ChACE – ACE in Chile
Please submit application materials to the ChACE office at:
Address: ChACE Program
Attn: Rita Lyden
107 Carole Sandner Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
E-Mail:
All materials must be received by February 1, 2012.
Name: ______
Current Address: ______
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Cell Phone Number: ______
E-Mail address: ______
I. ACE or UCCE Program Background and Experience
II. Spanish Aptitude
Please rate your ability as weak, average, or excellent in each of the following areas.
*Note: Bilingual experience and/or abilities are not a determinant for acceptance.
Reading:
Speaking:
Writing:
III: Teaching Level Preference
Please choose the teaching level(s) you feel drawn to teach and rank your preferences (1st, 2nd, 3rd). Grade levels at the schools in Santiago are divided into units (see below). The dynamics of placement may preclude the schools from placing you in your first choice unit. Please explain your preferences below.
_____Pre-K – 4 (1st Unit) _____Grades 5-8 (2nd Unit) _____Grades 9-12 (3rd Unit)
IV: Recommendations
Names and addresses of two recommenders
For graduates of partnering programs, we ask that one letter come from the director of your program.
1. ______
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2. ______
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Please include the following with your application:
· An updated resume
· Two letters of recommendation (one preferably from a principal or mentor teacher)
· A short answer response (300-500 words) to the question: How have you come to experience teaching as a way of witnessing to your faith?
· An essay responding to the following prompt: The motto of St. George’s College in Santiago, Chile is ‘Recte Ad Ardua,’ Rectitude in the Face of Adversity. Describe a challenging situation in your teaching ministry and how you responded. Articulate the lesson(s) you learned and how this lesson(s) might be helpful in the ChACE Program. Describe the skills and dispositions you possess that make you best suited for this experience. (Please limit your essay to 2-3 pages maximum.)