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thatsforsure
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| Is it likely that my children could be accepted into one of the International schools or a faith school? Are jobs hard to get with these types of schools, especially a newbie like me? |
Accepted, yes. But they're expensive. Maybe $12,000 a year per kid for a supposedly-but-not-really international school and maybe $20,000 and up for a true international school. To get a job at one, you typically need a teaching license in your own country and some experience. Even then, you only get to enroll one kid for free.
If you have funds from another source, then sure. If you have to pay for it from your earnings, no.
Prescription drugs are available -- sometimes over the counter. They sell a lot of antibiotics OTC, which is a kind of a problem. |
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rratliff
Joined: 22 Dec 2013
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| Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| I have income from an outside source in addition to my teaching income, which is how I would be able to afford a nanny/au pair for my children. |
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Babala
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Location: Henan
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| Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:48 am Post subject: |
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It can be a lonely for expat kids here. Chinese children spend their time with family outside of school. Kids don't come over to each other's houses to play. When you see small children at the park they are guarded by grandparents who follow them around the playground.
The majority of the expat kids here are children of businessmen. Their companies pay for the expensive international schools. Their wives are here and most don't work however they live a very different life to most teachers. Their husband's company gives them driver to take them around and they live in complexes that teachers cannot afford. They seldom if ever associate with teachers. |
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Shanghai Noon
Joined: 18 Aug 2013
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Location: Shanghai, China
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| Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| thatsforsure wrote: |
| rratliff wrote: |
| Is it likely that my children could be accepted into one of the International schools or a faith school? Are jobs hard to get with these types of schools, especially a newbie like me? |
Accepted, yes. But they're expensive. Maybe $12,000 a year per kid for a supposedly-but-not-really international school and maybe $20,000 and up for a true international school. To get a job at one, you typically need a teaching license in your own country and some experience. Even then, you only get to enroll one kid for free.
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You can get a job at a supposesly-but-not-really international school with just a BA, but it would almost certainly need to be in a subject that the school offers. Most of these schools will give a master's degree-holder the same consideration as a licensed teacher. I am neither, but I got a job at a fake international school just because I happened to have majored in the correct brand of basketweaving that the school was looking for and they couldn't find anyone more qualified.
The OP majored in sociology. That's a tough sell, but some fake international schools have ESL training programs. They study ESL all-day everyday until they are ready for the real subjects. Some of these schools have kindergartens and/or primary schools attached. With luck, you could land yourself a gig like that.
Good luck, OP |
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