TEFL PHOTOS, VIDEOS
& OTHER CONTESTS

Previous Contests

2020 10th Anniversary Specialty Course Giveaway

At ITA, we value your TEFL training. That's why we figured we would give away 10 Advanced TEFL Specialty Courses to the students who submit the best photos & shoutouts on instagram. Thanks for the love, the kudos to your ITA expert advisors, & congrats to our 10 winners ♥️♥️

Dioni Wise - @deeahnee - Teaches English in China | Mackenzi Bell-Nugent - @kenzi5291 - Teaches English in Thailand | Phonethip Sangasy - @psangasy - Currently taking her TEFL Certification | Iryna Basak - @irishabosak -Teaches English Online from the USA | Kristina Lopez - @heykristinamichelle - Teaches English in Thailand | Lisa Young - @lisayoungjw2020 - Teaches English Online from Canada | Emma McElwee - @emmastudies_tefl - Currently taking her TEFL Certification | Katherine Atkinson - @katherine37elizabeth - Currently taking her TEFL Certification | Ambrosia Maddox - @blogbybrosh - Teaches English in South Korea | Disha Khare - @dishakhare.neha - Currently taking her TEFL Certification

2020 10th Anniversary Alumni Charity Giving

In June 2020, ITA reached an important milestone: over $100,000 in total donations made to charitable causes. Giving back is who we are. We wanted to help the charitable causes you care about & are involved with. After receiving over 20 submissions, 3 finalists had the chance to pitch their charities live to the ITA staff for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place. Congrats to our 3 winners, and the amazing organizations they're involved with:

• Heleen Bennett - Dignity Period - 1st place - $2000
• Victoria Williamson - Core Orchards Detroit - 2nd place - $1000
• Charlotte Cathey - Hand to Hand - 3rd place - $750

Learn More: We invite you to check our our Charity page to learn more about our students & the organizations they support.

2019 & 2015 'What's Next?' Article Contests

Living overseas & teaching English abroad is a life-shaping experience. We've received wonderful articles from our students' life after teaching English overseas. Their stories are compiled here.

1. 🥇Ayn-Marie Hailicka - "Born in Istanbul" - $250 Winner
2. 🥈Pouneh Eftekhari - "A Journey Towards Career Freedom" - $150 Winner
3. 🥉Cameron Shenassa - "Teaching English in Seoul, Before & After"  - $100 Winner

2018 Holidays Abroad Photo Contest

Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year and so on, we wanted you to show us how you celebrate your holidays abroad - from left to right:

Category 1 - Holiday Celebrations with Students:

• 🥇Zach Sack - Christmas in Zhengzhou, China - $300 Winner
• 🥈Morgan Stoner -  Christmas in South Africa - $200 Winner
• 🥉George Gutierrez - Chuseok Celebrations in Seoul, South Korea - $10o Winner

Category 2 - Holiday Celebrations with your friends:

• 🥇Mitchell Glass - Salsodromo Celebrations in Cali, Colombia - $300 Winner
• 🥈MaryClare Flores -  Day of the Dead in Mexico City, Mexico - $200 Winner
• 🥉Joe Boldis- Christmas Eve in Arequipa, Peru - $10o Winner

2017 Lesson Plan Contest

We had so many great lesson plans submitted, and it was nice to be reminded of the thousands of talented ITA graduates that are helping people around the world as we speak.

Congrats to our 3 winners - You can view their winning lesson plans and all entries in our lesson planning contest in our ITA Tips and Lessons Plans Facebook Group.

• 🥇Chris Nguyen - $300 Winner
• 🥈Erika Kenworthy- $200 Winner
• 🥉Judith Allen - $10o Winner

2015 Jumping Around The World Photo Contest

Inspired by ITA President Bruce Jones, hundreds of ITA alumni took up the challenge and made "Great Leaps" around the Globe! From left to right:

• 🥇Best Scenery - Emily Cornelius in Argentina | $250 Winner
• 🥇Best Cultural Setting - Marisa Centofani in India | $250 Winner
• 🥇Best Group Pic - Matthew Docherty in Costa Rica | $250 Winner

2014 World Cup Photo Contest

From left to right:

• 🥇Most Creative: Carlos Torres - Brazil | $100 Winner
• 🥇Most Enthusiastic: Degen Hill - Brazil | $100 Winner
• 🥇Greatest Team Pride: Amanda Taylor - Brazil | $100 Winner

2014 Alumni Best Experience Photo Contest

From the shores of Brazil to temples of Cambodia, check out inspiring photos from ITA Alumni around the globe. From left to right:

• 🥇Andres Aparicio - Turkey | $250 Winner
• 🥈Courtney Gradi - Czech Republic | $150 Winner
• 🥉Armand Diab - China | $100 Winner