Wahoo! I got a job for next year! After interviewing with schools in six countries and receiving five job offers, I finally decided on a school in China. I didn't think I was going to get an option of where I would be teaching next year, rather I would get one offer and go with that one. Instead, I had two offers from Dubai, one in Vietnam, one in Japan and one in China. A whole new kind of stress landed in my lap of trying to decide where I wanted to teach and how each schools contract differed from one another. All the schools were inquiry based which is something I am very passionate about and is extremely important to me. They all offered a two year contract and the salaries were all about the same. In the end the school I chose differed in that they offered a lot of professional development and paid for a series of online classes in order for me becoming International baccalaureate curriculum certified. This certification will make me a valuable asset and marketable in the future.
I will be teaching preschool at Etonhouse International School in Nanjing. Another reason I decided on this school was because their philosophy aligned well with my own philosophy and their mission statement was spot on for what I believe schools should offer its students. I am so excited for this new journey and a chance to continue teaching internationally. The contract is for two years and I have to admit that is a little scary to think about, but it also will give me the time to get my Masters in Education while I have a full time teaching position. I applied for the M.ED online program at SOU and am looking forward to getting that over with so that when I do return to the states to teach I will have a Masters and at least 3 years of teachingexperience. I want to give a shout out to my references DJ, Shelly and Valerie for being harassed by all the people looking to hire me, I'm sure by the end you were cursing that you agreed to be a referee for me. Thank you so much!
I will be back in Oregon for the month of July and then I will be departed back to China, this time to Nanjing. Here is the website of the school I will be working at, check it out:http://nanjing.etonhouse.com.cn/
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