Our Internship program is designed to offer real world work experience. Our interns are involved in all the daily operations of the school and business. Interns get hands on experience working with other Teachers, building lesson plans, managing a classroom, and working in International Business Operations.
Many of our students are studying English to better their future, by becoming qualified to take higher paying jobs. Our Interns get the opportunity to help students prepare for a better life! We attract the best Interns and trust them to do a great job! This Internship is not a "make copies and bring coffee" internship. You make your own plans and implement them into your work, learning as you go!
Many consider living in a foreign culture to be one of the best ways to expand your horizons. Living in Mexico will give you a greater appreciation for other cultures and you can show your employers that you are a well rounded person.
There is no better way to learn a foreign language than by immersion. All our Interns can participate in optional Spanish Immersion classes during their time in Mexico. Perfect your Spanish with us!
One of our favorite things to do with our interns is introduce them to the vibrant Mexican culture. We take Interns on excurison to see impressive ancient ruins, cultural fesivals, dancing, nightlife, and the beautiful natural wonders of Mexico and much much more.
We want all of our Interns to have a great time while in our program. WE have diesigned out program to give great professional experience but also allowed for a lot of free and flexible time for our Interns to explore Mexico and visit many of the one of a kind places. We also take Interns on many excursions to see the sites.
Fluency First Institute is an English School based in Zacatecas City, Mexico with locations in Zacatecas & Guadalupe, Zacatecas, and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. FFI teaches English as a second language as a part of various programs. Classes are offered at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. FFI is a certified test preparation center for the Cambridge English Exam and the TOEFL iBT Exam. Our program works with a range of different types of students at all ages from kids to adults. FFI is a private English School and at our location, we work with professionals and academic pre-professional students. Our company also is contracted by the state government of Zacatecas as the training center for all their public school English instructors. We help teachers increase English proficiency to better serve their students. We are passionate about English as a Second Language and seek to provide THE BEST English learning programs in all of Mexico, we hope you will join us!
Fluency First is actively looking for passionate and motivated students to join us at our Institute in Mexico as an English Instructor for students studying English at one of our many locations within Mexico. We look for the best students to provide high-quality services to our students and to become a brilliant addition to our team.
If selected Interns will be invited to travel to one of our locations in Mexico to teach English and participate in many cultural and language learning activities.
Our goal is to provide an unrivaled learning experience for all of our interns. We want our interns to learn and be immersed in the Mexican culture and fall in love with their experience here. Our team works hard but we also have fun and learn a lot! Interns have a high degree of autonomy and flexibility in their schedules. This is not an internship that involves making coffee and sending faxes, you are as much a part of the team as our full-time employees! We also provide optional professional development training for all Interns during their free time (see "Other Activities" below).
Interns have the opportunity to participate in many excursions (historical and cultural). We take students all around the cities where they are located and do fun activities (depending on location activities could include: hiking, swimming, visiting Mayan and Aztec ruins, museums, beaches, snorkeling, food tours, exploring the cities, boating, dancing, cultural activities, etc.). Interns also have free reign to explore and have fun during their free time as well, our staff can point out many fun activities to do in and around the cities. Also, many students are interested in learning Spanish while in Mexico, our Instructors teach Spanish classes to all interested Interns, including in class and out of class Spanish immersion activities. Take a look at our pictures on tumblr to see a few pictures of our locations and fun activities we have done with our Interns: Fluency First Institute Flickr
Safety: Many potential Interns are concerned about the safety of living in Mexico. We have never had any problems with keeping students safe, although it is our utmost concern. Upon being selected, an internship packet will be sent to Interns that include many safety tips to help you stay safe while with us here in Mexico. Both Zacatecas and Puerto Vallarta have a history of being very safe cities.
After applying, if you are selected, you will be sent an Internship Packet containing much more information about our locations, travel, accommodations, food, safety, rules, regulations, FFI policies and code of conduct, and everything else that you need to know to have a fantastic experience while you are with us!
If you have any questions or would like more info before applying please feel free to send your inquiries to Jared Rhodes, our Intern Coordinator, and COO, he can be reached at jared@fluencyfirstinstitute.com.