teach immersion chile - program overviews

teach immersion in ChileCIEE is proud to expand our portfolio of Teach Abroad programs in Chile, launching a second limited-time Teach Immersion program in this popular destination. CIEE is happy to announce a special four-month option for Teach Immersion Chile 2009!

All CIEE Teach Immersion programs offer the following program highlights:

  • Placement at a Chilean public school in the 5th or 6th Regions

  • Support of CIEE professional staff before you depart for Chile

  • Teaching and program guides to help you plan and prepare

  • A Lonely Planet guidebook to plan your travels

  • Online Spanish courses before you depart

  • Optional ~ Pre-departure TEFL certification

  • Airport transfer on designated arrival date

  • Orientation in Santiago, including:

    • Classes on TEFL theory and practice, Chilean Spanish, the Chilean educational system, cross-cultural training, and cultural activities

    • Accommodations and most meals

    • Round trip transportation from orientation to your regional placement

  • An all expense paid orientation in the 5th or 6th Regions

  • Accommodations and meals with a host family

  • A monthly stipend of CLP 85.000

  • Assistance obtaining a Temporary Residence Visa and Chilean I.D. card

  • An English speaking regional coordinator to help you with both professional and cultural difficulties

  • Optional ~ Participation in winter camp activities between semesters

  • A mid-program workshop conducted by CIEE

  • An end of program evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Education in Santiago

  • International medical insurance and 24-hour worldwide assistance provided through the CIEE iNext travel card

  • 24-hour in-country emergency support services via the CIEE Santiago office and via your local coordinator

  • Internationally recognized Certification (BULATS) to measure Spanish language learning

  • Program certification by the Chilean Ministry of Education

Program Comparison:

Six-month Teach Immersion Program
In collaboration with the Ministerio de Educación and English Open Doors, CIEE sends volunteer teachers to the O’Higgins (6th) Region of Chile on a Six-month Teach Immersion program. Home of the Chilean huaso and an area famous for its winemaking, surfing, and copper mines, it is an ideal location, just south of Santiago, to live like a local with a family, and immerse fully into Chilean culture. You will act as a teaching assistant to local Chilean teachers eager to have a native English speaker encourage their classroom along. A highlight of this new program is the homestay experience, allowing you to truly experience life como un chileno through your host family, colleagues, and students. Orientation takes place over several days in Santiago and then again on location in the O’Higgins Region, and you’ll meet up again with your fellow CIEE teachers and staff half way through your semester at a mid-year workshop that allows you to share and boost your Teach Immersion experience.

Special 2009 Four-month Teach Immersion Program
Based on our current six-month Teach Immersion Chile program, the Chilean Ministry of Education has granted CIEE a similar Four-month Teach Immersion program with teacher placements in the 5th and 6th regions of Chile – summer 2009 offer only! Beginning in late-July 2009, this special program is the perfect way to fill your summer and round out your year practicing your Spanish by immersing yourself in Chilean culture and bringing education and confidence to Chilean students! The Four-month Teach Immersion program will contain the same teaching and full-immersion homestay experiences as the Teach Immersion Chile program; however, the CIEE orientation will occur in a condensed one-and-a-half day format and the mid-year workshop will occur approximately a third of the way into the contract.