Teaching

amyh · 04-23-2008

We are getting ready to come down for our 4th summer in a row! So excited!!!! I have been really talking to others about how bad I want to live there for the summer and teach school. Does anyone on the forum or do any of the locals know how to get that information?? I am a 9 year certified teacher in the houston area. If anyone can help, I would greatly appreaciate it. I would love to meet someone who does this when I come in July. Thanks so much!!!!!

JameyBano · 04-23-2008

you need a teaching of english as a foreign language certificate (toefl). This is a workshop type intensive course, some schools can do it as a two week class. Then you have to apply for a license to teach in Mexico. The pay is even lower than it is here in the States, but the students are extremely respectful and appreciative b/c they know that their employment opportunities improve in Mexico and in the US if they speak English.

amyh · 04-24-2008

Thanks for your response. Is that course only offered in Mexico or an it be done in the states? It seems like everything I see online says you have to travel for that course. Let me know if you have any info on that.

**Anna** · 04-24-2008

Another challenge will be to find an employer who's willing to go through the hassle of getting you a work visa (FM3) if you're only staying for a few months. You would also have to start the process way ahead of time; it can take a couple of months to get it.

amyh · 04-24-2008

Yeah, I am thinking summer 09. It seems that it is not as easy as I was thinking and it may never be possible. It is just something that I was thinking would be so fun, rewarding, and would give me an opportunity to live there for a summer! Thanks for your response too.

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amyh into ruins Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 63	Teaching We are getting ready to come down for our 4th summer in a row! So excited!!!! I have been really talking to others about how bad I want to live there for the summer and teach school. Does anyone on the forum or do any of the locals know how to get that information?? I am a 9 year certified teacher in the houston area. If anyone can help, I would greatly appreaciate it. I would love to meet someone who does this when I come in July. Thanks so much!!!!!

04-23-2008	#2 (permalink)
JameyBano life=playa Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 819	you need a teaching of english as a foreign language certificate (toefl). This is a workshop type intensive course, some schools can do it as a two week class. Then you have to apply for a license to teach in Mexico. The pay is even lower than it is here in the States, but the students are extremely respectful and appreciative b/c they know that their employment opportunities improve in Mexico and in the US if they speak English.

04-24-2008	#3 (permalink)
amyh into ruins Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 63	Thanks for your response. Is that course only offered in Mexico or an it be done in the states? It seems like everything I see online says you have to travel for that course. Let me know if you have any info on that.

04-24-2008	#4 (permalink)
Anna top babe admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: after 10 wonderful years in Playa, now back in Sweden Posts: 3,085	Another challenge will be to find an employer who's willing to go through the hassle of getting you a work visa (FM3) if you're only staying for a few months. You would also have to start the process way ahead of time; it can take a couple of months to get it.

04-24-2008	#5 (permalink)
amyh into ruins Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 63	Yeah, I am thinking summer 09. It seems that it is not as easy as I was thinking and it may never be possible. It is just something that I was thinking would be so fun, rewarding, and would give me an opportunity to live there for a summer! Thanks for your response too.

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