Is There a Teacher in You?


For forty years, the Upper Valley Educators Institute of Lebanon, New Hampshire, has been helping talented adults with wide-ranging experience become great teachers.

At UVEI, adult college graduates become certified teachers through an intensive, 10-month internship program.  Each UVEI teacher intern enters with a strong academic background and career and life experiences to share with students.

At UVEI, you will:

  • Spend a full school year as an intern in actual classrooms (one each semester).
  • Develop your skills and your confidence by working with a mentor teacher and a personal teaching supervisor as your coaches.
  • Intern in school settings close to where you live.
  • Gather with fellow interns for weekly seminars on topics that include curriculum planning, learning theory, child and adolescent development, and classroom management. There are no night classes.
  • Earn teacher certification in only 10 months.
  • Achieve 22 UVEI Competencies-you'll know in advance what it takes to become a teacher-with no exams or tests other than the Praxis exams required by your state.
  • Master's degree programs available that give full credit for UVEI competencies.
  • Prepare for schools and classrooms as they are-and be ready for schools as they should be.

UVEI is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and approved for teacher certification by the State of New Hampshire. Interstate agreements exist with other states, as well.

To learn more about UVEI's teacher certification program, please explore our site or call (603) 678-4448 and ask for our brochure.  We welcome your phone inquiries and questions.