Beginning in Jan. 2016, the
Hilton School District will be participating in the Chinese Guest Teacher
Program through the Confucius Institute at the University of Massachusetts
Boston. Two teachers will be spending one year in the Hilton School District teaching
Mandarin Chinese at Merton Williams Middle School and Hilton High School.
Students will have the opportunity to take the .5 credit elective course during
study hall time in the spring and fall semesters. Additional courses may be
offered through Hilton Community Education.
The district is currently seeking hosts to provide housing,
transportation and sight-seeing opportunities for the two guest teachers for
the 2016 calendar year. Host
families would need to provide a separate bedroom and bath, in-home laundry
access and a kitchen facility. An in-law apartment situation works best. Transportation
to and from school, shopping, etc. would also need to be provided if the housing
is not located on a bus line. The Institute will pay a stipend each month to
the host families.
Community
mentors are also needed to show the guest teachers local sights. Community
mentors do not have to be the person or family providing the housing.
For
more information, please contact Gloria Hoffer at 392-1000, ext. 3153 or email ghoffer@hilton.k12.ny.us.
