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Global Professional Development That Helps Schools Recruit
and Retain High-Quality Teachers

A Modern Solution to Teacher Recruitment & Retention

Chalkboard Nomads partners with schools to deliver meaningful global professional development that inspires teachers, ignites purpose, and builds long-term retention. Our immersive programs place educators in under-served communities abroad. They will learn, contribute, and return with renewed passion, cultural competence, and a deeper commitment to their craft. By investing in a Chalkboard Nomads partnership, your school supports high-quality teacher growth and creates real impact in impoverished regions around the world.

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Teacher Turnover Is Costing Schools...

Replacing a single teacher costs districts:

  • $8,000–$12,000 in recruitment, onboarding, and substitute coverage.

  • Up to $20,000 in high-cost markets (urban & international schools).

  • 4 - 6 months of lost instructional quality during the transition.

  • Lower student outcomes as classrooms adjust to inconsistency.

  • Strain on staff morale and administrative workload.

Schools know the pattern:

Burnout → disengagement → resignation

→ costly replacement cycle → repeat

Traditional professional development isn’t reversing the trend, because it isn’t inspiring teachers.

We help schools recruit and retain
high-quality educators by giving teachers access to meaningful, rejuvenating professional development abroad.

Teachers don’t just learn.
They return changed; reconnected to their purpose,

energized in their practice, and grateful to their school.

GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT ACTUALLY WORKS

This isn’t a vacation. This is transformational learning that enhances teacher well-being and improves retention.

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“I came home a different teacher:
more alive, grateful, and more confident.”

Alexa Young, CA

UGANDA 2026

15-Day Global Leadership & Collaboration Program

  • Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park

  • Chimpanzee trekking

  • Two weeks of co-teaching and Professional Development exchange

  • Cultural immersion

  • Daily reflection + coaching

Teacher Tuition: $2,850
Professional Development Hours: 40 - 60

DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP MODELS

Empower your teachers, enrich your district, and make a global difference:

explore our partnership pathways.

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Cohort

(2 - 3 Teachers)

See direct impact on retention

and teacher morale.

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Campus Leadership

(5 - 10 Teachers)

Build a globally trained instructional leadership team.

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District Pathway

(Multi-Year)

Create a sustainable,

ongoing global Professional Development pipeline.

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