Woman writing a review of an international school

Good Hope School St Croix

 
Review 1)
 
 
Academic integrity of Good Hope School St Croix
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Effectiveness of administration at Good Hope School St Croix
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Academic and disciplinary support provided at Good Hope School St Croix
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Director's involvement in academics at Good Hope School St Croix
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Fair and equitable treatment by board and director at Good Hope School St Croix
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Good Hope School St Croix has adequate educational materials on hand
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Attitude of local community towards foreigners at Good Hope School St Croix
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Cost of living in relation to salary at Good Hope School St Croix
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Satisfaction with housing at Good Hope School St Croix
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Community offers a variety of activities at Good Hope School St Croix
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Availability and quality of local health care at Good Hope School St Croix
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Satisfaction with school health insurance policy at Good Hope School St Croix
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Family friendly / child friendly school and community at Good Hope School St Croix
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Assistance with visas, shipping and air travel at Good Hope School St Croix
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Extra curricular load is reasonable at Good Hope School St Croix
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Security and personal safety at Good Hope School St Croix
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Living on St. Croix is not like living on other islands, as it seems to have been left behind in time (cruise ships stopped coming...I wonder why)? The post never seems to arrive, no one wants to serve you and there is no support from the community when you arrive or afterwards....

Rents have skyrocketed out of control in the past year, and one cannot rent anything half-decent for under a 1,000 a month at Good Hope School....

There are, of course, some great teachers and students in Good Hope School, and I have never come across such a hard-working faculty. But the present head makes extremely sporadic decisions. For example: pay bonuses cut w/o justification, one spouse of a teaching couple received bonus and not the other although they both do the same job, a class teacher who is respected in the community and been in the school for 11 years demoted to teacher's aid, staff meetings where....

 
 
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