Recruiting new staff for an international school is a much more involved process and therefore the hiring cycle starts much earlier. As a result, before we break for Christmas vacation, our school here in Hong Kong needs us to officially declare our intentions for next fall. We have until the 16th to either sign the contract or not. Yikes.
On a related note, if any teachers out there have ever considered teaching overseas, I would encourage you to consider it more fully. This has been a really wonderful experience both professionally and personally. It’s been very rewarding for our family. No doubt about it, it has definitely stretched us and has been hard at times, but we have really been blessed by the whole experience.
International Christian School would be a great place to start the process. It is a stand-out school by any standard. I haven’t worked this hard since I was a first year teacher, but the staff and students are wonderful to work with. Beautiful facilities. Great city.
But I would be more than happy to help anyone who is interested in embarking on an international teaching job search. December is the beginning of the hiring cycle for international school.
I was fortunate that I was actually able to secure a two-year leave of absence from my school district in Chicago that made this China endeavor possible. Because of the soft economy, your school district might be more inclined to extend to you a leave of absence than they would have been under other circumstances.
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