Filipino School Program in Southern California - Seeking Teacher

DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Filipino School Program in Southern California - Seeking Teacher

The Kultural Enrichment and Language Program (KELP) is a program developed
by Search To Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), is an experiential learning
program with an emphasis in Filipino language, arts, and culture. The
after-school program targets Filipino American children in elementary grade levels 1-3.

The goal of the class is not only to teach the students Tagalog, but also
about the different facets of Philippine culture, art, history, literature
and geography. The program design follows the curriculum standards adopted
by the California State Board of Education for elementary school levels.

We are looking for an additional teacher who is interested in helping
implement amazing program!

TEACHER DUTIES:

- Collaborate with lead teacher on material preparation for weekly lesson plans

- Offer guidance language-learning activities

- Implement appropriate classroom management and child supervision

- Complete administrative duties (including: regular feedback to
Program Manager, maintaining sign in sheets and attendance)

- Address parent requests and questions regarding the program curriculum

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS:

- Classroom experience / elementary aged-level

- Ability to work with lead teacher in adapting existing curriculum
to suit student language level

- Fluent Tagalog / Pilipino speaker a must; native Tagalog /
Pilipino speaker preferred

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Age group: Ages 5 - 9 years

Dates: Saturday, March 15 – Saturday, June 21, 2008

Location: Pacific Community Center, Glendale, CA

Preparation meetings and training sessions will take place prior to the
program start date.

Future classes (a fall cycle) may be scheduled in other parts of Southern
California, including the Orange County area.

This is a great opportunity for you to be involved with sharing the heritage
and language of the Philippines with children in our community.

For more information, please visit our website at: www.esipa.org and click
on the KELP program icon at the top of the page,

TO APPLY:

If you are interested in teaching, please contact:

Farzana Nayani, Program Manager
fnayani@esipa.org
Tel: 213.382.1819 x107)

with:

1) a cover letter including a brief overview of skills
2) resume
3) contact information

DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 27, 2008