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Tropic Teacher helps American educators trade burnout for a passport β with the course, the school database, and the one-on-one guidance to land a job at an international school.
Daily shorts and vlogs with Dr. H β from the summit, the trail, and the fire pit.
Weekly field notes on schools, cities, salaries, and the myths that hold teachers back.
Founders get first access, locked pricing, and the Rovers Guide synopsis free.
The full step-by-step system: credentials, fairs, contracts, and the school database.
You sign abroad. We stay in your corner with consulting and the community.
One course at the center, and a toolkit around it β built from a decade of international classrooms.
Video lessons, researched data, and a step-by-step guide from U.S. classroom to international contract β including comprehensive lists of schools and search agencies, plus a year of portal access. Founders keep 50% off every future edition.
Ethan's field guide in print β the stories, the numbers, and the honest case for teaching abroad.
Five questions about your age, family, weather, values, and credentials β then a map lights up with the regions that fit you.
400+ vetted international schools with salary bands, tax status, curriculum, and hiring windows. Included with the course.
Resume and demo-lesson review, fair strategy, contract reads, and a straight answer on any school or city.
The whole world is hiring — colored by climate, warm to cool. Hover for the flag, click any country for its teaching profile.
There are more than 16,000 English-medium international schools worldwide — over double the number a decade ago.
New articles every week on Substack β practical, geographical, and honest.
“Coming to you from the LZ, the summit, the trail, the coffee shop, the fire pit — did you know…? Let’s talk about it.”
Dr. Ethan Hildreth spent a full career in American public education β teacher, high school principal, and ultimately superintendent of one of the fastest-growing school districts in the United States β before taking his own leap abroad. In the decade since, he has designed and opened new schools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Beijing, and onboarded campuses from Rotterdam to Bangalore.
Meet Dr. Hildreth — the full story →
Book an hour and bring anything β a resume, a school's offer letter, a city you can't decide on. You'll leave with a plan.
First 25,000 Founders lock in $289, a free Rovers Guide synopsis, a year of portal access, and 50% off every future edition. When it opens, the waitlist hears first.
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