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[eihpos]

Hi,

I am looking for advice from anyone who has worked here recently or is working here now. I've read what's on the board, just hoped for some updated information.

I thought it sounded like an interesting place to go - even though I can't actually pronounce Kyrgystan - but the person who answered my application sounds a bit desperate and they are always advertising.
How did you find it - management, students, accommodation, money etc? I'd also like to save a bit (and I'm probably going to the wrong place for that) but can you save ANYTHING?


Thanks!

[TeachtheFuture]

Hello,

First post here it goes...I have been in correspondence with the director and I am wondering if anyone has any updated information on the school (I viewed the thread that was very old). I see this thread did not receive any replies, but I am pretty much asking the same questions as the original poster. I know that the salary that I would receive would likely be a lot less than what I could make in another country. I am intrigued with Bishkek because it is off the beaten path and not a likely destination for most people seeking to teach English abroad. I have read different people's accounts of going to The London School to learn Russian and all had positive things to say. I found no accounts of teachers who had taught there in the past.

Thank you in advance for any information!

[ecocks]

Probably just nobody here has taught there.

All I can tell you is they are real and next door to the hotel where I had breakfast brunch one day.

Good luck!

[TeachtheFuture]

Yeah I kind of figured that when no one had replied on this thread previously. Kyrgyzstan probably is not on peoples' lists of potential destinations for teaching English. I have found a couple of blogs that were written by teachers who had taught there in the past. They have been very helpful. I am also going to ask the school if I would be able to communicate with a current teacher or two. Thank you for your reply!

[ecocks]

Just a suggestion but I would be sure you are allowed to take private students without jeopardizing your contract. They probably won't like it but make the usual assurances that you won't poach existing students and that you won't actually work for another school and they should accept it.

You will need some extra income over the salary they pat if you want any sort of life at all. Things are a bit expensive in Bishkek.

[TeachtheFuture]

That is a great suggestion and tip about Bishkek. If I were to go, I would be going for the experience and adventure. I know that I could go anywhere else in the world and make significantly more money, but there is something about going to a place off the beaten path like Bishkek that appeals to me. Thank you for your replies. They have been very helpful.

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