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[nlevine]

AFS-USA and AFS Thailand are pleased to have the support of the US Embassy in Bangkok and the Thai Ministry of Education to offer an innovative teaching opportunity in Thailand.
Thai schools are in need of educators to assist primary and secondary schools in meeting English as a second language requirements.

Program content:
Program participants will be assigned to schools throughout Thailand (except Bangkok), teaching students ages 10-18, though mainly secondary school students.

Participants will live with host families or in teachers' living quarters on the school campus (common in Thailand) and receive a monthly stipend of Baht 15,000 (approx. $400.00).
Teaching content will likely be conversational or written English rather than grammar.
Teaching materials and advisory assistance will be provided by host schools, although US participants should prepare informal materials (songs, etc.).
Opportunity to participate in other school activities and AFS volunteer activities such as orientations and meetings.

PROGRAM DATES:
Pre-departure orientation in LA, 29 APril 2005; Depart US 30 Apr.
End-of-stay orientation: 17-23 Sept. 2005, Depart Thailand 24 Sept.

Eligibility Pre-requisites:
Teaching certificate (ESL helpful but not required)
Some prior teaching experience
Between 25-55 years old
Flexible, patient, open-minded, adaptable
Able to develop English classroom content

Orientations:
Pre-departure orientation program beginning several weeks before departure and arrival orientation including language survival study

Program fee: $500
In conjunction with the scholarship fee this includes international airfare, visa assistance, orientations, travel to/from host community, placement with carefully-screened host family and school, 24-hour AFS support while on program.
We are able to offer this program for only $500 thanks to scholarship funding from the US Embassy and Thai Ministry of Education.

Please contact Nancy Levine at [email protected] or 800-876-2376, x439 for information and an application.

AFS is a non-profit, non-governmental, organization.
http://www.afs.org

[parvati_overdrive]

this is a rip. stands to reason its offered by the stingy us govt, thai moe and this 'not for profit' [all monies are paid directly to staff in huge sums].

even with housing someone off the plane will not be able to live off this amount which incidently is not APPROX 400 - it is approx US375! which is not even b4000 a week!!

for the privilage you PAY us500 which fair enough covers your airfare (us850+ -).

this is a nfp racket which makes big money on your labor and your aspirations for wanting to do good in the world.

further the thai moe states one must have a tefl cert, but seems in this program where the moe is getting slave wage teachers they are happy to waive.

most likely youll be posted where they cannot pay to get teachers to work.\, hence the program.


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