Internship Opportunity in France from Erasmus Intern: English-Speaking Assistant

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

Erasmus Intern

Area

Central and Eastern Europe

Host Country

France

Deadline

29 May 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Internships

Specialities

Linguistics

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

Erasmus Intern offers a fantastic internship opportunity for English Speaking individuals to work as a Teacher Assistant from 3 to 9 months at schools in France.

Location:

These schools are located in south Brittany in the area of Blain (10 000 inhabitants), in LoireAtlantique, 50 minutes away from Nantes by car and 1 hour by bus, 45 minutes from Saint-Nazaire and the Atlantic Coast.

The Schools:

These are a group of five Catholic schools: a medium and student-centered secondary school (580 pupils – age 11 to 15) together with four primary schools (ages 3 to 11). The intern will mostly work in the primary and secondary school of Saint Laurent with a possibility of a couple of hours per week in 4 other establishments. The secondary school Saint-Laurent in Blain has two exchange programs with Oldenburg in Holstein (Germany, since 2011) and Paterna, Valencia (Spain, since 2016).

Intern's Mission:

The intern will assist the teacher in charge of the language lessons.
He will help the teacher to create new supports and activities and he will also lead small conversation groups.
The objective of this internship is mainly to improve the students' speaking and listening skills.
In secondary school, some conversation classes in small groups might be set up outside the classroom activities and the intern might get the opportunity to visit & work with other secondary schools.
The intern may also have the opportunity to teach English/Spanish/German to primary and secondary teachers who are eager to improve their skills in English/Spanish/German.
The intern will also help to organize cultural activities for International Week in the school and may supervise outdoor activities.
These schools are looking for independent, active and self-sufficient people ready to help the kids become more tolerant, open-minded and aware of the diverse cultures all over the world.

Benefits:

A free accommodation next to the secondary school will be provided to the Erasmus + assistant. It is a fully furnished one-bedroom flat of 45m² which includes a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room.
Free monthly ticket for the bus network Lila will also be offered by the school.
The intern will have lunch for free at the school canteen 4 days per week.
And if the intern needs a bicycle, the school will be more than happy to provide one.

Terms of the Internship:

No remuneration according to « loi n°2014-788 du 10 juillet 2014 » and « décret n°2014-1420 du 27 November 2014 »
18 hours max with pupils per week – 4 o 5 days per week
Days off: Saturday, Sunday
Holidays according to French School Calendar: -2 weeks All Saints Day, -2 weeks Christmas, -2 weeks February, -2 weeks Spring Break.

About Erasmus Intern:

Erasmus Intern is part of STORY project which is a project by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN). ESN is a non-profit international student organization whose mission is to represent international students by providing opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of Students Helping Students. ESN has more than 13.000 members in local sections all over Europe working on a volunteer base together with Higher Education Institutions and offering services to 180.000 students per year.

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