Professional Exchange Program

Professional learning, side by side with local teachers

What a PEP is

Our Professional Exchange Program is a professional development opportunity built on collaborative learning between participants and local teachers. You'll grow personally and professionally through intercultural engagement, while contributing to activities shaped by local educators and their priorities.

Each program follows a structured approach, with flexibility built in to meet the needs of our local partners and schools.

What makes Global Teacher different from a volunteer program?

Our approach

We focus on professional learning for educators and on relationships that can support continued exchange.

Teaching means lifelong learning. Our programs support the growth of both our team members and the local teachers they work with.

You travel with passionate, experienced educators, learning alongside fellow professionals from day one.

Rather than teaching a small group of students for a short time, we work closely with local teachers, to share and reflect on approaches relevant to their own classrooms.

Local teachers are supported to share new teaching approaches with their colleagues, extending the program's effect across the school community.

We work with local foundations, education departments and universities to provide ongoing support and resources for local teachers.

The aim is learning that supports visiting and local educators alike, with any changes to practice led by teachers in their own classrooms and communities.