Rilke Schule has an active intern program where visiting college students who are studying to be teachers spend time helping at our school. Interns are mainly from Germany.
Interns Needed Our Intern program is coordinated by the Amity Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building international friendship and cultural understanding through teaching exchange. If you are interested in an Internship at Rilke Schule, please visit their website at www.amity.org
Host Families Needed Rilke Families who are interested in hosting an intern for 3 months should contact Intern Coordinator Jo Sanders at frausanders@alaska.com or 345-0203, or Angelika West at west_angelika@asdk12.org.
We are excited to welcome 9 interns to Rilke Schule at the beginning of our school year. Two more will follow in November, and three more in January. We will post their pictures as they arrive.
Stephanie Bamberger Stephanie Bajor Melita Celic Mereyem Dursun Magdalena Gunther Anna Hoefler Tanja Holzberger Christina Koepf Patricia Lemke Hanna Linke Svenja Mantel Bettina Merkle Stefan Rothenbusch Janine Willegeroth
Kerstin Alt
Kerstin Bock
Benjamin Franke
Verena Klinger
Mareen Mauler
Tobias Radke
Katharina Schober
Alexander Still
Carolin Woelfle
Annika Rosbach
Martin Müller
Sina Glauner
1. What will my duties be?
You will have the opportunity to visit a variety
of different classes and teachers to help you decide which ones you would like
to work with. Typically, interns work
with one teacher in the morning and one in the afternoon. You will help the teacher, observe the class
and when you are ready, you will have an opportunity to teach parts of a lesson
and eventually a whole lesson. You will
also be asked to help with playground and lunch supervision duties and with the
Friday afternoon mini-classes such as soccer, games, art or music from 1:30 – 3:00.
2. The handbook
says I will get either a hot lunch at the school or $5.00 per day for
lunch. Which will I get?
Neither.The
host families will have a selection of foods available for you to pack
your own lunch every day, just as the children in the family do. There is no lunch available to be purchased
at our school, although there are microwaves for adults to heat food.
3. When will I
get time off?
Interns only work four days a week and can have
off Monday, Tuesday or Thursday.
Many interns use this time to visit local high schools or middle schools
and observe master teachers of English, history, or whatever subject the intern
plans to teach eventually. Many host
families plan weekend activities to show the interns the beauty of Alaska. Our interns also often schedule things to do together on the weekends.
4. Who will I live
with?
Interns live with host families who have
children at Rilke Schule. This makes
taking the intern to school and picking them up much easier. Many of the children like to practice their
German with the interns and even a few of the parents are learning German, but
the main language of the host families is English. Many families at Rilke Schule share driving duities (carpool) and its usually easy to find rides back and forth if the interns schedule is different from the host families.
5. Will I get
to participate in school activities?
Interns will get a chance to accompany children on field
trips such as trips to concerts, museums, plays, science trips, camping trips,
etc. Not all interns can go on all
trips, but the school will make every effort to ensure that everyone gets to attend at least one trip. If family transportation allows it, interns
may help lead after-school clubs such as Theater AG, Spanish or French Club,
soccer, homework club, art, science or math club.
6. When will I
get my pocket money?
The small stipend will be paid in cash at the
end of each month.
7. Who will be my contacts at the school?
Frau Sanders, one of the school’s founders, and
Angelika West, a teacher aide, will be the contacts at the school. There will
be a meeting held once a week on Wednesdays with them to make sure everyone is doing well, to
plan schedules, and in general solve any problems which may arise.
If you have more questions about the intern program at Rilke Schule, please send an email to Frau Sanders at frausanders@alaska.com.
Kerstin Alt
Kerstin Bock
Benjamin Franke
Verena Klinger
Mareen Mauler
Tobias Radke
Katharina Schober
Alexander Still
Carolin Woelfle
Annika Rosbach
Martin Müller
