Dear Asheville teachers, homeschool parents, college students, & recent grads:
Make this Summer Unforgettable!
Grow Abroad offers a unique summer experience for the Asheville community. Each year, we welcome students from around the world to spend a few weeks of their summer with us. During their stay, students are hosted by local volunteer families and attend day camp Monday through Friday.
We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, and culturally curious staff to join our team this summer!
Hiring for the following positions:
Make this Summer Unforgettable!
Grow Abroad offers a unique summer experience for the Asheville community. Each year, we welcome students from around the world to spend a few weeks of their summer with us. During their stay, students are hosted by local volunteer families and attend day camp Monday through Friday.
We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, and culturally curious staff to join our team this summer!
Hiring for the following positions:
Activity Leader
Activity Leaders are integral into what we do at Grow Abroad Asheville’s Language & Culture camp. Integrated activities are one of the ways that camp fosters cultural exchange. In the afternoons, and on full days once a week (typically Thursday), our American students and our International students participate in activities together. Activity Leaders are responsible for driving the students and leading fun excursions such as:
Preferred Qualifications:
Details: June-August, 2023. Typically 4 days a week, one full day, working with International students (ages 13-16) and American Day campers (ages 9-16). Some Saturdays are requested.
Activity Leaders are integral into what we do at Grow Abroad Asheville’s Language & Culture camp. Integrated activities are one of the ways that camp fosters cultural exchange. In the afternoons, and on full days once a week (typically Thursday), our American students and our International students participate in activities together. Activity Leaders are responsible for driving the students and leading fun excursions such as:
- Hikes, waterfalls and swimming holes
- Theme Parks
- Tubing
- Scavenger Hunts downtown
- Community Service with local non-profit organizations
- And much more!
- Able to work as a collaborative member of a team, AND confident leading groups of students solo.
- Have a clear driving record/feel comfortable driving a 15 passenger van
- Hold a valid CPR/First Aid certification
- Pass a Background Check
Preferred Qualifications:
- Have experience teaching, OR
- Have experience in summer camps
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Foreign Language, or a related field, or working towards a degree.
Details: June-August, 2023. Typically 4 days a week, one full day, working with International students (ages 13-16) and American Day campers (ages 9-16). Some Saturdays are requested.
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“Language & Culture Expert”: English
Language & Cultural Exploration is central to what we do at Grow Abroad. Our students have been studying English for years, and are competent readers, writers, and communicators in English. What makes the Grow Abroad summer intensive immersion program different? Our students have come to the United States to discover how its people live their daily lives, to participate in the culture of an American camp and family life. In addition to being immersed in an English-speaking environment with their host families, students participate in daily language sessions at camp. These sessions are focused on building confidence in speaking, conversation skills and comprehension. Our program is designed to help the student discover the beauty of the English language and the uniqueness of the culture of the United States. The goal is to strengthen the already strong connections through a learning process designed to enhance critical and creative thinking. What you will not find here are the usual fill-in-the-blank exercises, that promote rote learning away from any cultural context. Our course is designed with interactive and discovery-based tasks which compel students to interact with the culture and use the language as it is used by native speakers. Details: June-August, 2023. Typically 4 mornings a week, working with International students (ages 13-16) Qualified applicants must:
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“Language & Culture Expert”: Foreign Language
On a rolling basis throughout our summer of programming, we will feature weekly Language/Country Cultural Adventures, representing different countries, according to the language proficiencies of our hired cultural representatives. As staff, you will mix beginner's language lessons infused with elements of the history and culture of their country, such as: showing photos/movies, cooking cultural food, interactive experiences with current international students and/or pen pal/skype sessions with our past international students, during which they can practice their new language skills, ask questions, among other fun activities... all making it like a "trip" to this foreign country. You can expect a lot of fun, hands-on experiential learning. Students should be able to go home with a beginner's grasp of their selected language, equipped with greetings, navigational questions, and relevant vocabulary, and a wealth of cultural knowledge on various regions of their selected country. As if they'd spent their summer there! Qualified applicants must:
Preferred Qualifications:
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Our Home Base: West Asheville's Rainbow Community School
