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camdearlove · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Canada

I'm a Canadian university student graduating in a few months and I'm looking for a teaching position in Europe. I'm interested in going to Poland. Any information on this goal would help. Are there any good recruiters? I noticed a warning against Millenium. Any more to look out for? Any schools that might be interested in taking a Canadian citizen? Any idea on the money I can make? (I'm not going for the money in particular, but I do have a large student debt that I need to start looking after.) If you could point me in the right direction, it would help a lot. Thanks in advance.

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cezarek · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 149

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gregoryfromcali · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 12:22 am Post subject:

5. Go to http://www.google.pl

And type in "szkola jezykow obcych"

afowles · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 85 Location: USA

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Alex Shulgin · Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 553

abowwowbowers · Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Poland

Poland is great, you should come. Bosses can be a bit dodgy however. Be careful.

Don't worry about getting a visa.

Most schools pay 35 zloty an hour. For private lessons most teachers charge 50 zloty. It's enough for a good lifestyle in Poland, but not too much if you need to service your student loans.

Best of luck.

Jetset · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 74

i've met the two guys who sell this program in poland, and they are nice enough chaps. just the same I wonder how respected the degree will be...

Definitely do not come if you plan on saving money to pay off student loans... the pay is livable here but poverty spec in comparison to most of the western world. The people are very nice and unfortunately its difficult to leave this place once you come! Smile

chimychimy · Joined: 29 Sep 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Poland

This newsgroup has been brought to my attention by one of the participants in the new program. I am a participant in the program as well and I've also been helping with recruitment. I'd like to clear up some suspicions about the program.

In March 2003, AAE went under. It's history... finished! It left me and 23 others without a job and without an M.Ed. We got together and finished the course by paying for it out of our own pockets. 20 graduated leaving the 4 of us only half way done. Looking through our options, we attempted (and successfully!) to bring the course back so we could finish it ourselves. We found a new sponsor, Polonia University, which anyone who has worked for it can vouch that it's a financially stable institution.

In the end, something new, exciting and unexpected has grown from this very strange and turbulant string of events. For those of you who'd like to confirm the authenticity of my account, I'll refer you to www.larrycreedon.info and find the entry entitled "Poland Research Course Successful" dated May 19, 2005. Prof. Creedon was our professor during the course there in February and then flew back to do the program Pro Bono in May, when we had to pay for it out of our own pocket.

Also, I encourage you to contact Framingham State College's International Programs Office and speak with Joyce Fahey. She'll confirm that AAE is no longer running the program in Poland (and I do believe that AAE still owes them money).

I just wanted to set the record straight. I was cheated by AAE and I want you to know that they are now long gone...

karley · Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 7 Location: montreal quebec.

Alex Shulgin · Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 553

Pollux · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Location: PL

biffinbridge · Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 701 Location: Frank's Wild Years

Currently in Poland.Watch out for Profi-Lingua.They paid me late in December,(breach of contract) and I have resigned.They are threatening to take me to court for about 75,000 zl,(no that isn't a mistake),unless I find them a new teacher.Meanwhile last week they were trying to get the natives to sign forms in Polish saying that we were tax registered in the UK.Therefore I really don't understand why they have been taking 20% tax...I don't even have a NIP number.