{"id":315,"date":"2011-09-10T20:03:09","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T20:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=315"},"modified":"2012-02-26T20:03:40","modified_gmt":"2012-02-26T20:03:40","slug":"international-school-community-news-v2011-05-10-september-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/international-school-community-news-v2011-05-10-september-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"International School Community News v2011.05 \u2013 10 September, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nv2011.05 \u2013 10 September, 2011:<\/strong>
\nSchool is back now in session. Many teachers have been at work and teaching students for a few weeks already.\u00a0 A teacher just wrote to us talk to share what life was like starting year #2 at their \u201crelatively new\u201d international school.\u00a0 Things on the teacher\u2019s mind during the first few weeks so far were related to the following topics:
\nGetting to know the new director starting this year, knowing the school\u2019s curriculum better now, knowing where things are located in their city and not being new to everything like in year #1, feeling more at home now that their apartment is already decorated, getting used to all of the school\u2019s new equipment and materials, working with new teams of teachers at school and also getting to know the new teachers, making a bit more money now that they are moving up the pay schedule a bit, planning new holidays and vacations to explore more of their region of the world, going to the new shops and stores that have opened up in their city which is making shopping for certain things a lot easier and lastly, getting to inherit the old things of departing teachers from the previous school year!
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\u00b7 10 Sept<\/strong>\u00a0 American Bilingual School\u00a0(14 new comments)<\/strong><\/a>
\n(Kuwait City, Kuwait)
\n<\/strong> \u201cABS accommodations are single-occupancy only. Staff members are not allowed to invite a roommate, boyfriend, girlfriend, fiance, driver, maid, etc. to live with them in ABS housing. You must pay\u2026\u201d
\n\u00b7 09 Sept<\/strong>\u00a0 Dalian Maple Leaf International School\u00a0(9 new comments)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>
\n(Dalian, China)<\/strong>
\n\u201cThere are several modern department stores and shopping malls in Dalian. In addition to Chinese chain stores there are Walmarts from the USA, Carrifours from France, and MyKals from Japan. There is a\u2026\u201d
\n\u00b7 05 Sept<\/strong>\u00a0 Naseem International School (Bahrain)\u00a0(20 new comments)<\/strong><\/a>
\n(Riffa, Bahrain)
\n<\/strong>\u201cBe sure to bring enough cash to get you through to your first pay check at the end of September. There will be a settling in allowance of \u2026\u201d
\n\u00b7 05 Sept<\/strong>\u00a0 Dhirubhai Ambani International School\u00a0(5 new comments)<\/strong><\/a>
\n(Mumbai, India)
\n<\/strong>\u201cThe campus is situated at Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai, which is a fast emerging business district. Just off Bandra-Kurla Complex Road, it is accessible to students and teachers living in different\u2026\u201d
\n<\/a>\u00b7 04 Sept<\/strong>\u00a0 American School of Barcelona\u00a0(3 new comments)<\/strong><\/a>
\n (Barcelona, Spain)
\n<\/strong>\u201cI miss the students at ASB. They were so full of energy and character. I have worked at two other international schools now and the students at ASB are definitely the\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n

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