Montessori Teaching Internship in India
Internship: Montessori Teaching
Location: India
Aim: practice Montessori method and procedures with the guidance and leadership of a more experienced Montessori teachers
Duration: 1-12 months
Dates: all year
Open to: everyone from all around the world
Apply here: fill Application form + send CV to hello@abroadship.org
Infopack: download here
Cost: Montessori Teaching internship has following fees
- Immediate non-returnable application processing fee of £20 (or €23 / £28) for all programmes
- 1 month: £440 (or €500 / $570)
- 2 months: £490 (or €550 / $630)
- 3 months: £530 (or €600 / $680)
- 4 months: £580 (or €650 / $740)
- 8 months: £750 (or €850 / $970)
- 12 month: £930 (or €1050 / $1200)
What is included in the fee:
- Airport pick up on arrival and drop-off on departure
- Accommodation
- Food
- Internship experience (arranging teaching schedule, logistics, programme supervision and support)
- Infopack with detailed information about local infrastructure
- 24/7 local support (money exchange, medical care, help for applying an internet connection, mobile phone connection, newspaper, magazines)
- Online (Facebook, Whatsapp, Skype, Phone) support from London, UK
- Two day orientation and accommodation near the beach to relax and rejuvenate from the 1st day of arrival.
- Support with visa and other documentation (preparation of legal documents for registration in foreigner’s registration office)
- Advice and support from lawyers to sort out all legal issues and doubts.
- Access to Abroadship’er alumni group
- Certificate of successful completion
What is not included in the fee:
- Flight tickets to and back from India
- Visa costs
- Vaccination
- Travel insurance (mandatory)
- Additional food
- Pocket money
- Local transport
- Excursions
Funding / Sponsorship:
- Given you have the defined qualifications, you will be paid a monthly wage (internship stipend) of Rs 10 000 per month (approximately £110 / €125 / $140 per month), which is an average Indian teacher salary.
- Funding is available only for duration of 4 months or longer
- Even if you are paid a monthly wage, you still have to pay fee (check above), visa, flight and other extra costs.
- Given you qualify for the stipend, your exemplary payment (-) or earnings (+) are:
- £110 x 4 months stipend – £580 for 4 months = (-) £140 over 4 months
- £110 x 8 months stipend – £750 for 8 months = (+) £130 over 8 months
- £110 x 12 months stipend – £930 for 12 months = (+) £390 over 12 months
- Qualified intern should fit into one of the categories:
- Montessori training: hold a certificate
- Montessori training: taught minimum 1 year Montessori to a minimum 10 students
Application process:
- Fill the Application form and send CV to hello@abroadship.org
- Find out in 5 days if you are selected
- Introduce and present yourself via Skype talk
- Pay the fees (defined above)
- Sign the placement agreement and send ID document
- Fill documents and pay a fee for VISA (more info here, fee ranges based on the country, duration of stay and type of visa)
- Purchase tickets (search for tickets here, defining your departure place and day. One way ticket prices to reach India start from £250 / €300 / $350)
- Read the infopack and prepare for the adventure of your life!
Questions and inquiries: Contact Here
Montessori Teaching Internship in India
Excellent opportunity to practice Montessori Method and Procedures with the guidance and leadership of a more experienced Montessori teachers (directress). Through this shared practice and guidance, the intern gains experience and demonstrates increased competency as a Montessori teacher.
Highlights of Montessori Teaching Internship in India:
- Prepare and maintain a beautiful, develop mentally-appropriate classroom environment
- Serve as a guide between the child and the prepared environment
- Present Montessori materials and lessons to the children, demonstrating proper Montessori principles
- Provide children with opportunities for choice, decision making, problem solving, independence, and responsibility
- Plan and implement group activities
- Effectively communicate with children and parents
- Work as a team member with other Montessori teachers
- Actively observe individual children, analyzing and documenting individual growth and learning, evaluating objectives and helping to prepare professional reports
- Attend and participate in parent-teacher conferences
- Actively participate in self-evaluation and shared inquiry with the master teacher
- Duration of the internship is 4 to 6 months
- Free booklet on basic Montessori teaching method and procedures
- Free accommodation, food, transportation, internet and other organized services
- Free two day beach holiday upon arrival
- Expert guidance and 24/7 support to internees
- Experiences certificate after successful completion of the internship
- Internship is open from June-to-March of every year (Academic year)
Montessori is a method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play. In Montessori classrooms children make creative choices in their learning, while the classroom and the teacher offer age-appropriate activities to guide the process.
Location of internship in India depends on the vacancy of the application and agreement between participant and organizers: Kerala, Tamilnadu, Maharastra, Punjab, Haryana, Assam, Chattisgarh, etc.
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