It’s June, and Melanie Dickerson feels buoyant after taking part in this year’s Graduation. It has been rewarding witnessing how much her students have grown over the years. After more than two…
When Francy Johnson was young and teaching her two step-daughters to read, she had a Eureka moment: This is what I want to do with my life . She returned to school and earned her degree, never…
Graduating with teaching credentials, yet not finding a job is a common story in Canada, says Laura Guay Hurst. In Laura’s case, she earned a degree in history from University of Brunswick before…
She’s been teaching—and loving it—for 12 years, but recently Lisa Jackson landed her ideal job in Hong Kong, one of her favorite places. And...
After graduation from university where they met, Sarah and Michael took off for seven weeks to explore Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand....
One wintry morning at a coffee shop in Virginia, current Search Consultant and former Head of School Gunther Brandt recruited teachers Jason...
With his mother and sister both teachers and his father a high school principal, Marc Curless could not avoid a career in education. The wanderlust...
Nina Keller was already living overseas when she landed her first international teaching assignment. She had just graduated with a BSc in Political...
Julie Gossett has accepted her first overseas teaching position at The American International School of Muscat (TAISM) in Oman, and we think...
Ryan Simonet is a perfect example of the many international school educators who have found complete fulfillment in teaching. Born and raised...
Long before joining the world of international education, Whitney Kaulbach and Marc Gilbertson sought adventure. Whitney's college trip to post-communist...
Beverly Conway unexpectedly became an educator twenty years ago, during her second year at university, when a close family friend asked Beverly...
Andrea McLean fought the feeling for a long time; for years, she ignored the signs that teaching was her calling. Throughout her life, she found...
Ciarán Cunningham-Watson witnessed his father's rekindled enthusiasm for his work as an educator in the years before his retirement. His father...
As a boy, Giles Mongare loved school, never missing a day. Though he enjoyed great relationships with his teachers, his passion for music, sports,...
Because Garrett Walsh has taught internationally for 25 years, he has witnessed its growing popularity and the explosion of teaching opportunities...
Now in his 5 th year as an international educator, Ben Goddard describes his love for teaching and his inability to imagine himself doing anything...
Travis and Shannon Raybold have only just become international educators, but the idea has been cooking for years. When she was young, Shannon's...
Pauline Stulberg has just accepted a position as Director of the British International School in Ukraine (BISU). A born educator, she remembers...
Kari Detwiler Beck is a citizen of the world, having spent most of her life abroad. The daughter of international school educators, Kari attended...
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Senior Associate Ralph Jahr has worked in Japan, Belgium, Liberia, the Philippines, Kuwait, Pakistan, and the Dominican Republic.
