Opportunities+for+Schools

Dear Colleague:

Our non-profit organization, American Councils for International Education, would like to share information about two programs that expose K-12 schools and students to Arabic and Chinese language and culture. Both programs are fully funded through the U.S. State Department.

The Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) provides U.S. K-12 schools with the opportunity to host fully funded exchange teachers from Egypt and China for an entire academic year in order to begin __or__ further grow an Arabic or Mandarin program. Public, private, or religious schools from all corners of the nation are encouraged to apply. Bring the world to your school by introducing Arabic or Chinese language and culture to your students. TCLP provides teachers’ salaries, healthcare, roundtrip airfare, training, professional development funds, and ongoing program support. To increase the number of Americans teaching and learning these critical languages, selected host schools also receive access to grant opportunities to support language learning projects. To learn more about the program benefits and requirements, please read about our Program Timeline and Details, or check out our  introduction video. To apply, please visit www.tclprogram.org or email  tclp@americancouncils.org.
 * __Host a Guest Teacher from China or Egypt__**
 * Extended Program Application Deadline**: February 1, 2012

Intensive Summer Language Institutes (ISLI) provides fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic in Alexandria, Egypt, and Chinese in Changchun, China. Current K-12 teachers, community college instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, and students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach these languages can apply. Participants earn ten hours of graduate credit through Bryn Mawr College, and are provided with peer tutors and roundtrip airfare. All travel and study-related costs are fully covered. For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/isli or email  isli@americancouncils.org.
 * __Study Language in China or Egypt__**
 * Program Application Deadline**: March 2, 2012

Sincerely,

Stephanie Heard Program Officer, Teacher Programs American Councils for International Education 1828 L Street, NW Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20036 202-833-7522 www.tclprogram.org