{"id":8817,"date":"2022-07-18T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2022-07-18T09:02:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T09:02:02","slug":"the-journey-to-school-harrow-haikou-international-school-haikou-hainan-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/the-journey-to-school-harrow-haikou-international-school-haikou-hainan-china\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey to School: Harrow Haikou International School (Haikou, Hainan, China)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The journey to work is indeed an important one. \u00a0The journey though is not so clear for international school teachers when they are looking for jobs at schools in cities\/countries to which they have never been. \u00a0So let’s share what we know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our members, who works\u00a0at the Harrow Haikou International School (Haikou, Hainan, China), described the way she gets to work as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The road to <\/strong>Harrow Haikou International School in China…<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Haikou is the capital city of the smallest province in China, Hainan island. It is located in the South of China and has a comfortable tropical wet and dry climate. Haikou is also known as the “Coconut City”, displaying its charm with lots of little cafes and restaurants, lush green parks and vibrant life. With the sea on three sides, beaches, seaside resorts, wetlands and tropical wildlife, the city is the main port of Hainan.
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“Harrow Haikou” school is a pertinent project for the Hainan government as they transform Haikou into an international education hub. The school is in the Jiandong New area, a major zone in Hainan Free Trade Port with new infrastructure in high-speed development. This area will be home to a new international trading hub for energy, shipping, commodities and financial instruments.
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Harrow Teachers can rent apartments at the Kaiwei compound close to the school and a 6-km-long beach.
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The teachers could also choose to live in the city, making their travel much longer yet more accessible to shopping malls, entertainment venues, bars and dining options.
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I live in Kaiwei because it is\nconvenient to commute to school. We have a little store here, and Guilinyang\nvillage with fruit & vegetables market is not so far away. There’s a\nchildren’s playground, a swimming pool and a beautiful golf course with walking\npaths around it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you get closer to school, it becomes less developed. The school is surrounded by a protected forest area which is quite pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many teachers who live in Kaiwei\npurchase an e-bike for the morning ride to school, which would take no longer\nthan 7-8 minutes. Walking from Kaiwei to school or the local beach would take\napproximately 15-20 minutes. Three school buses take staff from different parts\nof the city to school and back, and one stops at Kaiwei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the morning, I wake up to this\nview, overlooking the city street from one side and the quad within the\ncompound from the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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