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Forward: Keio Academy of New York seeks undergraduate and graduate student interns for “US-JAPAN Summer Cultural Experience 2011”.  This year we are offering three different types of internships.

 

Category 1: Unpaid internship [maximum of ten undergraduate or graduate students]

Category 2: Paid internship [maximum of five highly motivated and qualified graduate students, the compensation amount depends on the number of classes taught]

Category 3: Unpaid Internship from Japan [maximum of two undergraduate or graduate students who can travel with the summer program participants from Japan.]

 

Period of Internship:    
[Categories 1 & 2] July 22 (Fri.), 2011 – August 8(Sun), 2011 (These dates include an orientation session prior to the program)

[Category 3] July 24, 2011 (departing Narita Airport) – August 8, 2011 (dismissal at Narita Airport. Plus orientation session on July 10, 2011 in Tokyo)

 

Status of Internship:     
[All categories] full-time &  residential (Interns are required to live in on-campus student housing.)

 

Keio will provide:          
[Categories 1 & 2] On-campus housing with free cafeteria privileges, domestic transportation reimbursement of up to $300.00 for round trip travel to/from Keio campus.

[Category 2] Stipends of up to $400.00 for classroom instruction, preparation, and grading homework.
[Category 3] On-campus housing with free cafeteria privileges, round-trip transportation between Narita and Keio campus on a designated travel package (as a chaperone) and travel insurance.

 

Internship Description:

Qualifications

[All categories]

  • Excellent command of English language
  • A good team worker in a multi-cultural setting
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced program environment
  • [For Non-native speakers of Japanese] At least two years of college-level Japanese language or cultural studies strongly preferred
  • An undergraduate or a graduate student in Education, International Studies, Intercultural Communication, or related major preferred
  • Experience in working with youth and/or experience in living/studying/working in another country in a cross-cultural environment preferred
  • Prior high school or college dorm experience is a plus
  • Media arts or digital technology related experience helpful

[Category 2]

  • Ability to teach junior and senior American and/or Japanese high school students in an informal setting in the subject and topic of your choosing , but related to the overall theme of the summer program.

Examples:

 US History or any other area of social studies related to US-Japan relations

Arts & Music

Literature

Pop-culture

Animation

  • The language of instruction many be in English or Japanese [Please specify in the cover letter]
  • Future aspiration in teaching or participation in JET Program preferred

[Category 3]

  • Must have Japanese citizenship with valid Japanese passport
  • Prior experience in international travel is preferred

 

All Positions will

  • Work under direct supervision of the Residential Director, and at times with the Administrative Director and Program Director
  • Ensure program participants’ health, safety, hygiene, discipline, group dynamics and social adjustment and look out for early signs of a serious problem or danger and refer them to Residential Director or an appropriate staff
  • Assist program staff with guiding the participants through a daily schedule of activities
  • Work closely with dormitory supervisors to monitor participants’ life in the dorms
  • Assist administrative tasks as assigned
  • Participate in sports and other recreational activities with enthusiasm and occasionally lead those activities
  • Chaperone students to field trips
  • If bilingual, be an interpreter for participants, parents, DCTV staff, and other staff members as needed.

 [Category 2]  

  • Teach four- 90 minutes sessions on one topic or eight- 90 minutes sessions in two different topics. The lesson plans must be submitted and approved by the Program Director before the beginning of the summer program.
  • The Program Director will act as advisor to your classroom instruction.

[Category 3]

  • chaperone students from/to Narita and Keio NY campus

 

 

Application:

[All categories] send a cover letter written in English (must clearly identify which category of internship you are applying, also include your areas of interest, please be specific) and resume (MUST include contact information of at least one reference) to Keio Academy Summer Program Office at keiosummer@keio.edu by Monday, March 7, 2011. You must write “Internship Position” in the subject line of the e-mail. All documents must be in PDF file format.

[Category 2] Your cover letter must also include possible topics for classroom instruction up to two topics. Additional application form regarding classroom instruction will be send to you upon receipt of above documents.

Visit our website ( http://www.keio.edu/english/summerprograms ) to learn more about the program. For questions, send e-mail to Keio Academy Summer Program Administrative Office at keiosummer@keio.edu

Any application without “Internship Position” written on the subject line, missing a cover letter or reference information, or not in the proper format will not be considered.