2010 Jordan ABS Fact Sheet
Annual Volunteer Teacher Program at the Amman Baccalaureate School
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - Fall 2010 to Spring 2011
Nature of Project: Two qualified volunteer teachers will be chosen to serve at the Amman Baccalaureate School (ABS) during the 2010-2011 academic year. These volunteers need to demonstrate an aptitude to teach K-12 students and a desire to enthusiastically represent God’s work in an Arab-Muslim culture where the highest level of moral behavior is required. The areas and disciplines within the ABS that the volunteers will teach will be determined once the volunteers are chosen.
The ABS, established in 1981, is a coeducational and nonprofit school that caters to students aged 3 to 18 years. The school offers an academically rigorous program, enriched by extensive curricular activities, that culminates in the International Baccalaureate Diploma or Certificates. The school aims to provide an education that, while remaining firmly rooted in the Arab heritage and culture, aspires to meet the highest international standards.
The United Church of God has a long history of involvement with the ABS, dating back to the Ambassador Foundation project of the 1980s and 1990s. We participate in the school by the direct invitation of Her Royal Highness Princess Sarvath al Hassan.
Goals of Youth Corps Involvement: The United Youth Corps is designed to help motivated and desirous young adults connect with the work of the Church through service. This dimension of leadership will be awakened and directed toward the vision of the coming Kingdom of God in which Christians will be helping rebuild the waste places of the earth and assisting God in serving humanity. To that end, all participants should understand that their involvement in this project should lead them 1) to understand the vision of and need for the Kingdom of God, 2) to experience and live the vision of the Kingdom, 3) to identify with and participate in the “Work of the Church” and 4) to understand that by such participation, they will have become a part of something bigger than themselves. All Youth Corps participants will take part in pretrip teleconferences and postproject discussions of these outcomes.
Dates of Project: August 2010 through June 2011.
Number of Youth Corps Participants Needed: Two.
Participant prerequisites:
- Minimum of 21 years of age.
- A baptized member of the United Church of God.
- A four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
- A graduate of the Ambassador Bible Center is preferred (not required).
- A valid passport (a visa will be required for all participants—purchased upon arrival at the Amman airport).
- Participation in United Youth Camps preferred (not required).
- The maturity to deal with people who do not share the same beliefs and may challenge in a respectful way the beliefs of the participants.
- The ability to set an excellent example of godly personal conduct at all times.
- The ability to adapt to different environments and cultures and to get along well with people.
- A recommendation from the applicant’s pastor.
- Two additional references.
Housing and Living Expenses: The ABS will cover housing and living expenses for the Youth Corps volunteers while they are serving in Jordan.
Environment: The environment is challenging but will be suitably comfortable. Jordan is a developing country, but it is generally clean and free of most common communicable diseases. The hospitality of the Jordanian people is renowned, and the participants will be welcomed with open arms.
Estimated Cost to Youth Corps Participants: Participants will pay for one half of their airfare and any insurance they require in addition to the health insurance provided by the ABS.
Deadline for Application: April 1, 2010.