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otap · Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 1

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can tell me what are the names of the good international schools in Shanghai that pays really well. Wall St and Web International are two that i found searching the forums. Are there any other good schools? And what are the requirements for applying (such as Tefl or Celta certificate)?

Lanza-Armonia · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:33 am Post subject:

There's a good one which I will soon be working for. www.kidcastle.com

A friend recommended it to me and it seems nice. They have a very extensive application method, so you know they're not gunna take just anybody, and their professional and friendly approach to things is, in China, refreshing. Owned and run by a foreigner, it seems like a good place. 6000-10000 a month and various locations in China and Taiwan, Shanghai included.

Hope this helps

Gonzo · Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 80

None of these are international schools, which run either the accredited curriculum of their "home" nation [eg Shanghai American School], or offer the IB, or both. These schools mostly cater for expat kids, with the occasional rich local.
The places you mention, and many others, offer English classes to Chinese nationals, which may or may not be good value, depending on the integrity of the owners and the quality of the foreigners they employ as teachers. The few locals I know who have attended these [not the ones you mention by the way] types of language institutes [they're not schools; schools provide a full curriculum] have felt disappointed and cheated.
Look at www.moveandstay.com/shanghai/guide_international_schools.asp
for a full list of real international schools. You'll need more than a CELTA, unfortunately. The right nationality is a start.

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

Yew Chung International, Hong Kong-based, with branches in Peking and the U.S.A.; it's a kindergarten-through-middle school, as far as I know.

gingermeggs · Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 162

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Gonzo · Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 80

Meggsy, for one of LA's youth and, I assume endless vigor and humor, such a task is not daunting. For us crusty old buggers, a quiet university class with the interested ones at the front, and the sleepers down the back is the way to go.
Good on you young feller; but you WILL work hard for that money. I'm familiar with your clients through our friends' children.

Bethan · Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 23 Location: UK

So overall, would you recommend working at a Kidcastle school? The pay and working conditions seem good to me - has anyone any experience of them first hand??

laodeng · Joined: 07 Feb 2004 Posts: 481

I can't speak for others, but gingermeggs's quote (which I assume is from the school's promotional material), would put the fear of God in me.