Summer Job

ACLE Camps aim to:
Provide an English Language full immersion experience for Italian children who are unable to spend the summer in an English-speaking country.
Create enthusiasm and motivation for new multicultural experiences.
Demonstrate that the traditional Italian teacher-centred scholastic system of “chalk and talk” fails to stimulate the emotion and energy that an entertaining atmosphere can provide.

WHAT DOES THE JOB INVOLVE?

If you’re enthusiastic, positive and dependable
this could be the experience for you!

Each summer ACLE sends over 250 native English speaking tutors to around 150 Camps in Italy. Our Camps are located all over Italy - from the Dolomites to Sicily. Camps are either city based (City/Day Camps) or residential (Summer Camps). Locations change every year but previous Camps have been held in Rome, Milan, Sicily, Bologna, Dolomites, Pisa, Siena, Naples to name a few. It’s a great summer experience with fantastic benefits for you and the children you meet.

Take a look at our photo gallery and see for yourself!

This is not your traditional teaching job! ACLE focuses on fostering English development through the use of interesting and engaging methods such as games, songs and drama.

The children are generally aged between 6 and 16 and will expect blood, sweat and cheers from you. Your own creativity, input and ideas are essential to make the Camps more enjoyable for the children and yourself!

Knowledge of drama, songs and suitable games you enjoy playing are vital. Simply following the provided programme is not sufficient.

To apply you must:

• Be a Native English speaker (distinct foreign accents are not acceptable). GENUINELY enjoy working with children.

• Be energetic, positive, flexible and know how to smile.

• Be aged between 20 and 30 by June 1st of the year in which you are applying (Please note you may still apply if your age is outside this range) or have completed a minimum of a year at university, college or experienced a gap year!

• Be in possession of a valid passport. If you are in the process of applying for your passport, please send in your application followed by a copy of your passport once you have obtained it.

Please read the F.A.Q’s BEFORE contacting the office, if after that you have a question which was not included in the FAQ, please contact us on info@acle.org

We ask applicants to fill out our application. Listed under our application is a check list of the essential information needed to support and complete your application. Please ensure you send us all the items on this list with your application, otherwise

This is not your traditional teaching job! ACLE focuses on fostering the English language through the use of motivating and engaging methods such as drama, games and songs.
Each summer ACLE sends over 250 Native English speaking Tutors to around 150 Camps in Italy. Our Camps are located all over Italy and in the past have included Rome, Milan, Sicily, Bologna, Dolomites, Pisa, Siena, Naples to name a few. We have two kinds of Camps, Summer Camps and City Camps and the children are generally aged between 6 and 16 and will expect blood, sweat and cheers from you.
Our Tutors are given a 4-5 day Orientation Course before being sent to work in one of our Camps. This course prepares Tutors for their teaching position by providing them with activities, songs and games which teach the English language. In addition, we provide a manual and ideas on lesson plans and drama skits. We however, ask Tutors to bring their knowledge of drama, songs and suitable games they enjoy playing because simply following the provided programme will not be sufficient. Your own creativity, input and ideas are essential to make the Camps more enjoyable for the children and yourself!
Our Summer Camps are residential and usually held in a hotel where the children come and stay for a week at a time. Tutors also stay at the hotel and work all week with the children, providing activities such as pre-organized lessons, drama, games, sports and evening activities.
Our City Camps are usually held at a local schools and the children come five days per week, being dropped off daily. Tutors are hosted in either a flat or by a family who open their home and hearts to them. It’s a great summer experience with fantastic benefits for you and the children you meet. Take a look at our photo gallery and see for yourself!

ACLE Tutors also have many options to work for us:

• Based on your performance, work a total of 8-12 weeks at SUMMER & CITY CAMPS during the summer.
• To work in Language Schools associated to ACLE after the summer.
• To work as a Tutor teaching English in schools all over Italy during the academic year.
• To work as an actor in ACLE’s THEATRINO theatre department touring Italy for 3 to 7 months.
• To work in one of ACLE’s offices in Italy.

Traveling costs to and from Italy are your own expense. You are responsible for your flight and subsequent transport to Sanremo for Orientation. You are also responsible for your travel expenses after your last Camp finishes.
What ACLE covers:

• Full board and lodging
• Traveling expenses within Italy from one Camp to another
• Insurance against accidents connected with Camp activities whilst working (however, you are required to have your own health & travel insurance policy)

It is important for us to see how well you work with the children, therefore, you will continue to be accessed during your first week at Camp before offering you further work. The duration of your Tutoring employment depends on the amount of Camps requiring Tutors and your performance. We will be recruiting both new and returning Tutors. The pay is weekly, as follows:

Salaries will be paid in Euros once the contract has been completed, but advances can be arranged.

ORIENTATION

May 2008 Orientation dates: 27th  - a 4 day Orientation.

June 2008 Orientation dates: 2nd, 9th - both 5 day orientations and 17th - a  4 day Orientation.

August 2008 Orientation date: starting either August 18th or 19th                  (to be confirmed)

Once we have received your application, prospective applicants will be asked to complete the Distance Learning Course. After this is received, approved applicants will be invited to attend one of the four or five day Intensive TEFL Introductory Courses (Orientation). The fee of the Orientation is 150 euros. Included in the fee are your 5 - 6 nights accommodation (prior to depature for camp), all meals and the TEFL introductory  course. A Introductory certificate will be sent out to you along with a reference at the end of the summer period.

As the name suggests the ‘Distance Learning Course’ is intended for you to complete at home. It has been constructed to ensure tutors have a full understanding of the position they are applying for and you have all the information you require to feel confident in working with Italian children.

The ACLE office is based in Sanremo, a bustling coastal town 30 minutes from France. You will meet other tutors from across the globe and prepare for the summer! Directly after Orientation you will be sent to your first Camp, either on Friday night or Saturday morning. Upon completion of your time with ACLE you will receive an Introductory TEFL certificate and reference. These wil be posted to you at the end of the summer season.

We will hold two or three separate Orientations throughout June and one in August.  Prospective tutors will have the chance to choose which week is best for them. Orientations are staggered as Camps commence at different times. If you are attending a four day orientation you must arrive in Sanremo before 8pm on the Monday of your Orientation week. If you are attending a five day orientation you must arrive in Sanremo before 8pm on the Sunday of your Orientation week. After the Orientation you will be sent directly to the Camp that you will be working at (please see the FAQ page for more information)

The topics you will be covering during this course are:
• The power of Threatre and Play in learning.
• How to speak to children while teaching. For example, the speaking speed (from slow to normal), intonation, pronunciation (difficult sounds like “h”, “th” and long vowels e.g. ship, sheep).
• Teaching materials for the Summer/City Camps, with particular attention to the most important grammatical structures.
• Lesson plans to balance your work equally amongst games, drama and the workbooks.
• An opportunity to learn and share various language games for children.
• How to utilise and mark the children’s workbooks.
• Key points such as repetition, drilling, and correcting children’s mistakes.
• A discussion on how to speak English with the children outside lesson time. The association of sound to object or action while keeping in mind the syllabus and the comprehension level of the students.
• Ideas and instructions for creating drama skits & sketches.
• How much Italian spoken by the children should be permitted.
• Possible scenarios that could arise concerning the children, the host families, Italian culture, etc.

It’s an intensive but fun four or five day course, with a high level of involvement and interaction for everyone! You’ll learn a plethora of ideas, make new friends and eat plenty of good food!

In the unlikely event that after your four/five-day course we consider you to be unsuitable to work at ACLE Camps (this is incredibly rare), you will not be liable to pay the course fee and no further commitment will exist on either part. We take no responsibility for any costs incurred as a result of travelling to Sanremo for the course.