Furr, at age 55, teaches English in Jordan. Most Peace Corps assignments require that an applicant have a college degree and be at least 18 years of age. Openings exist in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. Most teachers swap positions with foreign peers. They take leaves of absence with pay and use their regular salaries to cover daily expenses, so host schools incur no additional costs.
Many countries subsidize participants' transportation.
Some teachers who cannot swap assignments take leave without pay, and the U.S. State Department covers their salaries. Search Associates is an international placement service for teaching interns and for teachers and administrators with a minimum of two years of experience. Candidates shouldn't worry about language, Deelman told Education World. Although knowing the language makes integrating into a local community easier, almost all international school teaching is done in English. This year, Search will host 11 job fairs and expects to place almost 700 teachers in international schools.