Openbook Teachers

Hi, I'm Sarah! I’ve been working at a school in Northern Thailand, and it’s been amazing. The school is lovely, the local people are so nice, and the food is incredible! A huge shout-out to the Openbook Teachers team—they’ve been especially kind and helpful. They’ve organized everything I need, from important documents to all the essential info. I’m having a wonderful time here, especially exploring new places on my scooter. Right now, I’m getting my lessons ready for the new semester and I’m so excited to get started!

This is a fantastic company that supports you in every way. You don’t have to worry about preparing documents or anything yourself; the team provides all the details and guides you through every step. They coordinate everything—from taking you to the Labor Office and Immigration to helping you find housing and shopping for essentials before you start at the school. The orientation they provide covers everything you need to know about the local culture, so there's no need to worry about culture shock at all. The school is also incredibly supportive. The students are lovely, and the parents and locals are very kind. It has been such a wonderful experience, and I’ve had so much fun teaching Thai students—Thai people are so friendly and welcoming. I’m actually in the process of renewing my contract with Openbook Teacher now. I really want to encourage more foreign teachers to come and teach in Thailand. Many Thai students and schools are still looking for international educators to help improve their language skills. It’s truly a rewarding experience for both sides—you get to share your knowledge while immersing yourself in a wonderful new culture. It’s a perfect win-win situation.

This be my first time going I can’t wait to get experience this I can’t wait meet new peoples and hopefully make news friends and learn different skills and culture and I’m open up for anything I can’t wait.

I really enjoyed my time in Thailand, thanks to Open Book Teachers team and their support!!! Thailand is such a nice place... People are easy going and very friendly, the cheap food is delicious and landscapes are stunning from North to South. I recommend to anyone thinking of teaching abroad after the whole covid situation to try Thailand and moreover to teach with Open Book Teachers, I started with a 5-month contract ,They assisted me with everything from day 1: housing, transportation, visa etc.. . and it definitely made my year a lot easier and stress-free. Loved it!

Photos

I have worked with Openbook Teachers for several years now and have enjoyed my time with them immensely. I have grown alot as teacher with their guidance into the world of teaching in Thailand. Openbook is a wonderful agency, filled with bright and enthusiastic staff. The staff of Openbook guide you in the ways of teaching and the processes in Thailand which in turn teach everyone two important attributes: Patience and adaptability.

Photos

Traveling 6,000km and getting dropped in a different part of the world is always risky and scary. But Openbook made efforts to create a safe environment for me, from start till today. I especially want to say my words of appreciation for the Visa team. They were extremely professional, and despite different hurdles with the documents, they managed to do everything on time, stayed in touch with me, explained things to me, guided me. I'm loving the experience! And from what I've heard about other agencies, Openbook may probably be the most drama-free, scam-free and fair agency here in Thailand. There are some things to work on, however. Communication and transparency with employees is one of them. Otherwise, everything is good.

Photos

As a teacher with Openbook Agency for five years, I can attest to their professionalism and expertise. They efficiently manage visa processes, making the transition seamless for teachers. Their dedicated support system ensures all needs, from accommodations to cultural integration, are met, creating a motivating and nurturing environment.

Photos

OpenBook was my first agency I worked with and I couldn’t have asked for a more friendly, professional, and helpful agency! Right from the beginning, from the first interview, until my last day at my school the agency has been absolutely amazing and helpful with everything. No question was silly and every request was catered for. They put me up in a school that I absolutely loved and cherished, whenever there was any issue (no matter how big or small) OpenBook was there to save the day and help with everything. This was the agency that showed me how much I loved teaching in Thailand and was the agency that gave me a chance when others did not. I started out with no formal experience of teaching and yet they gave me a shot and it was one of the best experiences of my life. A massive thank you to the team for everything and the biggest thank you to our teacher manager Olivia that sorted everything out for me. Even though I’m sure she was busy with a million other things, Olivia always found time for us and would listen to any concern and answer any question we would have. It was truly the best experience of my life and it will be something that I will cherish forever. Thank you OpenBook for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, I truly loved it and will forever hold the memories dear. For first-time teachers, I cannot recommend OpenBook enough. They are very patient and calm and is always there to help out and get you moving on the right track.

Photos

Best agency by far!!! The team is professional and very helpful. They are always willing to help and make the processes simple and easy. It is a big family and they make sure to make you feel like a part of the family.

Photos

I have been working together with Openbook and it's super friendly staff for this past year and I must say it's been amazing. From the start when kind and professional staff contacted me I was at ease. I couldn't ask for anything more as they have helped us not only with what is needed to be working here in Thailand but have gone way beyond that to make us feel like part of a family and make our stay in Thailand as comfortable as we wanted. A HUGE thanks to everyone at Openbook. Looking forward to working many wonderful years together.

Photos

I was a teacher in Thailand and had the opportunity to work with Openbook Teachers at an English Camp at one of there schools, it was such a great experience. Being able to spend time with the kids by doing fun interactive games and activities with them was so rewarding. I would definitely work at one of their English camps again, especially this age group as I know I love this age group, they were just so much fun and so enthusiastic! It’s something I’ll remember forever.

Photos

Working with Openbook Teachers has truly been such a great experience. I had no idea what to exception and this experience exceeded all my expectations. Openbook Teachers staff were always super friendly and were always willing to assist with offering constant support and answering my constant amount of queries and questions.This was my first time teaching in Thailand, I had previously taught in China but being in Thailand and with Openbook Teachers it was a whole different experience. They made the whole process from beginning to end really stress free. The whole process of arriving in Thailand was smooth, the staff meet me at the airport, took me to the hotel were the 2 day orientation took place in Bangkok. They even personally took us to our town of placement were I was going to be teaching. We got dropped off at our apartments and collected us for the first day of school. I really cannot recommended Openbook Teachers enough, they go over and above to assist their teachers. I taught at my school for a whole year and not once did I face any issues.

Photos

I taught in the primary school in Chumphon, which is in the south of Thailand, with Openbook Teachers Agency. The town I was in is very nice and not far from the beach as well. The primary kids I taught were so sweet as well as the co-Thai teachers. In terms of working with this agency, it was the most memorable life-changing experience so far. There were so many things that happened and Openbook helped me in getting through all challenges professionally. For those who are looking for new experiences abroad, I would highly recommend you to try Openbook Teachers because if you have any issues, the friendly staff will immediately take action to support you. We at the school always got paid on time. I heard some of my friends in the same town had the work permit issue caused by their agency, but I didn't see any of the teachers in our school facing any work permit or visa issues. The visa team was always ontop of everything.

I have been teaching english and science in a high school in Thailand in 2018/2019 (in the north, in Phetchabun province) for 3 semesters in total. The agency has managed to place my friend in the same school so we were both working and experiencing Thailand at the same time, it was awesome! We had enough time and money to discover Thailand during weekends and during the October break, and I could not expect more from the school and Open Book which made it easier in terms of visa, logistics and assistance. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming, it was actually hard for me to go back to the US, I often miss Thailand, the lifestyle, the food, the weather and the Thai people.