Education Overview
Complete a Teaching Internship in Australia or New Zealand
Location: All Cities, Australia or New Zealand
There are numerous options for education and teaching internships in Australia and New Zealand. These placements will offer students valuable experience in the education field. Depending on the applicant’s area of interest, placements can include practice in lesson planning, one-on-one student teaching, grading, observing, special education needs, education research, international education administration, public relations, or marketing. Students accepted into education placements with children may have to submit additional background check applications upon acceptance. Therefore, it is recommended that students interested in education internships submit applications before the internship application deadline. Due to school holidays, education placement classroom/institution time may be shorter than the actual internship program length.
Please see the current available placements in the navigation items on the left of this page. However, if none of those placements fit what you are looking for, just let us know and we will find one that does. During the application, you will write a cover letter that includes your goals and interests for your internship. Your AustraLearn Internship Coordinator will then work with you to match up your learning goals and interests with the best available internship placement.
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Elemantary Education
Elementary Teaching Internship in South Australia
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Established in 1893, this elementary school has 400 student from Kindergarten to seventh grade. They specialize in music and Japanese studies and host a great deal of international students. Interns will work in a variety of classes and supporting programs and offering any area of expertise to assist teachers.
*Interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Elementary Education
Teaching Internship at Elementary School in Australia
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
This internship is with an elementary school in Newcastle. The focus of this internship is to see the intern develop as an educator through experience in the classroom and exposure to the whole school environment. As part of their professional development, the intern will observe the process of identifying learning needs, developing specific programming techniques to best cater for these needs, and applying teaching strategies. The program allows the intern to immerse into the local school community, be spectator of the staff and have full use of school resources and facilities while under the guidance of a professional education team.
*Interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Elementary Education
Teaching Internship at Semi-Rural Suburban Elemantary School
Location: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
This placement with a primary school situated near Wellington’s southern coast. They have a total staff of 19, including 8 full time teachers and approximately 180 children between the ages of 5 and 11 years attend the school. The school is situated in a semi-rural environment with large outdoor playing spaces. They aim to educate the ‘whole child’ with a heavy emphasis on numeracy and literacy. The intern will help with classroom programs and lesson planning.
*Interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to New Zealand. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Elementary Education
Elementary Teaching Internship at Sydney School
Location: Sydney, Australia
This school endeavors to meet the individual needs of its students in a safe, attractive and supportive environment where they are encouraged to work to their potential by a competent, committed and caring staff through a relevant, challenging and stimulating curriculum. They seek the active involvement of concerned, informed parents working together with the staff in the best interests of the students. The school aims to assist in the development of happy children who are motivated, conscientious, confident, self-disciplined and caring of others. The intern will assist a classroom teacher with lesson plans and facilitating activities.
*Interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Elementary Education
Teaching Internship with Restorative Practices Primary School in Sydney's Inner West Suburbs
Location: Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
This Placement is with a diverse primary school in the inner west suburbs of Sydney with a population of 430 students. The school has a strong philosophy of restorative practices and won a Director General’s State Award for Outstanding Achievement in Being and Learning Together. Enhanced Student Achievement has been achieved through this emphasis on social/emotional as well as academic achievement.
You will be asked to be a part of a collaborative and happy staff amongst whom shared leadership, respect and empowerment is paramount. You will engage in a participatory process of observation, reflection on existing understandings, and engaging in pertinent professional conversations and dialogue. Through your interaction with children, parents, and teachers, you will gain an understanding of how shared leadership, visionary planning and focus on a statement of purpose lead to achievement of goals and a building of capacity.
*Interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Elementary Education
Teaching Internship at Elementary School in Wanganui
Location: Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand
This school is a semi-rural elementary school with students aged 5-12 years, located in Wanganui, on the coast of New Zealand's north island. They offer small class sizes with a family focus. This school aims for students to appreciate the value of cultural diversity and the unique position of New Zealand's indigenous Maori culture.
The intern will assist the classroom teacher in preparation of material for lessons. In addition, you will supervise small groups activities within the classroom while the teacher is present, as well as assist with playground supervision alongside teaching staff. You may also help with supervision of students during class trips.
*You will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Elementary Education - North Adelaide
Elementary Education Teaching Internship in North Adelaide
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
As one of Australia's oldest primary schools at 130 years, this primary school teaches grades K-7. This school offers the opportunity to get a truly international teaching experience, as 40% of the students are from non-english speaking backgrounds. With students from 40 different cultural backgrounds and a diverse socio-economic background, many are children of business migrants or professionals. This teaching placement will allow you to support the class teacher in offering curriculum to students in the middle primary years. You will plan activities with the host teacher and take initiative to offer lead role in areas of expertise.
*Interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from depending on the intake. Special Education
Teaching Internship in Special Education
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
This is one of Australia's longest established charitable organizations, having been founded in 1860. The institute's base of operations is in inner west of Sydney’s metropolitan but also conducts numerous educational centers throughout the Sydney and Newcastle regions. This institute is Australia's major independent special educator, providing a wide range of educational services to children who have significant hearing and/or vision loss, and children who have additional disabilities. The provision of these services is the institute's primary purpose. This program is for education majors in special education (preferably sensory impairment plus intellectual impairment). The intern will be exposed to students ranging in age from 5-18 years.
The internship will include immersion in classroom activities on a daily basis, observing one on one intensive work with selected students, and viewing resource and program development in a variety of key learning areas. The intern will gain exposure to their chosen profession through a meaningful classroom experience. The intern will be mentored by personnel with a wealth of experience in Special Education, and through observation and practical experience, will gain essential knowledge and strategies required to achieve success learning outcomes for students with special needs.
*The intern will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Special Education - New Zealand
Special Education Teaching Internship with School in New Zealand
Location: Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
This position is located with a state school that provides education, therapy, and special care needs to students. This center accepts students between the ages of 5 and 21. The school is unique because of the variety of specialist teaching environments it has to offer. The base school consists of 6 classes with an additional 9 classes based in mainstream schools and a community based unit with 2 classes. The intern will work along a fully trained and experienced teacher and help deliver a curriculum to students who are intellectually disabled.
*The intern will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to New Zealand. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Secondary Education - New Zealand
Teaching Internship at New Zealand High School
Location: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
This placement is with a high school in Wellington. The intern will work in the classroom alongside the teacher to assist in the delivery of curriculum. The intern will also have the opportunity to work in small groups to ensure that learning needs are met.
*Interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to New Zealand. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Secondary Education
Teaching Internship at Sydney Inner-City High School
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
This is a public school with students to year 10 (age 16). Half of the students are academically selective and the other half come from the local area. As a result the school is diverse. Being an inner–city school they have a large number of socio – economically disadvantaged students, as well as very affluent students. They have approximately 600 students on this campus, and 555 or so staff. The intern will work in the classrooms alongside the class teacher to assist in the delivery of curriculum. The intern will also have the opportunity to work in small groups to ensure that learning needs are met.
*Interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Secondary Education
Teaching Internship at Large High School
Location: Melbourne, Australia
This is one of the largest independent Co-Educational Secondary Schools in Australia with approx 3000 students and 400 staff. It is comprised over 3 metropolitan campuses in Melbourne, a country campus outside of Melbourne and a campus in Nanjing, China. It belongs to an association called the Associated Public Schools, one of Victoria’s oldest and most traditional associations that comprises 11 Schools. The Intern will work alongside other teachers in the HPE Leaning Area assisting and team teaching students in practical Physical Education Classes. The intern will have some responsibility in equipment organization and maintenance as directed and will also expected to be involved in the professional development program. The Intern will also be available to work within the extra curricular program, specifically in the sporting area as a co-coach or assistant.
*The intern will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to Australia. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Secondary Education - Christchurch
Teaching Internship at All Girls High School
Location: Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Established in 1877, this is the second oldest girls' secondary school in New Zealand. Their mission is to provide young women a positive and caring educational environment which encourages them to realize their creative and intellectual potential and which fosters their physical, emotional and social development.
Interns can expect to work in the classroom with a teacher and assist with delivery of the curriculum. Education interns will need to bring an official US FBI background check with them to New Zealand. Due to school holidays, the actual intern practicum time could vary from 8 to 9 weeks depending on the intake.
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Custom Date Placements-Australia or New Zealand
Design an Internship to Meet Your Specific Needs
Location: Any city in Australia or New Zealand
Custom Date Internship placements are available for students who are unable to participate in one of our PDAC placements for any one of the following reasons:
- You do not meet the minimum GPA or college level requirements.
- You cannot attend the program during the pre-set PDAC dates.
- You need an internship of a duration other than 10 weeks.
AustraLearn Custom Date Internships are available in most every field of study. These one-of-a kind placements can accommodate a variety of start and end dates and program lengths of 6-26 weeks. In the required cover letter, applicants should detail the type of internship that they are seeking and their desired start and end dates. The success rate of these placements is very high, and students marvel at being able to intern with organizations that most closely mirror their desired experience.
In general, it is possible to start an AustraLearn Custom Date Internship at any time; however, applications must be completed at least four months prior to the desired internship start date. AustraLearn will try to match up these dates as closely as possible, but we suggest that the applicants have some flexibility.
Program fees vary with the actual finalized program length. Once you have submitted your completed application with all supporting documentation, including a specific cover letter, and have paid the initial deposit, our overseas staff members in Australia and New Zealand will find an internship placement to meet your needs. Your application MUST be received at least four months prior to your intended start date.
Most aspects of the custom date internship placements are the same as the PDAC placements. For instance, housing, on-site support services, and pre-departure services are similar across both types of programs. However, the custom designed internships do not include a Program Introduction because of the varying start dates for each placement. You will receive a welcome packet and an orientation phone call upon arrival in Australia or New Zealand. Additionally, custom designed internship placements do not carry credit from Chapman University; however, you can often arrange credit with your home university. You will want to speak with advisors at your home university about the processes and assessments they will require.
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Fees| Program Fees | $2265.00 | | Housing | | Without Meals | $2,900.00 |
Fee IncludesPDAC Internships- Internship Fee and Academic Credit Includes: in-country development of internship opportunities, personal placement/match of student with internship opportunity, delivery of the internship by the host site as stated in the position outline, student supervision by host site, PDAC academic consultation with supervision and assessment, 6 credits of upper division academic credit from Chapman University, and all pre-departure services including assistance with visas, airline tickets, orientation, health and safety, and family consultation (as needed). Mandatory On-Site Housing and Student Support Includes: Housing for duration of program (rent only), on-site 3-day group Program Introduction on arrival including airport reception, on-going 24-hour phone student support (as needed), cell phone (minutes purchased at an additional cost), premium ISIC card for travel/other insurance, and international health insurance. Meals will be billed at an extra cost when students are placed into accommodation that has a required or optional meal plan. Housing is arranged by the AustraLearn office and is not negotiable. Students are responsible for international travel, domestic travel to/from workplace sites, meals (where not paid in advance), immigration visa fees, and all personal costs for the period of the program as well as any extra travel while in country. Custom Designed Internships- Placement and Processing Fee - $2,702 Includes: on-site development of customized internship opportunities, personal placement/match of student with internship opportunity, delivery of the internship by the host site as stated in the position outline, student supervision by host site, customization of program dates and lengths, and all pre-departure service including assistance of visas, airline tickets, orientation, health and safety and family consultation (as needed). Mandatory On-Site Housing $1,668 USD for 6 weeks $250 for each additional week beyond 6 Fee SemesterThe fees above are valid for all internship programs commencing in or before October 2010. Fees are subject to change. Dates| All dates are provided by each university and are subject to change. AustraLearn will attempt to provide you with the most up-to-date information as we receive it. Be sure to confirm dates before finalizing any travel plans. | |
| June 1 - August 13, 2010 PDAC Internship - Summer | Application Deadline: February 26, 2010
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| Anticipated Departure | June 1, 2010 | | Start Date | June 1, 2010 | | End Date | August 13, 2010 | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
| June 22 - September 03, 2010 PDAC Internship - Summer | Application Deadline: March 1, 2010
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| Anticipated Departure | June 22, 2010 | | Start Date | June 22, 2010 | | End Date | September 3, 2010 | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
| June 22 - August 6, 2010 PDNC Internship - Summer | Application Deadline: March 1, 2010
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| Anticipated Departure | June 22, 2010 | | Start Date | June 22, 2010 | | End Date | August 6, 2010 | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
| September 2010 PDAC (September 21 - December 3) - Fall | Application Deadline: June 18, 2010
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| Anticipated Departure | September 21, 2010 | | Start Date | September 21, 2010 | | End Date | December 3, 2010 | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
| January 2011 PDAC (January 24 - April 8, 2011) - Spring | Application Deadline: October 1, 2010
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| Anticipated Departure | January 24, 2011 | | Start Date | January 24, 2011 | | End Date | April 8, 2011 | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
| May 2011 PDAC (May 30 - August 12) - Summer | Application Deadline: February 1, 2011
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| Anticipated Departure | May 30, 2011 | | Start Date | May 30, 2011 | | End Date | August 12, 2011 | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
| June 2011 PDAC (June 27 - September 9) - Summer | Application Deadline: March 1, 2011
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| Anticipated Departure | June 27, 2011 | | Start Date | June 27, 2011 | | End Date | September 9, 2011 | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
| June 2011 PDNC (June 27 - August 12) - Summer | Application Deadline: March 1, 2011
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| Anticipated Departure | June 27, 2011 | | Start Date | June 27, 2011 | | End Date | August 12, 2011 | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
| Custom Date - | Application Deadline: Varies
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| Anticipated Departure | Varies | | Start Date | Varies | | End Date | Varies | | Mid Semester Break #1 | - | | Mid Semester Break #2 | - |
Entry RequirementsPDAC Internships-
2.5 GPA and must be at least a college Junior (successful completion of two full years of university level education). Must also be between the ages of 18 and 30 at the program start date.
Custom Designed Internships-
Must be between the ages of 18 and 30 and have graduated from high school.
Required GPA: 2.50
AustraLearn Coordinator| Name: | Barbara West | | Title: | Manager, Internship Programs | | Department: | Internships in Australia and New Zealand |
BIO:
Barbara manages the enrollment services and program facilitation of the Internship Program.
Barbara graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana with a BA in German and Geography. She studied for a year abroad in Giessen, Germany and has traveled through out the United States, Europe, Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Hong Kong.
Advice From The Coordinator:
International internships look incredibly impressive on your resume, especially when they’re the type of quality placement that AustraLearn provides. Interns get practical experience in their chosen field and are not subject to the busy work that many employers request when they know they have free labor. The integrity of the program is never compromised and students gain a wealth of cultural and professional knowledge; knowledge that is very marketable when they begin their career. Internships are an excellent option for students looking to get both work and international experience at the same time and at an affordable price. |
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