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naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

I just got a position at the international British school, yea! It's IB, I must admit that's a bit daunting. I'd like to hear from people who have taught at IB schools, what it's like, what to expect.

I'll be teaching English and Maths, which is kind of scary, to fifth grades, so it's primary school.

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

Are you going to be teaching in Peru?

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Yep, Lima

Jetgirly · Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 741

I haven't taught in an all-IB school, but I did teach the IB English curriculum to secondary students during my last student-teaching practicum and it was heavy. At times, I felt quite overwhelmed because I was studying the Alberta (Canada) curriculum for my university and for my teaching certification, but then I was going to a (public) high school every day and teaching the IB curriculum. However, teaching IB in Canada is wonderful because you get students are really invested in their education and who are excited about learning. I imagine that my experiences in Canada teaching at the secondary level will be quite different than your experiences abroad teaching at the elementary level, however. Good luck!

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

naturegirl321, how much does an IBA school in Lima pay? You can put that in Nueve Soles, I don't need a conversion into dollars.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Don't know about soles, they quoted salaries in dollars. Anywhere from 1500-4000

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

Up to 4000 a month? That is a lot!!!

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

It looks like I need to go back to the US and get certified as a teacher!!!

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Beyond1984 · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 462

Naturegirl,

I taught for a year in an IB middle school program. I followed the guidelines for the Middle Years Program (MYP) on the IBO website. Here is a link to the Primary Years Program (PYP) in which you will be teaching:

http://www.ibo.org/pyp/

To get an idea for lesson plans, many IB schools are posting syllabi ... try googling something like PYP First Semester.

Good luck!

-HDT

As I have written elsewhere, as I did not teach for the good of my fellow-men, but simply for a livelihood, this was a failure....When formerly I was looking about to see what I could do for a living...I thought often and seriously about picking huckleberries ...

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

Hey..

Would love to hear what you have to say about the PYP after you�ve been at it for awhile. I am currently teaching the DYP, and find it...easy. Never have I had such a great group of students....they are definitely motivated.

Wrapping my head around some of the papers is a little tough, but I am getting there. I have great co-workers who are helping me out, plus the school sent us to Costa Rica for training. I would definitely try to get your school to send you off for some training, it really helps.