New School Reviews<\/span><\/h2><\/h2><\/div>\u2022 Pearling Season International British School Qatar 12\/29<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Seeb International School Muscat Oman 12\/29<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 British School Caracas Venezuela 12\/29 evaluation 16<\/span>
\nThe staff are valued and treated with respect across the school and this seems the same regardless of position…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Beanstalk International Bilingual School China 12\/29 evaluation 16<\/span>
\nThey have a slick web presence, but there is a severe disconnect between the owner and the teaching staff and management…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Osaka YMCA International School Japan 12\/28<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Osaka YMCA International School Japan 12\/28 evaluation 2<\/span>
\nNo resources and no funding. Top down micro management…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 BFSU International Schools China 12\/28<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 American School Vietnam 12\/27 evaluation 22<\/span>
\nIf you should fall out of favor, you will find yourself looking for another position and with no reference offered by the school…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Cambodia International Academy Cambodia 12\/27 evaluation 3<\/span>
\nAdmin uses threats & intimidation to bully staff, they have not noticed that their tactics embolden the staff to break contract…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Qatar Academy Al Khor Qatar 12\/26 evaluation 9<\/span>
\nThe quality of the school is so bad that QAF send expat teacher’s children to a whole different school…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Oberoi International School India 12\/26 evaluation 5<\/span>
\nThey will also tell you that this is a ‘happy school’, but this is one of the least connected communities I have ever lived & worked in…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Cheongna Dalton School Korea 12\/26 evaluation 10<\/span>
\nCDS is a very negative place to work and has many problems that school leadership seems unwilling or unable to properly address…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 American Schools Angola 12\/22<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Park Lane Prague Czech Republic 12\/22 evaluation 2<\/span>
\nTeachers who make suggestions are labeled as “negative” and directed out, either at the end of contract or sooner…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Yew Chung International School Qingdao China 12\/21 evaluation 9<\/span>
\nOverall, this is a good little school. Come prepared to work and continue to support school development and you’ll be happy…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Kaiwen Academy China 12\/21 evaluation 9<\/span>
\nThere are too many rules. So many rules. Teachers, foreign and local, are made to clock in and out of work like a factory…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Dasman Bilingual School Kuwait 12\/20 evaluation 56<\/span>
\nWorking at this school really does get mentally draining. Teachers break their contracts mid-year because they just can’t take it anymore…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Dasman Bilingual School Kuwait 12\/20 evaluation 56.1<\/span>
\nThe school doesn’t seem to care about improving. THAT is the problem. Half of western teachers left or are leaving…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 World Academy Tirana Albania 12\/20 evaluation 7<\/span>
\nI am sure I could find things to complain about, but overall I’ve been very happy working here & living in the city of Tirana for the last 2 years…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Braeburn Dar es Salaam Tanzania 12\/19<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 American International School Cyprus 12\/19 evaluation 14<\/span>
\nThe admin will issue confirmation of employment letters (dates, courses, facts), but will not issue recommendation letters until May…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy China 12\/19 evaluation 3<\/span>
\nThere are some improvements taking place. Unfortunately, with every step forward, there are two steps back…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 International School Kazan Russia 12\/18 evaluation 3<\/span>
\nIf you don’t get along with the admin staff and people they like, chances are you’re going to be red flagged and eventually fired…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 International School Kazan Russia 12\/18 evaluation 2<\/span>
\nIt is a very new school, with many, many growing pains, and while the initial wow factor is impressive, there are many, many cracks…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 International School Dhaka Bangladesh 12\/18 evaluation 27<\/span>
\nGenerally life was good, but towards the end of our time security alerts were becoming too frequent for us to have the quality of life we wished for…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 British International School Ukraine 12\/15 evaluation 28<\/span>
\nIt is not all doom and gloom. The school does have serious strides to make, yes. It is recovering after a year of upheaval…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Kings Academy Jordan 12\/15 evaluation 5<\/span>
\nIf you need two years international experience and have low expectations, it might be worth a single contact…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy China 12\/14<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy China 12\/14 evaluation 2<\/span>
\nI was fired. I was told on Wednesday morning and my flight out of China was at 2:15pm the following day…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Yew Chung International School Qingdao China 12\/14 evaluation 8<\/span>
\nI have learnt a tremendous amount about int’l schooling and the how co-teaching relationships are developed…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Hayat Universal Bilingual School Kuwait 12\/14 evaluation 3<\/span>
\nWhen I arrived for an in-person interview, several American teachers pulled me aside and warned me. Unfortunately, I ignored them…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 English Nursery and Primary School Russia 12\/13<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 International School Hamburg Germany 12\/13 evaluation 2<\/span>
\nI am writing this – the first time I have been moved to post here – with the aim of warning others…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 International School Uganda 12\/13 evaluation 9<\/span>
\nClassrooms are well-resourced and the students are inquisitive, passionate and engaged…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Pechersk School International Ukraine 12\/13 evaluation 4<\/span>
\nIf you are on the fence about coming to Kyiv I say do it! The school\/city is a great place to live and work…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Sharjah English School UAE 12\/12<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Sunway International School Malaysia 12\/12 evaluation 5<\/span>
\nThe school is ideal for newer teachers who are looking to have fun, travel, and gain some teaching experience…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 American International School Vietnam 12\/12 evaluation 21<\/span>
\nThere’s virtually no communication across programs, & you could work here for years & never know the teachers who are not in your teaching area…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 International School Tanganyika Tanzania 12\/12 evaluation 10<\/span>
\nThe school is struggling with a drop in enrollment due to foreigners leaving the country and high teacher turnover…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Harrow International School Beijing China 12\/11 evaluation 10<\/span>
\nI\u2019d like to play a bit of devil\u2019s advocate & highlight the positive aspects of the school that I have experienced in my time…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 American Cooperative School Tunisia 12\/11 evaluation 29<\/span>
\nThe school has gone through a series of changes in 2017. The atmosphere is now positive and it’s a friendly place to be…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Yew Chung International School Hong Kong 12\/11 evaluation 4<\/span>
\nHong Kong is possibly the best place in the world to work, great transport, ultra modern with mountains and beaches…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 International School Dongguan China 12\/11 evaluation 4<\/span>
\nYou could do much worse than working at ISD, but you will definitely have some challenges…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Saint Paul American School Philippines 12\/8 evaluation 5<\/span>
\nAwful school to work in and there is a much greater chance of things worsening than improving…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Harrow International School Beijing China 12\/8 evaluation 9<\/span>
\nThis school does not operate on talent or merit but rather (a) who you\u2019re friends with and (b) if you have an Australian passport…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Academia Britanica Cuscatleca El Salvador 12\/8 evaluation 3<\/span>
\nThey work hard to improve the school, but they are very caring and supportive of their teachers and will always try to support their staff…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Southbank International School Great Britain 12\/8 evaluation 4<\/span>
\nThe school invests heavily in technology but it seems under-used as training for staff lags…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 British School Bucharest Romania 12\/7 evaluation 5<\/span>
\nI loved working at BSB and enjoyed my stay in Bucharest immensely…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Harrow International School Beijing China 12\/7 evaluation 8<\/span> <\/span>
\nThe current fiasco with the new school day (10 periods) and the way it was introduced (by stealth) means staff morale is at an all time low…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Harrow International School Beijing China 12\/7 evaluation 7<\/span> <\/span>
\nLow standards and no support from management…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Canadian International School Vietnam 12\/7 evaluation 9<\/span>
\nI would not work here with children. The school is essentially Vietnamese and it is cutting costs ALL THE TIME…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Gyeongnam International Foreign School Korea 12\/7 evaluation 19<\/span>
\nIf you are an experienced professional, you will find yourself frustrated at the poor leadership and bizarre hodge-podge of curriculum…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 American School Asuncion Paraguay 12\/6 evaluation 9<\/span>
\nParaguay is a lovely country with wonderful people. Many of us in the international community agree that the best thing about PY are the people…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Mont’ Kiara International School Malaysia 12\/6 evaluation 19<\/span>
\nIt was a great family atmosphere and times were good. Then slowly the economy took its toll…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Mahidol University Int’l Demonstration School Thailand 12\/6 evaluation 5<\/span>
\nThe school overall allows you great freedom and experimentation as a teacher, but it does not support new teachers very well…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 St. Francis College Brazil 12\/6 evaluation 10<\/span>
\nI saw teachers victimised and their lives made unbearable if they became ‘on the radar’, especially local Brazilian staff…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 British International School Madinaty Egypt 12\/5<\/span> First time reviewed on ISR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 Harrow International School Beijing China 12\/5 evaluation 6<\/span>
\nIf you\u2019re reading this it means you\u2019re serious about your career. Thus, do your research and look beyond the glossy website and sales pitches…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 American School Paris France 12\/4 evaluation 3<\/span>
\nParis is beautiful and I enjoyed living there but teaching at the school didn’t make it worth the experience…<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022 British International School Ukraine 12\/4 evaluation 27<\/span>
\nAll in all I can\u2019t think of anything good to say about the school, city or country and getting out was the best thing I ever did…<\/span><\/h3>\n