American International School Chennai - India

International School Evaluation
Comments: This school, on the south eastern coast of India is in pretty good shape. The campus is new and suits the needs for teachers and students alike. There is an amazing gymnasium and beautiful swimming pool. Teachers typically do not share classrooms, and each room is rather large and adequate for teaching. Class sizes are relatively small - anywhere from 10-15 students. Half the faculty is national whereas the other half is mostly American.

New recruits are treated fairly well; however, an excellent local hire that helped with new expat hires has left the job two years back. The new orientation to the school and city of Chennai is not as thorough, and does not do a good job at welcoming the newly arrived.

The director is somewhat hands-off on the day-to-day teaching, but organizes the school's business functions quite well. He can be extremely....read more about American International School Chennai - India in International Schools Review.