8 Reasons International Hires Get Nervous When Turning Into a Local Hire

Oh, the bountiful benefits that foreign-hired teachers get! You are treated like royalty in comparison to teachers that get hired locally. But these “royal” benefits often don’t last forever. International schools across the globe have policies in place that say once you past a certain number of years working there (e.g. let’s say five years […]
Nine Reasons How International Schools Create a High Morale Amongst its Staff

“Morale and attitude are fundamentals to success.” ― Bud Wilkinson A school can be a complicated place. There aren’t many jobs where you surround yourself with hundreds of children every day! But like any other place of “business”, a school needs to have a think about how they will keep their staff feeling good about where […]
Did You Bring These Things Back From Your Home Country This Past Winter Holiday?

We all do it. We feel slightly guilty and maybe embarrassed about it. We plan special trips to stores to make sure we get everything that we “need.” We even make sure that the airline we use to get back to our home country allows for a checked bag, maybe even two checked bags if […]