Details of my program

So here is the basic info on the program I am involved with:

THE PROGRAM

The French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services at the French Embassy offer approximately 1,500 teaching assistant positions in French primary and secondary schools as well as in various French teaching colleges – otherwise known as the “Instituts universitaires de formation des maîtres (IUFM) – in all regions of France and the DOM-TOMS. This program allows schools all over France to benefit from your English speaking skills. This means that some assistants may be placed in an urban setting, others in a suburban setting, and still others in a rural setting.

I am placed with a primary school in Frontignan, France which is within the Montpellier school district.


BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM

This is a unique opportunity to:

- spend between 6-9 months in France with a monthly stipend,
- have a privileged insight into contemporary France,
- master the French language through linguistic immersion,
- gain valuable teaching experience.


TASKS

You will be expected to teach 12 hours of English conversation classes per week.

DATES

Contracts vary from 7 - 9 months. My contract is from Oct 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009.


Here is their website link if you are really ambitious:
http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?rubrique424&tout=ok