a World Away, Make a World of Difference. Teach in BHUTAN!
Are you interested in
an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will…
- give
you full-time PAID international teaching experience? - expand
your career horizons as you teach a fully IMMERSIVE national curriculum,
taught in English? - allow
you to explore a new and unique culture, in one of the most remote and
UNTOUCHED nations in the world? - make a
true DIFFERENCE in the lives of rural Bhutanese students and their
communities in which you live?
Imagine a country in
which a King instills democracy on his people, where residents of the capital
city vote against the installation of traffic lights, where ancient monasteries
stand sentinel in lush val
leys and on snow-capped peaks, and the guiding
principal of development is Gross
National Happiness. Welcome to The Land of the Thunder Dragon.
Welcome to Bhutan.
We are The Bhutan
Canada Foundation, an organisation dedicated to furthering the development of
Bhutan and its people through programs that impact its educational and social
institutions.
We are currently
recruiting qualified teachers to fulfill minimum one-year contracts offered by
the Ministry of Education in Bhutan. We’re looking for primary educators, and
junior/secondary English, math, science, and special education specialists. Contracts begin January 2015
only!
In order to work as
a teacher in Bhutan, the Ministry of Education in Bhutan requires the following
qualifications at the time you submit your application.
- Be a
qualified teacher with at least
one of the following:
- Three
years of full-time relevant classroom teaching experience (English, math,
science, special education) - A
degree in Education - Teacher
certification (provincial, state, or equivalent)
- Be a
native English speaker - Be
qualified to teach or have prior experience teaching primary/elementary or
high school English, math, science, or special education
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
- Two-week
orientation in the capital city, Thimphu - Support
from both Toronto office and field office - Mid-year
retreat - Paid
position, with an English curriculum - Local
Bhutanese salary (more than enough to comfortably live in Bhutan) - Fascinating
and unique culture that is extremely welcoming to foreigners - Accommodation,
visas, work permit, flights are all secured with BCF’s staff - Fundraising
assistance and optional fundraising program to cover associated costs - Strong
alumni network and pre-departure assistance with other teachers - Daily
tariff is waived for all teachers - National
curriculum, created in conjunction with Canadian consultants - Entire
curriculum is online for access prior to arrival - Concept
of Gross National Happiness is infused into the curriculum
Questions? Contact
us at teach@bhutancanada.org
How
to apply
Please note – to officially
apply to Teach in Bhutan, you must fill out our online application at www.TeachInBhutan.org/apply.
We are unable to accept resumes without a submitted application. The deadline
to apply is July 31st, 2014.
Apply today
at www.TeachInBhutan.org
