DearAuxiliares,

Goodnews!AsofAugust1,theConsulateswillalso
acceptaStatepolicecertificate,letterofgoodconduct orcriminalhistorybackgroundwiththeApostilleof yourState.UnliketheFBIbackgroundchecktheState policecertificatecanbeobtainedandapostilledinjust afewdays.

Pleaseremember:Anotarizedcopyofyourpassportis
acceptabletostarttheVisaprocess,incaseyouneeded yourpassportmeanwhile.Yet,bearinmindthatin thatcaseyoumusttakeyouroriginalpassporttothe Consulatelater,whenyourVisahasbeenapproved. Announcing the1stand 2nd Seminarsfor Returning Auxiliares. Please, checkthelocationanddates andemailthecorresponding officeifyouwishtoattend!
LOCATION BATON ROUGE, LA WASHINGTON DC HOUSTON, TX MIAMI, FL NEW YORK CITY OTTAWA, ONTARIO LOS ANGELES, CA EDMONTON, ALBERTA SEATTLE, WA BOSTON, MA CHICAGO, IL DATE Aug 18 Aug 18 Aug 26 Aug 29 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 9 Sept 16 Sept 23 TBD

Wearehonoredtosharethistestimonialfrom oneoftheprogramcoordinatorsinHuelva,Spain. IhavebeentheBilingualProgramcoordinatorof mySecondarySchoolfor5yearsandhaveworked withseveralLanguageAssistantsallthistime.From myviewpoint,LanguageAssistantsarethebest additionIcanthinkoftomotivatestudents,help teachersandspreadlanguageandculturealike. Nootherdidacticresource,nomatterhowtrendy,cancomparewith havingsomebodylikeyouintheclassroom.Ourstudentswantto listentoyourstories,engageinactivitieswithyou,andseethrough youyourhomeland.AlessonwithaLanguageAssistantisusuallya treatformostofourstudents. TeachersarealsoluckyasAssistantshelpthemgetresources, activitiesormaterialstobeexploitedlateronwiththekids.Thiskind ofcoteachingisenrichingforteachersandAssistantsatthesame timeandmanyastrongfriendshiphascomeoutfromthis collaboration.Asusual,thisSeptembereverybodyathundredsof SpanishschoolswillbeeagertoknowwhotheirnextWindowtothe Worldwillbe!!
Jos A. Alcalde Bilingual program coordinator. IES La Arboleda, Lepe (Huelva) Visit my webs La Arboleda Plurilinge y Auxiliares de Conversacin en Andaluca

Imlate,Imlate,foraveryImportantdate! Ifyouwillbelateduetovisaprocessingyouwillnotbe penalized.However,youshouldbesureyourregionisawareof yourproblemandthattheyknowtoexpectyouafterthestart dateoftheprogram.Ifyouwillbelateduetootherissuesyou shouldadviseyourregiontodiscussyourcaseandmakeanynecessary arrangements.Whotocontactfor: Acceptanceletter:yourregionaldirector/coordinator Insurance:yourregionaldirector/coordinator Emergency:yourschoolcoordinator,relativesinSpainifyouhaveany. NIE/TIE:MinistryoftheInteriorandthePoliceDepartment Orientationorgeneralinformationaboutyourplacement:yourregional director/coordinator.Pleasecheckthislink. *IMPORTANT* ThemonthofAugustistypicallyavacationmonthforthemajorityofSpains population.Ifyouhavenotbeenreceivingresponsesfromyourregionor schoolpleaseresumecommunicationsatthebeginningofSeptemberwhen theywillbeintheofficeagain. PlaneTicketsandAccommodations Pleasebewisewhenpurchasingaplaneticketaswearenot liableforfeesincurredforchangingdates/timesbecauseyourvisaisstill beingprocessed. Youshouldbepreparedtostayinahostelforthefirstdaysofyourtimein Spainwhileyoulookforhousing.Youmayfindaroommatein thecity,throughorientation,oryourschoolmayknowsomeone rentingaroomandattimesafellowteachermayalsohavea spareroomavailable.Itisnotadvisedtocommittohousing untilyouseetheactualapartmentandneighborhoodsurrounding it.Makesuretouseyourcommonsenseanddontdoanything youaren'tcomfortablewith.Weadvisetoactuallyseetheplaceinperson beforecommittingtoanysortofleaseoragreement.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lauren Andrea Rodriguez Mariscal is a Cultural Ambassador returnee:MyexperienceinGironawas

trulyayearofgrowth.Itwasanamazing opportunitytoliveandlearnabroad.I learnedaboutthecultureandpoliticsin CatalunyaandIalsolearnedfrommyfriends thatwerefromaroundtheworld.Iwasable totraveleveryweekend,exploringSpainandotherpartsof Europe.Atschool,Ilovedworkingwithprimaryschoolchildren.They weresokind,patient,andseemedtoreallywanttoknowmoreabout me;mostchildrenhadnevermetanyonefromCaliforniabefore.This motivatedmetoimprovemylessonplansandtocreatefunand stimulatingactivitiesinEnglish.Goingtheextramilealwaysmadea differenceinstudentparticipationandexperience.OverallIwould recommendtheprogramtoanyonewhoiswillingtodedicateayear abroadtochangingyourlifeandthelivesofothers.

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