Si Wai Fellowship Program
The International Montessori School of Beijing (MSB) is seeking candidates from Clarkson’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program to serve as classroom teachers.
MSB and Clarkson’s MAT program have enjoyed a years’ long relationship which has culminated with the Si Wai Fellowship program. Si Wai fully supports one to two MAT candidates annually who are interested in teaching at MSB for a minimum of two years after graduation. This Fellowship offers an exciting opportunity to launch an international teaching career at a highly reputed school or experience the excitement of teaching abroad before returning for a New York teaching career.
This English-speaking school, which was founded in 1990, educates more than 400 students (preschool through grade seven) from 21 different countries. Teachers do not need to speak Chinese to be considered for the fellowship.
MSB’s new middle and planned high school curriculum is based on New York state learning standards. The school also integrates Montessori principles, such as student-directed teaching and self-regulated learning, into the New York state curriculum.
MSB has already hired one MAT alumni and plans to hire one to two teachers each year as they build their middle and high school.
For more information on MSB, visit www.msb.edu.cn. You can also learn more about the Si Wai Fellowship by viewing this informational video. Please reach out to Catherine Snyder at csnyder@clarkson.edu for information about how to apply for the Si Wai Fellowship.
Start your application to the MAT program here, or email graduate@clarkson.edu with questions.
FAQs
Successful applicants to the MAT program are eligible to apply for the Si Wai Fellowship. MSB is seeking teachers in all content areas willing to make a two year commitment to teaching at the school.
100% of your tuition is covered by the Si Wai Fellowship!
No, English is the dominant language spoken in the middle and planned high school. All instruction is in English.
Yes, the salary is similar to a New York State starting teacher salary. Successful candidates also receive a round trip plane ticket annually, generous vacation time, a housing subsidy, and free western health insurance.
Email the Education Department Chair, Catherine Snyder, at csnyder@clarkson.edu!
In exchange for the Si Wai Fellowship covering your full MAT tuition costs, you would be asked to sign a contract to teach at MSB for two years following graduation. You would be asked to teach a typical schedule (roughly five classes).