Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program Edition
Home institution: University of Southern Maine, ME School placement: SMAN 2 Balige, North Sumatra Amy Quirion has been an elementary school teacher for the last three years. Her first year, she taught third grade as a mainstream classroom teacher and started her second year as a second grade mainstream teacher. Halfway through the school year.. Read More.
Home institution: Virginia Commonwealth University, VA School placement: SMK Stella Maris, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara Arshelle Carter is currently teaching at SMK Stella Maris in Labuan Bajo, Flores, East Nusa Tengarra. She is inspired to teach in Indonesia because of its’ “Unity in Diversity”. She looks forward to the challenge of teaching English and.. Read More.
Home institution: School placement: SMKN 4 Malang, East Java Elena Dietz will be teaching at SMKN 4 Malang in East Java. She recently graduated from Drake University with degrees in International Business and Sociology. She was inspired to apply for the ETA program after spending two years teaching adult refugees English in the Des Moines,.. Read More.
Home institution: Elon University School placement: SMK Muhammadiyah 7, Gondanglegi Malang, East Java Greg Sutton graduated from Elon University in 2014, where he majored in Political Science and International Studies. At Elon, Greg served as the secretary of Phoenix Pals, a campus organization that facilitates the American college campus experience for international exchange students at.. Read More.
Home institution: Lafayette College, PA School placement: MAN 2, Gorontalo, North Sulawesi Ian is teaching at MAN 2 Kabupaten in Gorontalo. He recently graduated from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania with majors in History and Math-Economics. He taught English to German kids while in high school in Munich, and he continued to tutor writing throughout college,.. Read More.
Home institution: Boston College School placement: SMAN 15 Padang, West Sumatra Jam Sulahry graduated from Boston College as a Finance and Business Analytics major. He decided to pursue a Fulbright because he wanted to do something unorthodox from his group of friends – he loves getting out of his comfort zone. Whether it was leaving.. Read More.
Home institution: Tufts University School placement: SMKN 3, Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Islands Kate will be teaching at SMKN 3 in Pangkalpinang, Bangka. She is most excited about learning a new language and beginning to understand a new culture while in Indonesia, especially with the help of her students and fellow teachers. Prior to her grant.. Read More.
Home institution: Rutgers University School placement: SMA Eben Haezar, Manado, North Sulawesi Katia Oltmann will be teaching at SMA Eben Haezar in Manado, North Sulawesi. She chose Fulbright because she wanted to be part of a program that fosters intercultural exchange between the United States and foreign nations. And she chose Indonesia because the country’s.. Read More.
Home Institution: Elon University, NC School Placement: SMKN 6 Surabaya Kelly is currently teaching at SMKN 6 in Surabaya, East Java. Kelly graduated from Elon University with a degree in English Education, as well as a teaching license (in the state of North Carolina). She spent her time in college working with and tutoring high.. Read More.
Home Institution: Miami University, OH School Placement: SMAN 1 Boyolali Khalid Osman is currently teaching at SMAN 1 Boyolali, Central Java. His passion for teaching stems from his volunteer experience as an ESL instructor. Khalid’s travels have shaped his global perspective and reaffirmed the need for cross-cultural awareness in our society. He is excited to.. Read More.
