Amity Institute

Building International Friendship and Cultural Understanding Through Teaching Exchange.

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About

Amity Institute is a U.S. Department of State designated BridgeUSA J-1 program sponsor and nonprofit organization with over 60 years of experience facilitating cultural exchange. In 1962, Dr. Ernest and Emily Stowell of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, founded Amity Institute to meet the needs of American foreign language teachers and students for direct personalized contact with world languages and cultures.

They also sought to involve young people from abroad in American education, family and community life.  Several decades later, Amity Institute has broadened to provide exchange programs that work toward achieving the mission of building international friendship and cultural understanding through teaching exchange.

Today

 

Intern
The Intern Program provides participants the opportunity to live in the U.S., gain teaching experience and serve as informal ambassadors for their country in U.S. schools. Interns assist in the classroom for a minimum of 32 hours per week.  Interns generally live with American host families.
Teacher
The International Teacher Program arranges for certified, experienced teachers from other countries to serve as faculty at the primary and secondary levels in the U.S. International Teachers can be assigned to a school for up to three years and are compensated at rates similar to their American colleagues.


 Meet the Amity Team

 

 Jim Price, Executive Director  
Sue Gibbons-Bullock, Host School Liaison 
Rocelle Cruz, Executive Assistant                            

Sara Conui
Program Director

 Marnie Kitchin
Admissions Coordinator
 
 Brittney Harrell
Program Counselor

 

Flo Rizalado
Program Counselor
   
 Brittany Street
Program Counselor

 

Christine Smith
Enrollment Management Assistant

 

Melissa Dominguez
Program Counselor 

 

 

 


This experience changed my life! Now, I have more dreams and some other goals. I'm so thankful for everything that I've learned. I want to continue growing as a human and as a teacher. The Amity program is one the best things that ever happened to me." - Michelle, 2018-2019 Intern

We have been working with Amity for several years. Learning about different cultures, communities, traditions, music, arts, dances and more, helps our students to see the world as a global place fostering diversity and respect. Having a second adult in the classroom helps our teachers to be able to have more individualized attention to students and work on small groups. Amity has been a wonderful organization to work with, reliable and accessible, bringing highly qualified young people to work in our school."- Maria Buceta Miller, Amity School Coordinator, John Stanford International School

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Intern, Sharon, from Colombia, shared some photos Intern, Sharon, from Colombia, shared some photos and also let us know how her internship is going. She has had nothing but wonderful experiences so far with her host family and host school and everyone has been very kind! 🇨🇴

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How is the school year going for you so far? We’ How is the school year going for you so far? We’d love to hear! 

Pictured here: Amity interns placed in Winona, Minnesota 

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Congratulations to two of our first year teachers Congratulations to two of our first year teachers from the Philippines: Mrs. Gamundoy and Mrs. Balangue on your news article and TV feature! 

We are very pleased to see how much you are enjoying your time in the U.S. and wish you both a successful school year. Click on the link in our bio to read the article. 

We enjoy reading news articles and seeing any media coverage regarding our participants and host schools, so please forward them to us as well! ☺️

Pictured here: Mrs. Balangue with her students (1st photo) and Mrs. Gamundoy with her students (2nd photo)

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Amity Intern, Gabriel, from El Salvador, spent som Amity Intern, Gabriel, from El Salvador, spent some time with his host dad and brother at the Minnesota State Fair! 🇸🇻🎡🎟️

What are some activities you’ve done so far with your host family? 

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Did you know that most of our interns are placed i Did you know that most of our interns are placed in Minnesota? Every year we conduct one large orientation for interns placed in Minnesota and everyone had the opportunity to meet Amity’s Executive Director, Jim Price! Comment down below if you are in the photo! 🧐

We would like to give a huge shoutout to our host school community for your assistance with ensuring that your interns arrive at the orientation on time and for your guidance throughout the year - we can’t do any of this without you! 

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Amity’s Executive Director, Jim Price, had the o Amity’s Executive Director, Jim Price, had the opportunity to meet most of our teachers in Minnesota last week during the orientation! We hope you all have a wonderful school year! 

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