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Post-Graduate Education/Teaching Programs
(Domestic and International)
This page is still in process and will continue to be updated. There are a number of excellent programs focused on education in general and teaching in particular. Be aware, however, that many of the programs listed on the “General” page also have educational opportunities. Browse those as well for the full picture of what’s available.
ACE Alliance for Catholic Education (various locations)
Website: www.nd.edu/~ace
Amate House (Chicago): Amate House is a faith-based program in partnership with the Archdiocese of Chicago. Our program is open to people of all faith backgrounds. Volunteers live in three locations throughout the city of Chicago. A Spanish language training/cultural immersion experience is offered for those working in immigrant communities. Teaching positions are offered in three schools (all Catholic) serving African-American, Mexican, and other diverse populations.
Website: www.amatehouse.org
Boys Hope Girls Hope (various US cities): Volunteers live with the scholars and staff, helping to maintain a structured, stable, safe and caring home environment. Volunteers also assume a “big brother/big sister” role and help tutor scholars in their studies. Since 1991, 100% of Boys Hope Girls Hope children who graduated high school in our care have gone on to college.
Website: www.boyshopegirlshope.org
Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps (Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee): Teaching needs for 2005 include sites in Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee
Website: www.capuchinfranciscans.org/capcorps.htm
China Volunteer Teachers Program (various locations in China)
Website: www.chinaserve.org
Christian Lay Brothers Volunteer Program (Memphis, TN)
Website: www.cbvp.org
Christo Rey Jesuit High School (Chicago, Illinois): A co-educational prep school serving Mexican immigrants in the Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood. The Society of Jesus opened Christo Rey in 1996 as an alternative to the public schools in the area, where drop out rates were high. Between the innovative dual-language curriculum and the school’s highly acclaimed Corporate Internship Program (CIP), the school has found a way to make a Jesuit education a reality for low income families.
Website: www.christorey.net
Franciscan Volunteer Program (Chicago and St. Louis): The FVP has a number of possible sites for teachers. For example, the Maternity B.V.M. parish school seeks teachers for grades 1-8 and serves the inner city Hispanic population. Hales Franciscan High School, founded in 1962, is nationally recognized for providing a quality college prep education to inner city African American boys. And Marion Middle School (St. Louis) serves girls in grades 5-8 who are working to overcome a variety of academic problems.
Web contact: franvol@aol.com
Haitian Project Incorporated (At Louverture Cleary): The role played by foreign volunteers at Louverture Cleary is broad and affects many areas of community life. Their primary responsibilities are in the classroom, where they cover many classes ranging from language and religion to laboratory science and computers. The volunteers live at the school, giving them the opportunity to spend an incredible amount of time with the students. They can teach sport classes to the youngest grades as well as run extra-curricular activities such as dance, photography, school newspaper, etc. We especially work for the empowerment of our female students through the “Celebrate Women” program and female volunteers provide a valuable service as role models and as empowerment agents.
Web Contact: Ms. Reese Jarret, operations@haitianproject.org
Website: www.haitianproject.org
JET: Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (various locations
in Japan)
Website: www.mofa.go.jp/jet/
LANCE: La Sallian Association of New Catholic Educators
Website:
Lutheran Volunteer Corps (various locations): Responsibilities may includes work such as leading reading groups, working with at-risk populations, serving as a child advocate, case management, instruction in various disciplines, recruiting and training tutors, adult education, and working with families. One does not have to be Lutheran or Christian to volunteer.
Website: www.lvchome.org
The Neighborhood Academy (Pittsburg, PA)
Website: www.theneighborhoodacademy.org
Peace Corps (various international locations)
Website: www.peacecorps.gov
Response
Ability (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)
Web Contact:
Teach
for America (various locations)
Website:
Teacher Volunteer Service Program (New York City)
Web Contact:
University Consortium for Catholic Education
Website:
Urban Catholic Teacher Corps (Boston): If you desire to live in the Boston area and teach at a catholic school, our program may be where you belong. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree plus initial Teaching Certification or 1 year supervised teaching experience.
Website: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/academics/urban_teach/uctc/
Volunteer Teaching Corps (Chicago, Illinois)
Website: www.ictc-chicago.org