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Training

Extensive pre-departure training gets you ready to teach well from day one.

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Ongoing member care provides the resources you need to thrive.

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Like-minded teams support each other to grow personally and professionally.

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More than 40 years teaching overseas.

 

More than 16,000 teachers sent.

 

Nearly 2 million students impacted.

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Legacy

1 Year or More

When you join our flagship Legacy program, you will impact future leaders in amazing places as you teach at a university campus, k-12 school, or language center. Teams work together to invest meaningfully on campuses and in local communities overseas. The Legacy program currently has one optional track that you can choose from. Please don't hesitate to ask our team about these if you want to learn more.

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Master’s+ Track
Advance your career by working toward your master’s or PhD. ELIC partners with accredited universities to offer tuition discounts of up to 57% off master’s programs.

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Global Ambassador Program

9 Months

Develop personally and professionally in this 9-month mentorship program in Thailand. Explore cross-cultural life with your team, as you invest in your local community.

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Engage

2–5 Weeks

Grow your global perspective as you serve on a team teaching English to children, teenagers, or local teachers for 2 to 5 weeks in the summer. You’ll get a glimpse of what life overseas is like as you teach, build relationships, and change lives. Looking for an internship? Ask us!

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Where We Serve

Cambodia

Our programs in Cambodia are coming to a close. It has been a gift to see the legacy of excellent teaching from more than 340 team members over the past 24 years. We have learned so much from our time with these beautiful people, and we are excited to see where those lessons take us next. 

Connect with us to hear more about our programs, read fresh stories of impact in our classrooms, and get tips for living and working overseas!

China

University, K-12
Year+, 2-6 Weeks

If you want to be part of a rich legacy, consider teaching in China! Since 1981, thousands of people like you have served over a million students.

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Iraq

University, Language Institute
Year+, 2-6 Weeks

If you're interested in local teacher training and want to serve in the Middle East, Iraq could be the place for you. You also have opportunities to teach in universities and language centers with this team that has called Iraq home since 2019.

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Jordan

K-12, Community Center, Language Centers
Year+, 2-6 Weeks

If you want to study Arabic full-time, you might want to serve in Jordan! People like you have taught and studied with this team since 2015.

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Laos

University
Year+, 2-6 Weeks

If you enjoy natural beauty and warm weather, you might enjoy teaching in Laos with a team that's served since 1996. If you have a background in education, you also have the incredible opportunity to train local teachers from extremely remote areas.

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Mongolia

University, 6-12
Year+

If you want to get off the beaten path (and enjoy cold weather and warm hospitality), the land of the blue sky might be the place for you. Since 1990, the demand for teachers like you has only grown in Mongolia.

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Morocco

University
Year+, 2-6 Weeks

If you want to build relationships over couscous and mint tea, you might want to teach in Morocco. You can serve in cities with ancient history or ocean views with this team that was established in 2016.

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Thailand

Global Ambassador Program
9 Months

If you want to learn more about yourself, your calling, and life overseas, consider the Global Ambassador Program, located in Thailand. Thailand also hosts teachers from across the region for the Annual Asia Gathering.

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Tunisia

University, Language Centers, Global Ambassador Program
Year+, 9 Months, 2-6 Weeks

If Mediterranean cities or desert oasis towns appeal to you, opportunities abound in Tunisia. In Tunisia, you can join a team that's served in language centers and universities since 2015.

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Türkiye

University
Year+, 2-6 Weeks

If you're interested in ancient, Celtic, Roman, Byzantine, Ecclesiastical, or Ottoman history, you might enjoy teaching in Türkiye. Consider joining this team that's taught at top universities since 2014.

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Uzbekistan

K-12
Year+, 9 Months, 2-6 Weeks

If you want to explore new opportunities, Uzbekistan might be the place for you! You can join our newest team, which launched in 2022/2023.

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Vietnam

University
Year+, 2-6 Weeks

If you love coffee, rice, and amazing bridges, Vietnam could be the place for you. Join this team that's made a difference in students' lives since 1994.

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Throughout the entire process from the very first interview, ELIC has shown that they truly care about me, and about other people. I really appreciate that.

We found our neighborhood so welcoming, and our host school took it further, really rolling out the red carpet for our family. In addition to settling us well, they help us celebrate local holidays, take us on excursions, and make so many wonderful memories possible. They work in tandem with ELIC to make sure we are happy. Local administrators have become some of our closest friends!

—ELIC Teacher

ELIC provided great training in teaching, culture, and team life while I was overseas, and I can see the benefit even more clearly as an alumnus. The impact of this experience has been foundational to skills for my career and personal life. ELIC not only helped me to thrive in a foreign country, but also to build life-long friendships, problem-solve in the challenges of cross-cultural living, and grow through intentionally working as a team to accomplish a goal. Teaching overseas with ELIC led to so many other opportunities that I am convinced have made me a better person.

—ELIC Alumnus

The summers I spent with ELIC have become some of the most pivotal experiences in my life. I formed bonds with my teammates that I never expected. There is something about being in a foreign country with a group of people who have the same goals that simply unites you and you become like a family. And because ELIC took care of all the details like insurance, flights, help with visas, etc, I could spend my energy on building lasting relationships with the students. I still keep in touch with many of them today! I went into it intending to impact others' lives and walked out completely changed myself.

—ELIC Engage Teacher

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