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Phillips Exeter Academy · 1 month ago

Exeter Summer Teaching Internship (Residential)

Exeter, NH

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

Phillips Exeter Academy offers a Summer Teaching Internship for college juniors, seniors, or first-year graduate students interested in teaching middle and high school levels. The program focuses on co-teaching under the guidance of experienced faculty and involves significant residential responsibilities to enhance the overall student experience.

Primary/Secondary Education

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Interns are paired with and led by an experienced faculty mentor who works closely with them, preparing them to co-teach and ultimately teach independently by the second or third week

Interns will learn and practice the Harkness teaching method, a student-directed discussion

Interns become part of a dorm team with experienced faculty who all work together to create a positive experience for students

Interns share in overseeing the residential program and live in dormitories in a single student room on a floor occupied by students and share bathrooms

Dormitory responsibilities include working with a number of advisees, sharing dorm duty on some weeknights and weekends, and establishing an adult presence in the residence halls

Interns will attend weekly Residential Life meetings for guidance, training, and support

Interns will meet with advisees weekly to lead students in the residential life curriculum

Interns write comments about each of their advisees summarizing the student experience during the program

Interns will be assigned chaperone responsibilities and roles for off-campus excursions, on-campus activities, dorm social functions and student arrival and departure days

Qualification

Teaching experienceMentorshipCommunication skillsTeam collaborationAdaptability

Required

Applicants must be a current college junior, senior or first-year graduate student who has a strong interest in teaching the middle school and/or high school level

Resume (PDF upload)

Transcript(s) (PDF upload)

Cover letter describing the applicant's interest in the position

2 reference letters from current/recent professors OR 1 reference letter from a current/recent professor and 1 reference letter from a current/recent supervisor