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Hess hires native-speaking English teachers (NST's) only from countries where English is the primary language. These include the USA, Canada , UK, Ireland , Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa . After one year of employment, Hess employees earn a TEFL certificate that qualifies them as an experienced and trained English teacher and can be used worldwide. All foreign teachers working for Hess are legally employed to work as Native-Speaking Teachers in ROC, and Hess provides comprehensive document-processing assistance to all its staff. Hess has no relation to the Hess gas station chain in the US. CORE CURRICULUM The primary level of Hess instruction is the Step Ahead series (also called the "N series," its old name), aimed at Elementary school children. Step Ahead consists of 16 levels lasting 3 months each and is meant to go from third grade to Junior High school level. For children in grades 1-2, there is the Kid's Club series (or K series for short) that has 8 levels. At the Junior High point, Hess has developed several curriculums for further study. Some of these are still undergoing development. Hess is also planning a high school curriculum and has several adult learning courses. Hess has several key books that comprise their curriculum for students:
Hess writes and produces all of its own curriculum, from books to audio CDs to props and artwork. Authors for Hess curriculum include teaching specialists, design specialists and current & former Hess teachers. Hess has also published supplements to their primary curriculum. In 2005 , they published a 3 volume series of Games and Activities books. One of these included the ''Create a Comic Project'' (aka ''Strange English Project''), which used comics from the popular Webcomic '' Okashina Okashi '' to help students apply English creatively. This activity was modeled after similar independent projects that used '' Penny Arcade '' and '' Dinosaur Comics ''. KINDERGARTENS Hess also operates Kindergarten schools in the ROC, giving students under the age of 6 instruction in Chinese and English (and also occasionally in French or Japanese), and focusing on whole-child development. The legal status of foreign teachers instructing students under the age of 6 under the laws of ROC is debatable; however, Hess protects all its teachers in any situations where this legality is questioned. SPEECH AND WRITING COMPETITION Every year, Hess conducts a Speech and Writing Competition for interested students across the ROC. Typically, over 2,000 students enroll in this competition. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Hess sponsors trips around the world for students to visit English speaking countries and become immersed in an English-speaking environment. These trips are in addition to the normal Hess curriculum and can last up to 4 weeks. Hess has study abroad programs in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Hess also hosts trips to France and Japan for students engaged in learning French and Japanese. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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