application. Note: the two applications have two different deadlines.
Persons wishing to engage in the Educational Seminar should be creative, self-reliant, flexible and able to maintain excellent relationships with faculty, staff, and students in host schools. Applicants should have a sincere interest in learning from the experience of others and sharing their own best practices. They should also be prepared to make presentations about the United States before diverse audiences in Uruguay.
Teachers and Principals Program
(Exchange IN Uruguay):
Download the Application
Program Resources
Send e-mail to: thair@americancouncils.org