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Phoenix International School Guangzhou anyone?

 
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thebrandynabides



Joined: 12 Jun 2011
Posts: 31
Location: Shaoguan

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:26 pm    Post subject: Phoenix International School Guangzhou anyone? Reply with quote

My wife and I have been offered a position there. Pay and accomodation looks good so far. Just curious if anyone has had any experience with this school.

Any Guangzhou advice is welcome, too.

Thanks
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xjgirl



Joined: 02 Feb 2010
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

guangzhou's a great place, but phoenix definitely underpay

if u think it's acceptable, go for it, but for the number of hours
and the extra stuff a private school will inevitably make u do, phoenix's
advertised salary is really low
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thebrandynabides



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What sort of extra stuff?
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xjgirl



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh, speech competitions, school propaganda activities etc etc
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thebrandynabides



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the heads up.
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vashdown2



Joined: 14 Feb 2007
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Location: Paris, France

PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,




Has anyone applied, or been offered a contract for Phoenix Int'l School this year?

Looks like a beautiful campus, free housing/meals and decent salary.

Let me know!
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Songbird



Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Posts: 630
Location: State of Chaos, Panic & Disorder...

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, have applied and accepted. Will move in next weekend.
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vashdown2



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, great!
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thechangling



Joined: 11 Apr 2013
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any updates from you guys about what it's like teaching at this school? All info is much appreciated.
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Songbird



Joined: 09 Jan 2005
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Location: State of Chaos, Panic & Disorder...

PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I work at Phoenix right now, in the international section. I like it, it's a great challenge and I adore my kids to pieces. The conditions (salary etc) is comparable to Wall Street, which I worked at last year- so with NORMAL working hours nights and evenings free is HEAVEN! Free meals (take or leave like I usually do). Can't say much about the evening events, though we hardly have any in our section. We had 1-2 performances at night in the whole semester last term, so nothing really, and we have an annual performance coming up in the next couple of weeks, the only evening asked of us this term. Might be different in the other sections (there's several they might ask you to work in).

I think some other teachers are unhappy for whatever reasons, but I've been in China 8 years now and it doesn't get much better than this. We do still have to push to get told things, the usual Chinese problem, and the worst thing is the CRAPPY apartments. They do offer a meagre allowance if you want to rent outside, which I'm seriously thinking of doing next contract. The FAO can be hopeless but nice enough.

The general area is really nice though- subway, Maccas, new Starbucks opening soon, as with Pizza Hut, and teachers get FREE buses to Guangzhou (1/2)! PM for any more info needed.
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Merging Traffic



Joined: 27 Jan 2013
Posts: 30
Location: In transit

PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:08 pm    Post subject: Two years later... Reply with quote

Still here and still getting better.

There's a lot of active progress... Expansion is key to it all.
When the lady first posted here four years ago, it was certainly a different animal.

PM if interested.
Cheers~
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