Group leader position available to Croatia

[Stephen Baehr]

Could you please call attention to this job announcement
to any potentially interested and qualified alumni or grad students.

Please have anyone who is interested contact
Ms. Stein (NOT me) off line.
Thanks.
    Steve Baehr
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From: "Ellen Stein" <pst at sover.net>

I have 2 positions available to college graduates (those who will have =
graduated by the summer of 1999) for leaders of a group of high school =
students to Slovakia.  I have included more information below.  I wonder =
how I could get the word out to the folks who receive your newsletter, =
so that they in turn can notify any students who they think might be =
interested.

Once again, I could be way off the mark by contacting you, in which case =
I would value any help that you can provide in terms of finding the =
right person(s).

Have a great holiday+ACE-
-Ellen Stein

Information about leadership position:   I recently returned from =
Eastern Slovakia, where I arranged for a group of U.S. high school =
students to spend next summer working in a small village outside Presov. =
In conjunction with several existing Slovak community groups, the =
students will work on a variety of projects, using community service as =
a catalyst for intercultural learning. Many of the projects will involve =
working with a Romany settlement on the edge of town, and others will be =
working with ethnic Slovaks. I am extremely excited about the =
friendships and cultural enlightenment that await both our students and =
the members of the communities.=20

In order for this opportunity to come to fruition, I must find two =
leaders to accompany the group of 16 high school students. These leaders =
must have graduated from college by the time the trip begins (June =
26th), they must have functional language skills in either Czech or =
Slovak, and they must have a desire to spend ALL their time over the =
course of a month with American teenagers. Putney Student Travel has =
organized educational summer programs for high schoolers from around the =
United States for almost fifty years. One of the key components of our =
success has been the quality of leadership that we provide to our =
students. Our leaders are able to walk the fine line between being =
friends and being authority figures. They are extremely energetic, =
creative, and flexible. They must approach the position as an adventure, =
since by design, many of the details of daily life will not be =
pre-arranged, in order that the group takes ownership of the experience =
and makes it their own.

If you or anybody you know might be interested in this opportunity, I =
would enjoy discussing the position further. Leaders receive a +ACQ-600 =
stipend in addition to having all their expenses covered. Their =
obligation is essentially 5 weeks in Slovakia with a 3-day orientation =
in Vermont at the beginning of June.

I would be pleased to answer any questions that you or a potential =
candidate might have. I can be reached via e-mail at =
leaders+AEA-goputney.com or by phone at 802.387.5885. In a couple of =
weeks, we should have our website up and running. Feel free to take a =
look: www.goputney.com.

Thanks so much for your help. Dekujem+ACE-

Warm regards,

Ellen Stein
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