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[Teachurrrr]

MYANMAR

Language Schools:

*American Center
� Contact [email protected]
� 951 223 106/140, burma.usembassy.gov/american-center.html
� 14 Tawwin Road, Dagon Township, Yangon

*Asian Language and Business Academy (Yangon)
� June vacancies (full-time primary, 2 part-time adult teachers)
� [email protected]
� 720966, 384055, 4411113 www.alba-edu.com
� 66 Shwe Dagon Pagoda Road, Dagon Township

Bright Star (Yangon)
� Email? Website?
� 01 09 7314 7447
� Tamwe, Yangon

Bright Star Education Centre (Yangon)
� Email? Website?
� 01 241 939
� Dagon, Yangon

*British Council (Yangon)
� [email protected]
� 951 254 658 or 256 290/291 www.britishcouncil.org/burma.htm
� British Embassy (40th Street and Strand)

*Edulink Australia (Yangon)
� [email protected]
� 951 500 464 or 959 7316 2586 www.edulinkaustralia.com
� Building 6, Junction Square, Pyay Road, Kamaryut Township, Yangon

Educational Services 4 Everyone (ES4E) Language and Training Centre (Yangon)
� [email protected]
� 1 662 970, 663 820, 662 937 www.es4elanguageandtrainingcentre.com
� 51 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Yankin Township, Yangon

English Language Academy (Mandalay)
� Email? Website?
� 02 09 9100 1115

English in Action (Mandalay)
� Email? Website?
� 02 09 9100 8804

*Multi Language Academy (MLA) International (Yangon)
� [email protected]
� 951 548 905 or 552 839 or 527 006 http://www.facebook.com/pages/MLA-International/181082505267976?sk=info
� 64 Golden Valley, Bahan Township, Yangon or 36 Wingaba Road, Shwe Gone Daing, Bahan Township, Yangon

*Nexus Language Learning Centre (Yangon)
� [email protected] Darren or [email protected]
� +951 539 381 (or 582) www.nexusmyanmar.com
� 8 Panchan Tower, Dhamazedi Road, Myaynigone, Sanchaung Township

*STI Education (Yangon)
� [email protected] Josephine Su
� +951 507 048 www.stieducation.net
� 377 Upper Shwe Bon Thar Street, Pabedan Township

*Summit International Language Centre (Yangon)
� [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected]
� 951 222 661 or 09 315 034 www.silceducation.com
� 248 Ahlone Road, Dagon Township, Yangon

*Total Language Academy (Yangon)
� Cambridge International Centre/Brainworks Curriculum
� [email protected]
� (+951) 551 521 or 551 951 or 553 896 www.tlaschool.org
� 280 U Wizara Road (Off New University Avenue Road), Yangon

Brainworks (Yangon)
� Bahan: (951) 542357 725788
� Lanmadaw: (951) 224701 224426
� Parami: (951) 660855
� Taunggyi: (9581) 22680 (95950) 76390

(I have seen at least 6 more language academies this week on the way downtown in a taxi and will try to add them later.)
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International Schools:

*Ayeyarwaddy International School (formerly Mandalay Academy)
� American Curriculum
� Salary: $2,000 tax free, housing, medical
� Contact Dr. Gary Robson at [email protected]
� Phone? Website?

*Crane International School Yangon
� WASC, American Curriculum
� Email? Website?
� 01 655 818, Mayangone, Yangon (on the way to MISY)

Diplomatic School (Yangon)
� Email? Website?
� 01 510 882, Sanchaung , Yangon

First Choice International School
� Email? Website?
� 001 505 934, Kamaryut, Yangon

*Horizon International School (Mandalay/Yangon)
� IB School
� Salary: $1,600 tax free, housing, medical
� Send credentials to [email protected] or [email protected]
� 450 396, www.horizonmyanmar.com
� 235 Shu Khinn Thar Pat Road, Takayta Township, Yangon

*International Language and Business Centre (ILBC)
� IGCSE Curriculum
� Salary: $2,300 tax free, housing
� Contact Dr. Than Nyunt at [email protected]
� 095 136-252, www.ilbcedu.com
� 34 Lay Daunt Kan Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon

*International School Myanmar (ISM)
� WASC, hire via SA or post vacancies at www.tieonline.com
� Contact Director Tom Egerton at [email protected]
� 951 530 060, www.ismyanmar.com
� W-22 Mya Kan Thar Main Road, 5th Quarter, Hlaing Township, Yangon

*International School Yangon (ISY)
� WASC, IB, Hire through SA/ISS
� Contact School Director Stephen Plisinski at [email protected]
� 512 793/794/795, www.internationalschoolyangon.org
� 20 Shwe Taungyar, Bahan Township, Yangon

*MBIS (Southern Shan State)
� Contact May Myint at [email protected]
� 959 510 8080
� 72/9 Kan Baw Za Street, Taunggyi, Shan State

*Myanmar International School (MIS)
� IGCSE School
� Salary: $2000 - $2200 tax free, housing, medical
� Contact Richard Johnstone at [email protected]
� 951-558-115 -18 Ext 220, www.mis-edu.com
� 20 Pyin Nya Waddy St., Yankin Township, Yangon

*Myanmar International School Yangon (MISY)
� IGCSE School
� Salary: $2000 tax free, housing, medical?
� Contact Tim Creber at [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected]
� 951 660-565/655 553, www.misyedu.com
� 29 Pyay Road, 7 Mile, Mayangone Township, Yangon

Nelson International Education Center
� Singaporean Curriculum
� [email protected], [email protected]
� 951 525 962/966 www.niecinternational.com
� 93 (G) Than Lwin Road, Kamaryut Township, Yangon

Newport International School (Yangon)
� Email? Website?
� 01 559 437, Bahan, Yangon

*Yangon Academy
� Salary: US$1,600 � 2,000 tax free, housing, medical
� Contact Cameron Sabo at [email protected]
� 951-549-451, www.yangon-academy.org
� 35B Thakatho Yeik Mon, New University Avenue, Bahan Township, Yangon

*Yangon International School (YIS)
� WASC, hires through SA/ISS
� Contact [email protected]
� 951 578 171/573 149, www.yismyanmar.net
� 117 Thumingalar Housing, Thingangyun Township, Yangon
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(Asterisk in front of school name denotes they definitely hire foreign teachers)

A few international schools hire for a June start while most hire for the August start. Most will answer email inquiries. Phone lines can be difficult because .. er ... well ... it's Myanmar. I guess it goes without saying the language academies hire all year round. They actually answer emails as well (believe it or not).

All is possible if you try. Good luck!

Teachurrrr

[1st Sgt Welsh]

Thanks so much for taking the time to post this Teachurrrr! For people interested in Burma this list will be an absolute God-send .

[mfinna]

This is great information Teachurrr. I am researching teaching in Myanmar at the moment.

Would you happen to know what the average pay is at language academies there? I'm assuming there is an hourly wage figure, as is the case usually at language academies, as opposed to the monthly, packaged fixed income of International schools. Is anyone aware of any other kind of remuneration at language academies in Myanmar (for example, a housing allowance) ?

Great list and thanks for any further info out there regarding language academies in Myanmar and remuneration.

-Fin

[Argofoto]

This is great, thank you very much!!!

I was wondering how you got to Burma as from what I hear one has to play a visa dance and go by way of Thailand.

[naturegirl321]

Do most of the international schools require certification?

[Bat_Guano]

Disclaimer: I have never been to Myanmar much less worked there but, For what (little) it may be worth:

I responded to a job posting by Total Learning Academy / Brainworks last month, for a job in their branch school in Taunggyi (in the North Central part of Myanmar, near Mandalay). It is a private K-12 type school. The HR manager responded positively to my email and "escalated" my application. However, a little further up the road or to put it exactly, one email exchange later they dropped my application. The reasons for this however would not apply to the majority of (Western) foreign teachers interested in working in Myanmar. Basically they asked for answers to some questions about teaching as well as "tell us about yourself, what makes you special, etc" and also asked for questions about living and teaching in Myanmar from the prospective teacher. I informed them that I am currently teaching in Indonesia, have married here and that my wife (and at least nominally, myself) is (are) Muslim. I felt it was important to talk about this fairly early on in the application process for reasons which you will understand if you are aware of current and recent conditions and events in Myanmar, particularly in the Western states, and the general atmosphere of religious and ethnic tension which exists there. I asked if, in the opinion of the HR staff, we would be likely to be welcomed and treated well in the community or, would we (either of us) be likely to face any kind of resentment or even harrassment (or possibly even worse) from the Buddhist majority of the local population. After I submitted this info and question, the next email I got from HR there informed me that they had had a long talk with the head office in Yangon and were sad to say that they felt there was some validity to my concern and they themselves were concerned enough about whether we would both be comfortable living there, to the point that they were derailing my application as of that day. Of course I was disappointed about that, but they were probably doing me and my wife a favor, or at least felt that they were, and they are the ones in the best position to know the situation and atmosphere there. As I said, this issue will probably not be relevant for most people interested in living or working in Myanmar, but it's a good idea to be aware of such conflicts and issues (speaking of the Rakhine / Rohingya conflict) in general when considering going to live there. Ie the unsuspecting could find themselves suddenly in a less than comfortable situation when and if trouble breaks out in any given place, for whatever reasons.

In general though the school seemed good going from the website, the way the job posting was written and the way the HR staff dealt with me - it seemed like the kind of school that actually cares about providing good education for students, and good conditions for good teachers.

In my brief flirtation with working in Myanmar, I also contacted ALBA (Asia Language and Business Academy) in Yangon, who replied that they were not recruting for "ESL teachers" at the present time but would contact me when they were... and I did not have any contact with Horizon International School, but they were looking for teachers for a summer school program, fairly well-paid (their summer break is in April and May I think, or is it March and April -soon, that is) with the temp post serving as possible probationary period to longer term contracts... Ayeyarwaddy International School had a recent posting but it explicitly stated they were recruiting only Peace Corps veterans, for whatever reason I don't know... dat's all I know.

[Astian]

This is excellent info, thanks a lot!

[bazzap1976]

wow. just wow.

[brainworks]

[EFL Educator]

Most of the schools, language academies (and international schools) you have listed here only hire Myanmar nationals not EFL native speakers to teach English....and the salary and/or wages are very low. There are only a handful or few schools that will offer decent salaries to native English speaking teachers....mostly in the Yangon area. Myanmar may be developing fast with Chinese investors buying up all the real estate but it is still a third world developing country.