During the 2016-2017 school-year
the Hilton School District will be participating in the Chinese Guest Teacher
Program through the Confucius Institute at the University of Massachusetts
Boston. A teacher from the institute will be spending the school-year in
the Hilton School District teaching Mandarin at Hilton High School. Students
will have the opportunity to take the .5 credit elective course during study
hall time in the fall and spring semesters.
The district is currently seeking a host to provide housing, transportation and
sight-seeing opportunities for this guest teacher from September 1, 2016- June
30, 2017. The host family 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 of $750 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 Dr. Barbara Surash at 392-1000,
ext. 6062 or email bsurash@hilton.k12.
