Students accepted to any of the Master's programs listed must also fulfill the internship program in schools of the Comunidad de Madrid.
The aim of the program is to offer students the possibility of studying the Master´s Program while doing an internship in the Comunidad de Madrid. Students participating will be teaching in schools ranging from Primary to High School.*
- Instituto Franklin cannot guarantee students the choice of 18 or 24 internship hours. These hours shall be set by the schools and their needs.
- These are considered working hours in class. Weekly meetings with teachers (to plan lessons, etc.) are not included in these hours.
The Program does not include:
· Books, readings or photocopies needed for each course. If requested, the Program Coordinator can provide the photocopies for the students in order for them to have them at the beginning of each course. These photocopies will be paid to the Program Coordinator in cash or deducted from the next stipend.
· Diploma and official transcripts. These should be requested to the Estudios Propios office. These documents have a cost.
Intern responsibilities
· Interns will develop teaching lessons and activities, according to the school’s bilingual program.
· Interns will facilitate the oral practice of students and will offer guidance for pronunciation and grammatical correction.
· Interns will collaborate with teachers developing didactic materials and will help develop new ideas and activities.
· Interns will help students and teachers understand their culture and customs.
· Interns will be required to teach classes to students under the supervision of school teachers.
· Inform the school coordinator of any problems or incidents which may arise during the program.
· If needed, interns may dedicate some time to conversational classes in English with the rest of the teachers. Except for these hours, the rest of the hours must be dedicated solely to students.
· Failure to fulfill these responsibilities could result in the expelling of the program.
Other Information
· Participants who wish to leave the program before it ends should inform in writing to the school and Instituto Franklin one month before the date they wish to terminate it.
· Participants will have a probation period of 15 days. If a school decides to terminate the internship with a participant due to reasonable causes, Instituto Franklin will try to get another school for the participant, although this cannot be guaranteed.
· If in the second destination the participant´s internship is terminated again due to reasonable causes, the participant will be responsible for all costs derived from this decision and his/her trip back to the US. In this case the reimbursement of the 500€ will not be applied.
· Interns will get paid only for the days they teach, except for justified absences with a medical note or a school note.
· Interns are aware that they are under a scholarship scheme and therefore have no labor relation whatsoever with the schools. This will be recorded and signed in a proper document.
· Interns need a Student Visa to stay in Spain under this scholarship program, Instituto Franklin will assist with their legal status.
· The intern can only collaborate with the school while studying the Master’s Program with the Instituto Franklin. Once the Master’s finishes the intern will also conclude the internship at the school. (Academic calendar from September to June).
· Please keep in mind that intern’s conditions, schedules, obligations and rights are not the same as that of the school’s teachers.
*Schedules in schools are not Instituto Franklin’s responsibility and this information will be given to each intern directly by the school DURING THE FIRST WEEKS OF THE INTERNSHIP.