Who ?
Who is qualified for the program?
- A citizen from Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, United States, Russian Federation, Philippines, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Fiji and Sweden ( bold are the most common countries).
- You must be a junior or senior in university or have your degree
- You must be under 60 years old.
- You have to speak English or French as your first language.
Yes, you can ask to be placed with a spouse or friend. If you bring kids or a trailing spouse you’ll have to figure out their visas on your own.
People who are flexible, patient and self motivated. You might be paid late, you won’t have any help filling out paperwork or getting an apartment. There will be schedule changes constantly. You need to have good coping skills with cultural differences. You need to be good at researching – there is conflicting information between documents on the Aux. website.
What?
You aren’t supposed to be alone in the classroom but this program is all over the place. You will have a co-teacher who is supposed to teach his/her subject and you’ll assist. More likely you’ll lead classes and they’ll discipline students from the back.
Not a lot. There is an orientation at the beginning but you will be expected to do everything else on your own (visa, TIE card, bank account, apartment).
When?
When does the program start?The program is from October 1st – May 31st.
Madrid is from October 1st- June 30th.
It starts in the first week of January and lasts until mid-April.
You will teach 12 hours per week (16 hours in Madrid and 15 hours in Murcia). You will teach 4 days a week and can choose if you want Monday or Friday off so you can have 3 day weekends.
You won’t teach during holidays.
If you renew for another year you won’t be paid and will not work between May-October.
Where?
You can be placed anywhere in Spain, but some regions are NOT available because of budget cuts. The following regions were re not available (as of January 2017)
Castile La Mancha
Valencia (created a separate program which starts in January)
Catalonia
Navarre
Cantabria
and the Canary Islands (Americans usually aren’t placed here while others are)
Is placement random?
You can be placed in elementary, middle, high school or special instruction facilities. You can put your top preference when you apply.
Why?
Why does Spain do this?It’s a two-way street. They want to give people the opportunity to travel in Spain, learn Spanish culture and language, and learn about the Spanish school system. In return the students can learn English/French as well as your home country’s culture.
It’s a great opportunity to get a student visa to travel Europe. You can learn Spanish. You’ll be paid some, but not much.
Medical insurance and the paperwork to get a EU student visa. This will allow uninterrupted travel throughout the EU.
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