Jobs in South America (should I take 6 months for AASSA fair

Spod · Post by **Spod** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:40 pm

I wonder if anyone can help me. I really would like to work in South America, preferably Peru or Brazil. The problem is that the schools with a Northern Hemisphere calender currently donÂ´t have a job in my subject (ICT). Rather than accepting a 2 year contract in a country I donÂ´t particularly want to work in, should I take 6 months off as my current contract ends in June. Has anybody been to the AASSA fair before in Nov? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

indogal · Post by **indogal** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:17 pm

Most of the international schools that you would want to work at in South America (Lincoln, Cotopaxi, Graded etc) are going to operate on a North American type calendar-with a school year beginning in August, ending in June. They way they compensate for the South American summer is by giving a 6 week holiday in Decmber /January and 6 week holiday in June /July. You should not need to take six months off to get on the southern hemisphere schedule unless you plan to teach in a local school.