Start Teaching and Leading in International Schools
New to international schools?
Most teachers do not start by searching for “international teaching.” They start with real questions: Can I teach overseas? Do I need certification? What do international schools pay? Can I move abroad with my family? Is this a career move, a midlife escape hatch, or both? Fair question.
ITP helps teachers and school leaders understand what international schools are, how overseas hiring works, what recruiters and job fairs actually do, how salaries and benefits compare, and how to decide whether teaching or leading abroad is the right fit.
START HERE
Can I teach overseas as a certified teacher?
Understand what international schools usually expect before you start applying.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
What are international schools?
Learn who these schools serve, what curricula they use, and why the context changes everything.
HIRING
How do overseas teaching jobs work?
Understand the recruiting season, applications, interviews, job fairs, and contract timelines.
QUALIFICATIONS
What do international schools look for?
Explore certification, experience, references, curriculum background, and the traits schools actually value.
MONEY & BENEFITS
What do international teachers get paid?
Compare salary, housing, flights, insurance, tuition benefits, taxes, and the full package.
FAMILY & FIT
Can I teach overseas with a family?
Think through spouses, kids, schools, housing, community, and whether the move fits your actual life.
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MEET OUR
Co-Hosts
Greg
The "Single Guy"
Greg has been overseas since 2001 as an educator. He brings that "single" traveler and educator perspective to the show. He loves to ask questions about Recruiting Fairs and don't even get him started talking about diving. The episode won't end.
Greg has taught - so far - in seven different countries and as many schools. He and Matt the "Family Guy" created the show together back in 2021 to simply share the Best Kept Secret in Education.
Kent
The "Cat Guy"
Kent was made for Radio and Podcasting. Perhaps it was his early experiences as a stand-up commedian. Currently, he is a standup Elementary teacher.
Kent and his wife, Karla, have taught in the USA, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and are on their way back to the USA in the summer of 2025.
Kent is the energy of the show, the joke master, and the loudest any podcast recording studio has ever dealt with.
Jacqueline
JP Mint Consulting
Jacqueline matches quality teachers and administrators with quality International Schools. The most important factor that sets her apart? She is on the your side as the individual rather than paid by the schools.
JP is retired from the schools and classrooms she taught in and led around the world. She is currently nestled in Mexico and sometimes, can be found with her mom in Canada.
Hannah
Hannah "the Family Gal"
Hannah Loney is a proud expat mom and lifelong third culture kid who’s been living between worlds long before it was trendy. She’s raising her own globally mobile kids while juggling passports, plug adapters, and at least three time zones at any given moment.
She has lived and taught in Brazil, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Texas (which she’s convinced is basically its own country separate from the United States).
She loves talking about identity, belonging, and the beautiful chaos of raising third culture kids — because for her, “Where’s home?” has never had a simple answer.
Matt
The Original "Family Guy"
Matt is the other Founder of our show. He is a father of four, loving husband, great baseball player and golfer, not to mention he is funny...looking.
Matt is on an undetermined hiatus, but you will enjoy listening to him when he does co-host an episode once in a while.
Matt and his wife Stacy have been teaching overseas since 2008 in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia.
Matt brings the "Family Man" perspective to our show.
Darian
The "New Family Guy"
Introducing the most wonderful laugh you will ever hear. He's not just any elementary teacher overseas, Darian is the SUPER-HOST. Listeners will enjoy listening to his astute questions that lead our guests along a conversation that we can all learn from.
Darian and His wife have been teaching in the USA, UAE, and currently in Saudi Arabia. They have a daughter and two sons that experience the schools and life overseas with them.
ITP Basic Information
We all live in different parts of the world and meet on video chats to record our episodes. After all, we are all working in education. Our show is not supported by anyone else. Our opinions and microphones are our own.
Guests from over 130 Countries
NOT Monetized.
it will always be free of advertising
If it isn't fun, we won't keep doing it
We started out only audio and started to include video on Episode 101
We Are Active, Professional Educators
We are Niche, but we hit 70K Downloads in 2026
The Best-kept Secret in Education.
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Kent and Greg have faces for audio, but our guests are always good looking. Darian and JP are definitely more camera worthy. Join us.
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