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Take Your Education Career Overseas To Broaden Your Cultural Horizons
Have you ever wondered how you can take your education career to another country? If you are a languages and humanities educator, you have probably thought about it, or you have already taught abroad. I myself started my education career in Rome, Italy (quite some time ago). I recently looked into what it would take to make a leap back across the Atlantic… or Pacific… or the equator. Below are a few things that I found out.
Start Your Search Early
One of the first resources that I found in my research was the article titled, “Taking The International School Route: What You Need To Know To Get Started On An Overseas Teaching Career.” Aside from being flexible and crossing all my t’s and dotting all of my i’s, I was surprised to know how early international schools will do their hiring. Think starting a full two semesters ahead of time in order to secure a position. This makes more sense when you learn that many contracts at international schools are for two years. You can often tell within a first year if a position and location is a good fit or not. This means that people who are don’t feel like they are a good fit for their position may give advance warning of their departure, well before their contract expires.
