Cordell
Hull teacher visa j-1 visa exchange visa
international teacher exchange Spanish teacher
visa foreign exchange French teacher J 1 foreign visa Spanish teacher visa French visa Spanish visa J-1
exchange visa foreign visa Foreign Policy Association
recognizes The Cordell Hull Foundation in
Educators Corner.
The
Cordell Hull Foundation for International Education is authorized by the
U.S. Department of State to sponsor J-1 visas for exchange visitors and
takes pride in overseeing exchange programs for teachers from
fifty countries. After enjoying the
experience of teaching in the United States on a temporary basis of
one to three years,
program participants return home to share memories and realistic feedback on American culture.
The Cordell Hull Foundation offices are centrally located in Midtown Manhattan on the
corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street overlooking
the original New York City Library pictured at
left, two blocks from Grand Central Station.
To qualify as a J-1 exchange teacher visitor, foreign nationals must
be invited by a school, district or state to participate in CHF's Exchange
Visitor program and:
(1) meet the qualifications for teaching in primary or secondary schools in their
country of nationality or last legal residence,
(2) have at least three years' teaching or related professional experience,
(3) satisfy the standards of the US state where they will teach,
(4) be proficient in the English language,
(5) be of good reputation and character, and seek
to enter the U.S. to
(6) teach full time.
Applications from individual teachers will be accepted and
kept in our database. CHF is not a personnel agency and does not
represent nor seek positions for individual foreign teachers.*
French teachers from
Cameroon, Senegal or other francophone countries must be certified to teach in France in order to
qualify for CHF's French immersion school programs. Teachers
previously interviewed by our selection committees as part of existing programs may download our
application forms to apply.
See CHF Teacher Application link at the bottom of this webpage which
includes a Memo of Understanding of J-1 and CHF program rules to sign and fax to CHF.
The Cordell Hull
Foundation Teacher Exchange Program provides sponsorship
of J-1 visas for foreign teachers for a 1-3 year period. Since our founding
in 1951, the Foundation has successfully established programs in U.S.
schools sponsoring thousands of teachers from over fifty
countries.
The work of the
Foundation, a not-for-profit organization located in New York City, is dedicated
to Mr. Hull, the former U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Laureate honored
primarily for his efforts as prime architect of the United Nations. In keeping
with the late Secretary’s wishes, we seek to promote comity among nations through
education and cultural exchange.
We are proud of this record, the relationships
with our excellent schools and - of course - our outstanding teachers.
Numerous educators have shared with us the frustration of having difficulty
in recruiting foreign nationals to contribute diversity and authenticity to language programs owing to the perceived complexity of the visa process or, we are told, the
prohibitive costs frequently incurred in steering visa applications to
successful conclusion.
Schools and public school districts are invited to learn more about the
J-1 visa teacher exchange program and that which we stand ready and able to do for you. For details, click on FAQs ...
Frequently Asked Questions on the navigation bar on the left side of this page.
Most CHF foreign visitors participate as teachers in bilingual programs in French, Spanish, German or
Greek. Others teach
or assist in programs such as ESL, music, sports, math, science and/or drama,
and in several specialized international baccalaureate schools.
CHINESE PROGRAM - Shanghai
High School 2007
As
part of the Foundation's effort to encourage and assist American teachers to find teaching positions, abroad, we are announcing our collaboration with
Shanghai High School's International Department.
The beautiful campus, spread out over many acres of well-kept gardens and
walkways and buildings organized around subject areas such as languages,
mathematics, science, arts. Senior Teacher Zhang ZeHong is pictured at
right. Standards are very high, and there is a waiting list of
applicants to join the student body of over 2,000 students.
Full time expatriate teachers (foreign teachers) for the following courses are
sought:
English for native
speakers----Literature, English for non-native speakers---Speaking, Writing
and Grammar, ESL for beginners----Speaking and Grammar, World History, World
Geography, Economics, Computer Science, Philosophy, Art, Science, Music and
other optional courses (Dancing, Drama, Film Appreciation, foreign
languages, etc). Applicants must have a Bachelor degree. Those who have a
Masters or a Doctorate, and a teaching license or teaching experience are
preferred.
Pictured
at left: The technology building lobby decorated with artwork designed by
students.
During Chinese legal
holidays, school holidays, and Christmas holidays full-time teachers are
entitled to rest with full pay according to the number of classes listed on
the schedule. (Summer vacation and winter vacation are not included.) The
official national holidays are subject to Shanghai Municipal Government's
notification.
Teachers Interested in working at Shanghai High School may visit the
Shanghai High School website:
www.shsid.org
More information is available.
Pictured
below: All-Saints-Day Display Tribute to deLesseps S.
"Toni" Morrison, previous Executive Director of the Cordell Hull Foundation for 22 years.
To qualify for J-1 Exchange Visitor status,
teachers must hold valid teaching certificates or university degrees
from their home countries, have at least three
years of teaching experience or the equivalent, and meet other
requirements.
See
What are the basic requirements for teacher acceptance into the CHF Exchange
Visitor Program?
on the FAQ webpage. Teachers are
contracted by the school, school district or state education system on
a temporary basis for a period of one year, extendable to three years.
Participants are expected to return to their native countries to
exercise skills and
knowledge acquired in the United States, thus strengthening the ties
and communications which unite us with other nations of the world.
Pictured with her students is Julieta Montiel,
a Panamanian teacher who obtained her Masters degree using a Cordell Hull Foundation tuition
waiver in Louisiana negotiated by former Executive Director
deLesseps "Toni" Morrison.
Other initiatives include a funding campaign to produce a one-hour Documentary film on the life of
Cordell Hull during his years of planning the United Nations, and a
pilot teacher technology-training programs for CHF exchange teachers.
Funding is
being sought for the d.s. Toni Morrison
Summer Studies Program in Antigua, Guatemala to support short-term
intensive study trips for teachers
or businesspeople to become fluent in Spanish. Students have the
opportunity of living with a Guatemalan family while enjoying expert one-on-one instruction from native-speaking specialists at the
Escuela San
Jose el Viejo. See International
Programs.
Webpage written by CHF Trustees and edited by Joseph Scott, Communications Director.
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The Cordell Hull
Foundation Teacher Exchange Program provides sponsorship
of J-1 visas for foreign teachers for a 1-3 year period. Since our founding
in 1951, the Foundation has successfully established programs in U.S.
schools sponsoring thousands of teachers from over fifty
countries.
As
part of the Foundation's effort to encourage and assist American teachers to find teaching positions, abroad, we are announcing our collaboration with
Shanghai High School's International Department.
The beautiful campus, spread out over many acres of well-kept gardens and
walkways and buildings organized around subject areas such as languages,
mathematics, science, arts. Senior Teacher Zhang ZeHong is pictured at
right. Standards are very high, and there is a waiting list of
applicants to join the student body of over 2,000 students.
Pictured
at left: The technology building lobby decorated with artwork designed by
students.
To qualify for 
ive Director
deLesseps "Toni" Morrison.
