Hays Travelogue

The job fair season is about half over, but there are a few fairs coming up in Istanbul, Bangkok, London, and Bethesda. Meanwhile, many of us know where we will be next year. Here’s a sample.

• Robert College in Istanbul
• Dulwich College in Shanghai
• Munich International Schools in Germany
• Swiss International School in Basel
• American International School in Mozambique
• Jakarta International School in Indonesia
• Taipei American School in Taiwan
• The American School in Switzerland (TASIS)
• Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Some are returning to North America for graduate school and work. Everyone returns home with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for life in the Middle East.

• Tucson, AZ
• Charlotte, NC
• Richmond, VA
• Houston, TX

Finally, one of us will become a tea shop owner in Cape Town, South Africa.

For the teachers who stay with AISE, these departures open up lots of opportunities to move up and around the organization. Department chairmanships, IB teaching positions, program directorships and other coaching and leadership roles open up more frequently than they do in more sedate schools.

So, where do we go from here?

All over the world.