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[brian1972]

Hello
My family and I would like to come to Peru so my wife and I can work as ESL teachers. Would my children ages 6 and 4 be able to attend public school in Peru? Are there good bilingual schools? If so any idea how much tuition might be? If my wife and I were able to work at a bilingual school is it possible my children could attend free?

Thanks,
Brian

[naturegirl321]

Of course you could. But I woulnd't send my kids to a public school. They did a test a couple of yeras ago, and only about 2% of the teachers passed, the average was that teachers had an education equivilant to a fifth grader.

Bilingual schools, there is Fleming in Trujillo
Davy in Cajamarca
and a couple in Lima, see www.ibo.org
There's a list here
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?p=682387&highlight=#682387

Expect to pay about 700usd a month, plus about 3 to 5K USD for admission.

English teachers, working at institutes can make about 500 to 800usd a month.

If you worked in a school, you'd make more and get discounts on tuiton. BUt you have to be a certified teacher. What's your background, qualifications? you can apply for jobs at www.tes.co.uk School years stars in March, so apply around Sept.

[sistaray]

[sistaray]

but notwithstanding my last post, from what I gathered, the lowest economic classes of Peruvians strove to get their children out of public and into even the worst of the private schools

[keepwalking]

The test itself was fundamentally flawed - something like 20 questions on it were incomprehensible, several were looking for answers which were incorrect and in the multiple choice section several did not include the correct answer as an option. The public school system is substandard for several reasons, the poor training of teachers is just one. The test was designed to blame teachers so the government could avoid investing in schools and taking steps to reduce class sizes from around 40, provide a desk for each child and ensure all schools have not only a bookshelf, but books to put on it.

If you are looking to work in Peru, start your search with international schools who will offer you at leasta partial scholarship for your children. Try the LAHC website for a list of appropriate bi-lingual schools. Another thing to consider os that many of the private schools in Peru are church-based, usually Catholic, which may or may not suit your children�s needs.

The LAHC is the Latin American Head's Conference, an organisation supporting the British schools in Peru of which there are 6 in Lima and 1 in Trujillo. In addition there are (to my knowledge) 2 American-Peruvian schools in Lima and one in Cajamarca.

[naturegirl321]