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[Waverly]

I want to get a job in Kuwait. I am not sure how and where I should apply. I am from the USA with a California teaching credential for grades k-8.

Do the schools provide the housing and transportation over?

How long is the school day and year?

What is the average salary?

Do Kuwaitis discriminate against single older women? I am 50.

I would appreciate any guidance and information.
Thanks,
Waverly

[15yearsinQ8]

get your resume, references, letters, portfolios, interview clothes, and smile etc in line and go to the big international teacher recruiting fairs in the usa in jan/feb/march

all the major amer curric schools primarily hire through them

'more mature' applicants are welcome , recruiters believe
1) they carry less of the problems younger teachers bring
2) they are more skilled and represent a 'mother/father' figure needed for effective classroom management in kuwait

more if you ask specific questions by PM only

[Waverly]

How do I find out where these recruitement fairs are?

[veiledsentiments]

I typed it into google and came up with many links including this one:

http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/teachingk12university/recruitmentfairs.shtml

VS

[canadashirleyblue]

Why do you want to go to Kuwait?

I worked there. I didn't like it. There are many others. There was an American teacher with a travel ban last spring. Are you aware of that?

There are lots of other middle east countries that you could go to.

[veiledsentiments]

Just to echo that, I too would put Kuwait at the bottom of my list and would certainly suggest trying Oman, the UAE or Qatar first. It is the one country in the Gulf where I worked that I would not choose to return. So, unless there is some particular reason that you need/want to be in Kuwait, I would broaden my search.

VS