Cover Letter (application for an internship at an English international boarding school) Dear Mr. XXX, I am a student of English Studies and Geography at the XXX University. As a prospective teacher, I want to gain as much work experience as possible to be able to exploit my full potential. I consider internationality as highly valuable and enriching, and I would like to get to know education systems other than the German. Therefore, I send you my application for a six-week internship at the beginning of autumn term at XXXX (school). As an intern, I would like to get insights into everyday school life at Middle and Upper School Department and the Sixth Form, extra-curricular activities and the boarding house. Due to my job as a counsellor at XXXX (language school) in XXXXX last summer, I could already gather experience in working at a boarding school with international students. Furthermore, through my current responsibility for the leisure facilities at a language school, I constantly extend my intercultural competence, my organisational and teamwork skills. For seven years, I have been giving extra lessons in English to pupils with difficulties in the subject and pupils with special educational needs. Thus, with my teaching experience, I am motivated to help at the English as a second language department. As a native German speaker, I am also interested in offering support for those who learn German as a second or foreign language. I highly appreciate the values XXX (school) advocates and I am excited to learn how these and the vision of meeting the requirements to make children “love going to school” are realised in class and boarding school life. Thank you for your time and consideration. I am pleased to introduce myself in person and convince you that I am well-suited for an internship at XXX (school) at an on-site job interview. Yours sincerely XXXX