GERMANY / Hermann-Lietz-Schule Schloss Bieberstein
Schloss Bieberstein is a private boarding school situated near Fulda (about an hour’s drive from Fankfurt/Main). It can be found in an old castle on top of a hill, the nearest village in walking distance.
Bieberstein is home to 125 students aged between 16 and 20, who are organized in so-called “family groups” of up to 12 students. Each group is supervised by a teacher living on campus with the students. Since the relationship between teachers and students is closer than in state schools, students and teachers call each other by their first names an use “du” instead of “Sie”.
As an English native speaker the Language Assistant is expected to participate in Bieberstein’s school life, joining one of the “families”, supporting teachers and teaching about 16 lessons a week, helping students mastering the English language and preparing them for exams. In return, the Assistant will receive free board and lodging, internet access, access to the library and 250 € monthly allowance (Some Assistants have supplemented their earnings by taking private students.). Lessons exceeding the minimum of 16 will be paid extra.
The Language Assistant will be accommodated in a single room in one of the former teacher flats. Besides teaching in Bieberstein, the Language Assistant is encouraged to attend any classes in the school he or she might be interested in, to take part in extracurricular activities and field trips at no extra costs. School terms start at the end of August, and end in July with holidays in October (2 weeks), at Christmas (2-3 weeks), in February (1 week), at Easter (2 weeks) and Pentecost (1 week).
Please note that the position is a temporary one, usually covering the time from late August to mid-July.
Bieberstein is a unique experience, not only for students, but also for teachers.
Our website will give you an idea of life at Bieberstein: http://www.lietz-schulen.de/schulenbieberstein/bieberstein.html
For further inquiries, please contact: tanja.dammer@bieberstein.de
Nationalities Accepted: EU nationals only
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