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Magic Kingdom Fairy · Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Posts: 2

IPS in Khobar is a great school to work at: great staff, good conditions. However, make sure you know what you are getting into .

First, you might be told that the students are American and Canadians. In fact they are American and Canadian passport holders. This is an ESL school. Also, Saudi nationals are increasingly inrolling at the school. Second, you might be told that the staff stays on the school's compound, and you might be shown pictures of the facilities that will be at your disposal there. This was true years ago, but now, all new staff is housed in other compounds and the services vary from compound to compound. Third, it is a Saudi school. This means that is must follow ministry regulations: segragation, no music program, islamic studies... Also the ministry may change these requirements and regulations at any time.you need to be aware that although you will be promised a legal work visa, at the present time, the school has still not provided these for some of the teachers hired last year. Not work visa means: no bank account, not cell phone, no internet, no leaving the country during the year, no legal recourse, possible taxation issues in your own country and you could get kicked out of the country at any moment.

Again, it is a great school, but know what you are getting into before signing a contract with them.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

There are fairies at the bottom of the Magic Kingdom ?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Great screen name... Laughing

What does IPS stand for?

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veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Good point... gotta give you credit for that one 007.

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scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

http://www.ipsksa.com/

It is located on Eurovillage Compound in Khobar.

Magic Kingdom Fairy · Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Posts: 2

I mean by passport holders, kids who have a Canadian or American passport, but have never lived or gone to school in these countries.

IPS stands for International Programs School.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I recall a fellow Lebanese teacher who was pregnant and jumped on a plane to visit a relative in the US when it was due so that her kid would have a US passport. (as everyone in her family did) I was told this was very common. Rather an abuse of the US system, but was a common sense decision giving her children an option if they ever needed it.

So, it is relatively easy to have an American passport without ever living there. Can they do that in Canada too?

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7168Riyadh · Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 149

I've always found that odd about the US--handing out passports to anyone born there, even if their parents are not US citizens--"generous" I suppose.

007 · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject:

Mia Xanthi · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:53 pm Post subject:

I knew people from Sudan who flew the wife to Detroit in her last months of pregnancy so that the baby would be born American. They proudly told me that it was such a good decision because the the birth was "free" at an excellent US hospital. Guess they just went into the emergency room as the birth was imminent, and left without paying. And people wonder why our health care costs for citizens is so high!

Sorry, I know I sound like Lou Dobbs....but this sort of stuff just ticks me off.

007 · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: