ESL Employment Opportunities

ESLI Employment Opportunities 2008

Most staff will report for training and orientation on Monday, June 23, 2008 and continue through Sessions I and II ending Friday, August 21, 2008. A few staff members remain with the program through Session III, a trip through New England including a four-day outdoor experience in Maine, ending on Friday, August 29, 2008.

For more than two decades Wyoming Seminary has been a leader in the movement to internationalize independent schools across the country. In the traditional academic year, 18% of its student body (90 students) come from 23 countries to prepare for universities around the world. Its competitive college preparatory curriculum offers ESL support through grade ten but demands mainstreaming as the student enters grade eleven.

The ESL Institute utilizes the resources of the region and campus to accomplish its three objectives: to advance the students’ English language abilities, to immerse them in American culture and to prepare them for the routine and life style of a boarding school. More than two-thirds of the Summer at Sem ESL Institute students follow their summer experience with matriculation in the fall at an American boarding school. Many come to prepare for Wyoming Seminary; others are encouraged by more than twenty other boarding schools to embark on their new language and cultural journey by first attending Summer at Sem. Three sessions offer flexible beginning and ending dates.

Staff openings 2008

Application Deadline March 3, 2008

ESL Teachers
One or two teaching positions are available each summer. Classroom responsibilities include a whole language module in the morning combined with a series of topical electives in the afternoon. In addition to classroom assignments, teachers provide an occasional adult presence serving with counselors to supervise dormitories and lead weekend excursions.

Teaching Interns
One or two aspiring teachers of ESL are engaged each year to work with a master teacher in the classroom and serve as dormitory supervisor and activities coordinator. Mature and dedicated university seniors or graduates, who have had experience and training in teaching international students, are welcome to explore this option.

ESL Counselors
University students who enjoy working with and living among international students serve as counselors at Summer at Sem’s ESL Institute. Duties include serving as a teacher’s assistant during the academic
day, leading late afternoon activities, supervising evening study, mentoring in small groups, overseeing dormitory life and chaperoning weekend excursions and activities. As many as ten counselors are hired annually, and they are led by experienced residential life leadership.

Director of Activities

This opening requires a high degree of organization, advanced planning and leadership. The director of activities plans and administers excursions to New York City, Philadelphia, amusement parks, and other attractions. On campus recreational opportunities also fall under this administrator.

To apply please follow the steps below:

Step #1: Download the Application for Summer Employment

Step #2: Complete the application and submit with a current resume and cover letter to : Mr. John R. Eidam, Director of Summer Programs,

201 N. Sprague Avenue

Kingston, PA 18704

or via email.

Step #3: All applications will be reviewed , and we will contact those that have shown an interest in the particular discipline we need to fill. At that time, a formal interview will be scheduled with the program director.

For further information, please contact us via email.