Randy LeGrant

Randy LeGrant has spent more than 50 years in international education and cultural exchange. He is the Executive Director of The Cultural Exchange Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit placing native English speakers in guaranteed paid teaching positions abroad.

A volunteer teacher poses with a group of smiling schoolgirls in uniform outside a classroom building.

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Costa Rica's February Start Has One Spot Left. Here's Your Plan

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Sep 7, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

Current as of September 2026. Intake dates and spot counts for Costa Rica change as people apply. Confirm current availability with CEP before you commit to a timeline. You are sitting at a kitchen table in September, running the math on a life you...

Costa Rica
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Timeline graphic marking Labor Day, Japan's Sept 30 ALT application deadline, South Korea's Dec 1 public school deadline, and a March 2027 classroom start date.

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This Labor Day Weekend Decides Your Spring Teaching Plans

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Sep 2, 2026, 11:00:01 AM

Current as of August 2026. Application windows and processing times vary by country and program, and they shift year to year. Confirm your specific...

Teach Abroad
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Three curved blue lines diverging from a single point on a dark navy background, labeled The Teacher on Break, The Career-Changer, and The First-Timer, representing three routes into teaching abroad.

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The 3 Kinds of People Who Teach Abroad (and How Each One Succeeds)

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Aug 31, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

We surveyed the last 25 people we sent abroad to teach English. Not 25 hypothetical people from a survey a marketing team ran somewhere. 25 teachers...

Teach Abroad
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An English teacher leads an animated vocabulary lesson with fruit flashcards — orange, cherry, banana, grapes, apple — in front of young students in a Thailand classroom.

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Your Degree Needs a Head Start for Thailand's November Term

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Aug 26, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

Current as of August 2026. Semester 2 in Thailand runs November through mid-March, with arrival anytime in November. There's no fixed application...

Thailand
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Infographic: Top 5 reasons to teach in Japan's public schools — weekends and holidays off, a Japanese co-teacher in every classroom, a free car for the contract, full cultural immersion, and a near-zero-interest startup loan, for CEP's Spring 2027 ALT program.

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Japan Wants ALTs This Spring — Here's What the Job Pays

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Aug 24, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

Current as of August 2026. Salary, loan, and deadline figures are pulled from CEP's live Japan program page — confirm details with our team before...

Japan
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A CEP teacher high-fives a young student in a classroom in Thailand

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TEFL Certified and Still Job Hunting? Here's the Real Difference

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Aug 19, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

Current as of August 2026. TEFL Plus program details are confirmed against CEP's live program pages. CIEE's program-retirement dates are confirmed...

TEFL Plus Teach English Abroad
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