LatinSummer Faculty & Staff: Program Overview

CALL FOR FACULTY
Ascanius seeks high school and college Latin students who wish
to spread their enthusiasm for the ancient world to a new generation!

Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute is now accepting applications for faculty positions at LatinSummer 2014 now through February 15, 2014.

LatinSummer is a two-week long program for students in elementary and middle school. We are seeking faculty for the following three programs in 2014:

  • LatinSummer Birmingham, Alabama: July 11 - 25, 2014 (read more)
  • LatinSummer Northern Virginia: July 11 - 25, 2014 (read more)
  • LatinSummer Boston, Massachusetts: July 18 - August 1, 2014 (read more)

Consider applying if you...

  • will have completed at least two years of Latin by the end of this school year
  • are enrolled in grades 10-12 (high school) or are a freshman or sophomore (college)*
  • can commute daily to the program
  • can attend the entire LatinSummer program, including the faculty retreat
  • have experience working with elementary school children (strongly preferred, not required)
  • have a passion and enthusiasm for Latin & the Ancient World

*Birmingham Only: college juniors and seniors at Samford University may also apply.

Daily Requirements
LatinSummer takes place on weekday mornings, with required meetings and preparation time in the early afternoons. A required 3-day retreat (Friday-Saturday-Sunday) immediately precedes each program.

Honorarium, Training, & Covered Expenses
All faculty members will earn a small honorarium. All faculty members will receive training both via distance learning (in the months leading up to the program) and on-site (in the days before the program begins). Faculty members will receive partial reimbursement for board.

SPECIAL NOTES TO OUT-OF-AREA APPLICANTS:
  1. Read all information and eligibility requirements thoroughly and make sure you understand them before applying. Write the Institute (info@ascaniusyci.org) if you are unclear.
  2. The Institute encourages all students to apply to its programs. However, faculty positions are mostly intended for students who reside locally. Agreements and relationships with local schools and districts may preclude the Institute from hiring many, if any, out-of-area applicants.
  3. If an out-of-area student chooses to apply, s/he must have family members (not friends) local to the LatinSummer location. These family members must have, at the time of application, agreed to house said student for the duration of the program. Alternatively, if an out-of-area student chooses to apply, s/he must have a parent willing to travel to the LatinSummer location and stay with the student for the duration of the LatinSummer program. The parent must have made this willingness known to the student prior to the time of application.
  4. No student, regardless of age, will be permitted to apply for or work at LatinSummer if s/he is from out-of-area and intends to stay alone and/or with anyone who is not a family member at any point during the duration of the LatinSummer program.
  5. LatinSummer is not a "backup option". Do not apply if you cannot accept the position if offered it, or if you do not intend to accept the position if offered it.

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