ELIC Blog

Transition is a familiar friend to most ELIC teachers. It comes with its challenges, of course, but the range of... Read More

ELIC intentionally goes to difficult places. This doesn't necessarily mean dangerous places; we are privileged to work... Read More

ELIC is driven by the idea of the family—found and forged—on our teams and in local communities overseas. These groups... Read More

TCK Family team

A new year is always full of opportunity, and we are excited about where ELIC is headed in 2025. The best adventures... Read More

People Culture life community

Education matters for a teacher in any situation, but it's an especially interesting story for native speakers teaching... Read More

Teacher education career

Imagine the feeling of moving out for the first time. You’ve lived in this family's culture your whole life, and now... Read More

People plans Teacher resources

Our teams need all kinds of people who function in different ways to be effective. We’re taking a couple of blog posts... Read More

People English team

What has happened in your life in the last 20 years? Maybe you’ve raised your kids, or maybe you've been the kid... Read More

Vietnam life Teacher Third Culture Kid Family

Overseas teaching teams need all kinds of different people functioning in different ways to be effective. We’re taking... Read More

People Teacher leadership

We are grateful for the gift of over four decades of teaching overseas! Remembering what we’ve learned in our past is... Read More

People History Teacher

Most of us probably come from a Western culture that highly values time. It’s a commodity—a limited resource. It is one... Read More

Culture life foreigner overseas lessons Language

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