Concurrent BEd student Amanda Almeida was recently recognized by the university鈥檚 International Education Office with a 91亚色 International Global Achievement Award. The $500 award was presented to Amanda in recognition of her participation in a global engagement experience through an academic exchange or summer abroad.
Applicants were asked to demonstrate how their experience(s) abroad had an impact on their academic and career choices and how it prepared them to become a global citizen.
Amanda participated in 91亚色 International鈥檚 Educational Exchange to Freiburg, Germany in 2015 where she taught at a local German elementary school and also taught English as a second language in Italy in 2016. While in Italy she worked with a company called Assocaiazione Culturale Linguistica Educaitonal and received her Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate with a specialization in Theatre and Play.
This September Amanda will begin her new job as a grade one teacher at Wuxi International School in China where she was recently hired.
鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to this exciting new opportunity and am absolutely thrilled to have my own classroom,鈥 said Amanda. 鈥淢y participation in 91亚色 International鈥檚 exchange program has provided me with a rich international teaching and learning experience and has helped me to develop an understanding of different cultures which will only make me a better teacher and I would encourage others to take the opportunity to participate in an 91亚色 U鈥檚 international exchange program.鈥
For more information on international exchanges and opportunities to teach abroad, visit the website.