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ghost · Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 1693 Location: Saudi Arabia

Folks:

What is the word on St. Laurensia this year? Ghost was "shortlisted" in 2005, but had to decline because of a contract commitment in Taiwan.

Ghost was slated to go to the UAE, but is now having serious doubts about that, because of serious problems in the school in the UAE where it was due to teach.

Now, St. Laurensia comes back into the picture. From previous ideas, the place (St. Laurensia) appears to evoke mixed reviews, with some teachers appearing satisfied and others not. Some teachers have said that the lack of air con is a factor.....although, one understands there are fans.

What about the actual pay scales and annual leave allowances?

Thanks for any information

ghost

Certified teacher (English and French) with B.A., B.Ed., M.A., and T.E.S.L.

happy_me · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:16 am Post subject:

Mr. 3rd person, I had an interview there 2 years ago looked ok but the pay at 9juta seemed a bit low, and I really didn't care to live in a place where everyone was trying to look rich, it�s not the real indo it's the western indo look.

Is far as no a/c just the small thing in life, I haven�t had a/c in a year now.

P.S you can do better.

ghost · Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 1693 Location: Saudi Arabia

Thanks for the reply, and you mention that 9juta is low pay for Indo....how much would that translate to in U.S. dollars? and how much do you feel a teacher can save at St.Laurensia..?

Also do they take care of accommodation there (is it paid for?).

Thanks for the information, and nice quote, about the tent....

ghost

TEAM_PAPUA · Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 1679 Location: HOLE

*beep*.

beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

uilleannpiper · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 107

beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

USD$981.0333551

...i was bored again, so i did it for him.

how much can a teacher save at Laurensia?
....can't help you there, i've got to go dogging(?)....good luck.

happy_me · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:13 am Post subject:

how much can you save? hummm.. how much do you spend????? Very Happy

voltaire · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:41 am Post subject:

I worked three years at a school near there, which is in every way a far worse school than Laurensia, but also in Tangerang, a satelite of Jakarta, so many refugee teachers from Laurensia were there. These teachers liked neither place. I've been told Laurensia is a place where the students are always right, and you will be reprimanded if you dare to criticize or order them about. so how do you get them to do homework? There's also quite a bit of god-bothering to be done as it's a Catholic school. For 9 million you could work at an ESL only school - "Engliish Courses" as the Indonesians call such places. You'd get the same money or more, work less hours, probably in the afternoon and evenings only, and have a lot less responsibilities and troubles.

TEAM_PAPUA · Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 1679 Location: HOLE

evegoodmon · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Jakarta

beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

... i spelled existence wrong... i know

...where is happy_me when you need him?

happy_me · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject:

sorrzy i's been happy'en in outher placez. mostly where the food is good and the shopping is good as well, o and best is the bottle stock is the bestes in the world's

Michael_Indonesia · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:40 am Post subject: