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TEAM_PAPUA



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:43 am    Post subject: Schools in Bandung? Reply with quote

Just wondering if anyone has any experience working for National plus or International schools in Bandung.

It really is much nicer than Jakarta Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

B.I.S only has about 40 students I think, so dont recruit very often. I knew a lady who worked for a national plus school in lembang but she didnt like it too much; I think they were paying quite a lot more to people who had been recruited from overseas. I seem to remember something about some heavy Christian churchy stuff too. She works for Ukrida Penabur International now ( UPI) - that name seems to crop up dunnit?
Bandung is good for a bit, but if you really dig the hyatt, I dont now how youll take to erlas mexican(poxican) cafe. But hey, im in prague and hating it, what do I know?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:55 am    Post subject: * Reply with quote

I spent last weekend in the Hyatt Regency Bandung Smile

I liked the city - compared to JKT it is nice. I also like the fact that it's possible to cycle around the city, and it's close to the countryside.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey ,whatever floats your boat dude; i wont sit in judgement (unless your surname happens to be Gadd). I had a love /hate relationship with bandung but for sure its great living up in the hills, but it doesnt have the nightlife or social scene. still , ive got some good friends there.
FYI most schools pay around 8mil , that national plus i mentioned i think was about 11, Upi 12.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just came back last week from a month of teaching at BPK Penabur in Bandung, which uses the IBO curriculum. I enjoyed my time there but, then again, I'm not particularly interested in things like "a night life" and I have no way of knowing how I might feel about Bandung if I had stayed longer; say, a year or so.

I did find the trash problem to be a bit annoying, though.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

easy hoss' , I know the Braga girls arent that nice, but I think 'trash' is going a little far.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

philbags wrote:
easy hoss' , I know the Braga girls arent that nice, but I think 'trash' is going a little far.
I was referring to actual trash (as in things that people throw away, also known as garbage or rubbish), not human beings.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing Braga girls are pretty bad! Laughing

Where's the National Plus in Bandung?

Bdg nightlife isn't great, but I'd still always choose it over Jakarta as a place to live.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Winmarr wrote:
Laughing Braga girls are pretty bad! Laughing

Where's the National Plus in Bandung?

Bdg nightlife isn't great, but I'd still always choose it over Jakarta as a place to live.
The national plus school where I was (BPK Penabur) is on Jalan Banda.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How far from EF Banda is it? What's the nearest crossroad?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Winmarr wrote:
How far from EF Banda is it? What's the nearest crossroad?
Almost right across the street, though the front entrance is on the road that's on the left side of EF Banda.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guess youre talking about the place thats also the offices for UPI - ukrida penabur international. Theyre putting teachers out into about 10 schools in Bandung right now. Its sweaty non AC work but the money and hours are good.
A friend of mine recently left another language school to work for them and has indicated that church attendance is now mandatory in some of their schools.
Dont know exactly what the definition of national plus is but I remember that all four of the schools I was in were aimimg for that status - as a result they were initiating programmes to train teachers to deliver their lessons in English as well as just having native speakers baby sit 40 six- year olds.
i appreciate its a bit funny me giving advice whilst sat on campus at the university of Surrey but f*ck it , i need that vicarious Indo experience - just call me misterrrr.........please?
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:14 am    Post subject: Bandung Reply with quote

Wow, the Hyatt in Bandung sounds expensive. Try the Harmony sometime; it's nice, cheap, clean and there's some great martabak stalls nearby.

Granted, there's not much night life in Bandung, and when the invasion from Jakarta starts on Friday afternoons, the city and restaurants are best avoided anyway.

But, if you're living up Lembang way, it's close to the countryside.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

philbags wrote:
Guess youre talking about the place thats also the offices for UPI - ukrida penabur international. Theyre putting teachers out into about 10 schools in Bandung right now. Its sweaty non AC work but the money and hours are good.
A friend of mine recently left another language school to work for them and has indicated that church attendance is now mandatory in some of their schools.
Dont know exactly what the definition of national plus is but I remember that all four of the schools I was in were aimimg for that status - as a result they were initiating programmes to train teachers to deliver their lessons in English as well as just having native speakers baby sit 40 six- year olds.
i appreciate its a bit funny me giving advice whilst sat on campus at the university of Surrey but f*ck it , i need that vicarious Indo experience - just call me misterrrr.........please?
No, I wasn't talking about the place that also has the offices for UPI. BPK Penabur uses the IBO curriculum. When I was there, the school had about 60 students divided among three classes (one nursery class and two kindergarten classes). It has since added another nursery class and another kindergarten class). For the most recently added kindergarten class (a higher level class than the other kindergarten classes), an English-only policy is being implemented.
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