Job Description:
Central Europe Teacher
Location:
Assignment Includes:
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Teach in a bilingual junior/senior high school or elementary
school. Emphasis is for conversational English teachers but math,
science, religion and geography teachers are needed also. All
instruction is in English language.
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Interpret and implement national and school mandated
curriculum through personalized lesson plans.
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Prepare students for the end-of-school-year comprehensive
final exams.
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Participate in a mid-academic year review to assess performance.
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Interpret the mission and ministry of our companions back to
the ELCA through newsletters and blogs to ELCA congregations and members.
All ELCA Global Personnel participate in mission interpretation.
Site Information
ELCA Service and Justice volunteer teachers serve in Central
Europe in partnership with the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg
Confession in the Slovak Republic and the Evangelical Church of the
Augsburg Confession in Poland. These national churches, as well as
their national governments, have set English language learning as a
high priority. In partnership with the national churches, the ELCA
volunteer teachers prepare the students for a future in the church
and in society as well. Typical class size can range from 8 to 20
students. There are currently 3 small-town sites and 2 urban sites
in Slovakia, and 1 small-town site in Poland.