Every August, it happens again. A wave of fresh faces shows up at your international school—excited, energetic, and brimming with potential. They carry with them the promise of new ideas, innovation, and the kind of energy that makes everyone think,…
Money and sex. Culturally, we don’t talk about either. Some would say that’s OK. Keep our bedrooms closed and our finances locked. But wouldn’t you like to see how you stack up…financially speaking, that is? As an international teacher, you aren’t…
Summer vacation is the time of year all teachers are waiting for (and I suppose all students as well!). The 1.5 to 2 months of summer break is especially important though for teachers who work at international schools because it…
The opportunity for teachers to ply their trade in the international school setting offers many unique experiences, both professional and personal. From the professional perspective, none is more rewarding than engaging culturally diverse groups of students in their learning on…
There is much to be potentially nervous about when going to a hospital in your host country. Once I asked a doctor in China who was servicing an infected open wound on my leg, “what are you putting in my…
That was the title of the email I received three weeks before the start of my new job in 2022. Here are the next five lines from it: Unfortunately, the school has been unable to recruit the number of students…
“How many suitcases should I bring home???” thinks an international school teacher who is traveling home for summer vacation. Inside though this teacher knows what they will end up doing during their trip back home. Even though it might cost…
In this article, ISC would like to highlight some of your recent thoughts and experiences on the topic of learning the host-country language and the level of English of the locals living there. Many seasoned international school teachers want to…
In this article, ISC would like to highlight some of your recent thoughts and experiences getting jobs at international schools in 2022. It is April, so we are getting closer to the end of the hiring season. If you don’t…
International School Community is full of thousands of useful, informative comments,43153 comments (20 Feb. 2022) to be exact. Members are recommended to keep their comments objective on our website, and sometimes they need to share how it really is working…
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