The TEFL Academy News & Updates

Travelling is not always as simple as getting from A to B. Sometimes we need to go via C or D to get to where we want to go. Sometimes your trip can involve multiple flights, which can mean a long time spent in an airport. Now, if you’ve ever been in an airport you’ll know they’re not exactly the most exciting places to spend an hour…or s...[Read More]

Florence, Italy. The capital city of the Tuscan region, and one of the most influential cities in Italian history. As one of the wealthiest cities of medieval Europe and the birthplace of the Renaissance, it has often been called “the Athens of the Middle Ages.” It is arguably one of the most charming cities in all of Italy, rich with art...[Read More]

Picture this: you’ve completed your TEFL certificate and have just landed your dream job teaching in a small town in Brazil. You have never been to Brazil before, let alone South America. Yes, you may have briefly learned about South American countries in your world history classes in your previous years of education, but that alone is no...[Read More]

Recent mandatory COVID-19 restrictions require that all attendees to our Chicago courses provide proof of vaccination in addition to the previous precautionary measures. Additionally, all attendees must wear a mask for the duration. Upon arrival to the course, the course trainer will require confirmation, that each student has the followi...[Read More]

Another one?! Why yes, TTA friends, we have won another award! The Go Overseas Overall Top TEFL Course Provider of 2021, to be exact. The Go Overseas awards are community awards, which means they are decided by the people who matter the most: the community. Go Overseas hosts these awards every year to recognise the best travel organisatio...[Read More]

After a long Janu-worry, it’s thankfully now time to welcome in a new month. This year, 1 February is also the first day of the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year. Every year, China and Chinese communities around the world celebrate the New Year with a 15-day festival. Because it is a lunar celebration –...[Read More]

PSSSST! Have you heard? The TEFL Academy has been named one of GoAbroad’s Top Rated TEFL Certification Organizations 0f 2021! And we’re not even going to bother to humble brag about it, because we’re so darn proud of ourselves! With all the chaos of all the coronavirus shenanigans of the last few years, we’re happy to say that we’ve still...[Read More]

The world is changing, and so is the way we teach children important lessons. Disabilities, race, and the idea of being different are a few topics that young children may not fully understand. Here are ten diverse children’s books to help tackle those important lessons in a way they can understand.  Read more: 7 Friendly English LGBTQ+ Bo...[Read More]

Every year thousands of visitors head to the beautiful country of South Africa, and we can’t blame them. If you’re one of the lucky ones who bags a flight to this fascinating country, you’ll probably find yourself spending some time in the Mother City. But what exactly can you do in Cape Town? In a city with an incredibly rich historical ...[Read More]

Happy New Year! ¡ Feliz Año Nuevo! Godt nytår! Frohes Neues Jahr! However you say it, we would like to wish you a prosperous and happy 2022. But you know the saying, New year, new you? Well, why don’t you get on that bandwagon and make 2022 a fresh start for yourself? 2021 Has been a hard year for many of us, and right now you may not be ...[Read More]

Recent mandatory COVID-19 restrictions require that all attendees to our Berlin courses provide proof of vaccination in addition to the previous precautionary measures. Upon arrival to the course, the course trainer will require proof of 2G status, meaning vaccination or recovery, via a QR code for scanning via the CovPass App. Any attend...[Read More]

Recent mandatory COVID-19 restrictions require that all attendees to our Vancouver courses provide proof of vaccination in addition to the previous precautionary measures. Upon arrival to the course, the venue will require proof of vaccination via a QR code. Acceptable QR codes will be from BC Vaccination Cards, Federal Proof of Vaccinati...[Read More]