GIS hosts several student teachers each year, having hosted student teachers from the U.S., Australia, Germany, Norway, and Finland and institutions including University of New South Wales, University of Northern Iowa, Philadelphia Biblical University, Moody Bible Institute, Grand Canyon University, Cedarville University, Toccoa Falls College, Grace College, Nyack College, and Houghton College. If you are interested in coming to Grace as a student teacher, first email the principal of the division where you’d be working to check that we have someone who meets the criteria to be your supervising teacher.
How to Apply
Step 1. Determine Fit
Email the elementary or secondary principal at the addresses below to determine that we can meet your sending school’s requirements. Please include the dates of your student teaching placement and your desired grade level or area of interest.
Maxene Boland, elementary principal, elprincipal@gisthailand.org
Linda Fisher, secondary principal, hsprincipal@gisthailand.org
Step 2. Application, Background and Reference Check
We work with CCTECC and your university to try to keep you from filling out duplicate forms. If no comparable paperwork exists, you may be asked to fill out the New Staff Application form and Personal Health History (both at right) and email them to recruit@gisthailand.org. Then we will contact your references and supply you with the paperwork and information to run a background check in your home country.
Step 3. Approval and Visa
Once accepted, we will send you a letter of invitation which you will use to apply for your visa (specific type depends on your intended length of stay). You will also receive more information about travel, housing, cost of living and orientation if applicable.
