The resident directors act as mediators should any significant dispute arise between teacher and host institution. I found a school full of students and teachers and administrators more than ready to accept a foreigner into their midst. In Hungary and Romania, orientation takes place the last week of August. Teachers placed in secondary schools in Poland are encouraged to attend orientation in Hungary. In between language class and lesson planning workshops, Eric, Arturo, Alana and Peter break for lunch at the Szinbad restaurant, a mainstay for orientation in Hungary.
Every morning starts with survival language lessons.
Beginning and intermediate groups are taught separately. Practice teaching with local students. Teach a short lesson of your own to a group of Hungarian, Polish or Romanian students, and receive useful and positive feedback from the other CETP teachers. Meet your regional contact person. Introductory history and culture lessons on your host country and the region.