Why Choose Search Associates?
Discover Career Opportunity
Broaden your professional experience while seeing the world. Our schools are internationally and academically acclaimed.
Discover a World of Adventure
With partnerships with quality international schools in 120 countries, join the network that opens the doorway to a world of adventure.
Discover Financial
Freedom
Live comfortably teaching abroad and join the international school community offering strong salaries and benefits.
Toronto Job Fair, February 8th-9th, 2025
In Partnership with Queen’s University
Request an invitation here
Search Associates and Queen’s University have joined together to offer one premier international teacher recruiting event in Canada.
Meet and interview with global school leaders actively seeking Canadian educators. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to launch your international teaching career.
Learn more about our Queen’s Partnership here.
Discover the highlights from last year’s Fair here.
Are you a certified Canadian teacher, soon-to-be certified or retired Canadian teacher or educator?
Learn how to launch your international teaching career at a top international school.
Watch our 14-Minute Online Video Here
Or View the PDF Version Here
Meet Our Candidates
About Us
Gary MacPhie
Senior Associate, Canada
Gary brings over 30 years of international teaching and administrative experience in overseas schools to his role as a Senior Associate. He is a graduate from McMaster University and the University of Toronto. He taught with the Scarborough Board for 6 years, before embarking on his adventure in the world of international teaching.
Gary took his first international teaching position at the Singapore American School in 1988. From there he moved to the Taipei American School and then started his administrative career at International School Moshi, Tanzania in 1999 (now called UWC East Africa). This followed with principalships at Qatar Academy in Doha, Elmwood School in Ottawa and ten years as the Elementary Principal at the American International School of Guangzhou, China.
Gary joined Search Associates in 2017, and is based in Toronto. He is now sharing his passion for teaching overseas with other adventurous educators, helping them achieve their dreams of teaching internationally.
Spanning the Globe with a Personal Touch
Hear about the Search Associates difference from international schools and teachers themselves.
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TEACHING OVERSEAS?
If you are a Canadian certified teacher and wish to learn more about how you can become an international educator, send us a message below. Let’s start a conversation!
*We do not assist teachers wanting to work in or immigrate to Canada
