CHINA EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE
http://www.chinaeducationalexchange.org
1251 Virginia Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone: 540-432-6983
Fax: 540-434-5556
Email: or
The China Educational Exchange is a program of the Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren churches in North America . Its primary function is to place North American teachers in teaching positions in Chinese universities, usually in Henan and Sichuan provinces. CEE teachers normally serve for two-year terms or longer, though the organization also places teachers for five-week terms of service each summer.
COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE (CIEE)
http://www.ciee.org
633 Third Avenue , 20th floor
New York , NY 10017
Phone: 1-800-407-8839 or 212-822-2600
Fax: 212-822-2779
In addition to its study abroad program, CIEE also runs a Teach in China Program. College graduates can spend five months, ten months or longer teaching English in Chinese middle schools, high schools or universities. Accommodation and local salary are provided. Previous teaching experience is not required.
COLORADO CHINA COUNCIL
http://www.asiacouncil.org
4556 Apple Way
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 303-443-1108
Fax: 303-443-1107
Founded in 1977, the Colorado China Council is a non-political, educational outreach organization dedicated to developing programs to deepen the American public’s understanding and appreciation of China ’s history, culture and contemporary life. Its primary objective is to send Americans to teach at Chinese universities and a few secondary schools. It is affiliated with the China Teachers Consortium, an organization of China programs at several universities, and with the Colorado Asia Council, which offers opportunities to teach English in Mongolia . The Colorado China Council is involved in other activities including specialized tours, cultural exhibits in China and the U.S. , and hosting delegations and individuals.
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM
http://www.iie.org/cies/
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
3400 International Drive, NW , Suite M-500
Washington , DC 20008-3097
Phone: 202-686-4000
Fax: 202-362-3442
The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Approximately three distinguished lecturing awards, 18 lecturing awards and nine research awards are made each year for scholars interested in China . For lecturing awards, full and associate professors are preferred.
PEACE CORPS
http://www.peacecorps.gov
Peace Corps
1111 20th Street NW
Washington , D.C. 20526
Phone: 1-800-424-8580
The Peace Corps program in China is located in Sichuan province, where Peace Corps volunteers work at teacher training colleges. Their primary goal is to teach English to students who expect to become middle school English teachers in the more remote areas of Sichuan Province . Volunteers are also integrating environment-related issues into their English classes to increase environmental awareness, stimulate critical thinking, and enhance problem-solving skills.
PRINCETON-IN-ASIA
http://www.princeton.edu/~pia/
Princeton University
33 Frist Campus Center, Room 241
Princeton , NJ 08544-1100
Phone: 609-258-3657
Fax: 609-258-3300
Email:
Princeton-in-Asia provides young Americans with various opportunities to live and work in Asia . China is PiA’s oldest and largest program, with nearly 20 interns in 9 cities teaching at both the middle school and university level.
VOLUNTEERS IN ASIA
http://www.volasia.org
Volunteers in Asia
P.O. Box 20266
Stanford , CA 94309
Phone: 650-723-3228
Email:
Volunteers in Asia is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian organization that sends between 30 - 40 English teachers to Indonesia , Laos , Vietnam and China each year. China volunteers live and work at universities and colleges across the country. Classes vary from review sessions for teachers and graduate students to introductory conversation for freshmen. As a counterpart to VIA's Volunteer Program, Trans-Pacific Exchange (TPE) organizes 2-5 week study programs that promote in-depth, personalized cross-cultural exchange between students, educators and professionals from Asia and the United States.
WORLDTEACH
http://www.worldteach.org
Center for International Development
Harvard University
79 JFK Street
Cambridge , MA 02138 -5705
Phone: 617-495-5527
Fax: 617-495-1599
WorldTeach is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based at the Center for International Development, which provides opportunities for individuals to contribute to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries. Teachers are placed at educational institutions in Hunan province.