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VIF History
The VIF Program was founded in 1987 and began hosting K-12 teachers in 1989 in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The first group of 12 international teachers worked in 10 North Carolina counties as foreign language teachers. In 1996, VIF was asked by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction to provide teachers in other subject areas.
Today, VIF’s "highly qualified" and experienced teachers work in a number of states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Florida and California.
Over the history of the Program, VIF teachers have more than a 90% success rate, according to the school districts that host the teachers. More than 80% of VIF teachers receive "outstanding/superior" or "above average" ratings from host districts.
VIF is the United States’ largest cultural-exchange program for teachers and schools, with teachers from 50 nations, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.
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