Student Teaching in Australia


Australia 2012 Tentative Program Dates
Saturday June 9 - Saturday, September 8, 2012


Application Deadline: November 15, 2011

SUNY Potsdam's student teaching program in Queensland, Australia is a 13 week program consisting of the following elements:

  1. A two week summer program in which you will take a specialized course designed to introduce you to the Australian education system and prepare you for your student teaching experience.
  2. An optional two week tour of Australia's tropical east coast and outback. During this trip, you will travel by bus with the other students on the program as you are led by your Australian Program Director. You will have the chance to swim in the Great Barrier Reef, be charmed by a small town population of 45 people in the Outback as you spend the night in the town's main building which serves as the local post office/pub/hotel, as well as enjoy many beaches, animal and nature preserves, geographic wonders, and other scenic and highly authentic destinations along the way.
  3. A nine week student teaching placement. This student teaching placement meets the requirements set by the New York State Education Department as well as by the State University of New York.
City, Country

 Queensland, Australia
Session

 Summer - Fall (1st quarter)
Dates

 Depart the United States no later than: June 9, 2012 (note: it takes two days to fly from the United States to Australia, so you must leave by June 9 to arrive by June 11, 2012).

Arrive in Brisbane, Australia no later than: June 11, 2012 and be prepared to meet the program director and group bus at 8.30 a.m. Australian time.

Orientation for Student Teaching in Australia: Monday, June 13  - Friday, June 24, 2012 (two weeks)

Vacation: Saturday, June 25 - Sunday, July 10, 2012 (two weeks)

Student Teaching: Monday, July 13 - Friday, September 9, 2012 (nine weeks)

Program finishes: Saturday, September 10, 2012. After the program concludes on September 10, 2012, you may fly home or you may travel around Australia for a maximum of 2 additional months; i.e. your visa will expire by early November.

Requirements

 A minimum of a 2.5 GPA required; a higher GPA is recommended.

All applicants must be recommended by their academic advisor
and/or major department head and be eligible for student teaching. 

New: In addition to completing all components of the SUNY Study Abroad Application (PDF), all applicants must also submit:

  1. Official transcript from each college/university attending/attended,
  2. Two references (one reference must be from a college professor, the second reference must be from a professor/teacher/employer who can comment on your teaching experience or ability to interact with children), and the Supplemental Teacher Education Statement (PDF).
Application Instructions: SUNY Potsdam students MUST submit all of the above application materials to The Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification (Satterlee 111) by the application deadline of November 15.  No incomplete or late applications will be accepted, please refer to application acceptance rubric.

Application
Deadline		 November 15 (for ALL components of the program AND scholarship applications).

 
Travel
Information

 Flight information will be available in mid January.
Program Costs

 Please contact The Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification (Satterlee 111) at (315) 267-3450 or via e-mail (guineyaj@potsdam.edu) for more information.
Program Course
Information

 Australian Education Introductory Program

Australian Student Teacher Brochure
Accommodations

 Off campus apartment style housing - self catering available.
Student Blog

 

 Check out this student blog from Australia!

 
Photos &
Testimonials

 
Scholarships
Stephen K. Tompsett Memorial Fund Scholarship

(click on link for guidelines)

 


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