{"id":39,"date":"2012-02-04T23:13:07","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T23:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2012-10-14T20:35:27","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T20:35:27","slug":"international-school-community-newsletter-v2012-02-%e2%80%93-04-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/international-school-community-newsletter-v2012-02-%e2%80%93-04-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"International School Community Newsletter v2012.02 \u2013 04 February, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00b7 <\/strong>04 Feb\u00a0\u00a0Casablanca American School \u00a0(11 new comments)<\/a><\/strong>
\n (Casablanca, Morocco)<\/strong>
\n\u201cOver 70% of the teachers are from North American countries. With the next highest being from Morocco and then a few from the UK\u2026”<\/div>\n
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\u00b7 <\/strong>04 Feb\u00a0\u00a0Yew Chung International School (Hong Kong)\u00a0(8 new comments)<\/a><\/strong>
\n (Hong Kong, China)<\/strong>
\n\u201cNew teachers are placed in furnished quarters (in China). There is a housing allowance of 1200 USD for teachers in Hong Kong. Management fee for the housing is paid for by school. Teachers in HK will be housed in hotel for 2 months\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00b7 <\/strong>04 Feb\u00a0\u00a0St. Andrew\u2019s \u2013 International School of the Bahamas\u00a0(7 new comments)<\/a><\/strong>
\n (Freeport, Bahamas)<\/strong>
\n\u201cThere is a retirement plan offered. The school\u2019s contribution is 7%\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00b7 <\/strong>03 Feb\u00a0\u00a0Karachi American School \u00a0(5 new comments)<\/a> <\/strong>
\n (Karachi, Pakistan)<\/strong>
\n\u201cDue to visa restrictions, the school prefer hiring teaching couples with US certification. Due to new visa and tax laws US citizenship is a priority when the school is recruiting. Age limit for hiring is 55 years old\u2026\u201d
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\n<\/a>\u00b7 <\/strong>03 Feb\u00a0\u00a0\u00dcsk\u00fcdar American Academy & Sev Elementary\u00a0(7 new comments)<\/a><\/strong>
\n (Istanbul, Turkey)<\/strong>
\n\u201cThere is a masters\/PHD stipend and a contract extension bonus\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0Great resource: Maps of world website and information about international\u00a0schools<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cThis website not surprisingly is an excellent resource for finding the map that best fits your needs, but it also oddly enough has some information about international schools.There are at least two sections that we found that highlight the international schools in specific locations around world.\u00a0 We would like to highlight\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Highlighted article: Mumbai\u2019s new genre international\u00a0schools<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cAnother issue with a resurgence of international schools is finding highly qualified teachers to work at them.\u00a0 Hiring international teachers can be a big business as well with sometimes many international schools fighting over to get first pick at finding suitable candidates\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Video highlight: A discussion about language learning and the second language learning of children at international\u00a0schools<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cHow great to start off each day with the flag ceremony and the Thai National Anthem! Being that the majority of their students are Thai, they have a strong focus on honoring and respecting Thai and Asian cultural values\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Highlighted article: India\u2019s most admired international\u00a0schools<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cIt is challenging to come up though with the perfect second language acquisition environment in international schools.\u00a0 There are many factors that come into play\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Comments and information about salaries on International School Community #3 (Harbin No. 9 School, Int\u2019l School of Helsinki & Cph Int\u2019l\u00a0School)<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201c18000RMB per month 2000RMB taken out in taxes each month. No receipt of this transaction is given as would be the regular accounting practice for a well run school. YOu may need a record of this when you leave the country\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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