Hi everyone. I'm hoping you all can share what you know about life in Beijing. Positives, negatives and any general info would be great. I am thinking of applying to one of the big schools there and would like to know if you all think it is worth doing. Single male, early 30s...no kids. Just wondering what life would be like there outside of school.

Just to give you a reference point, three years ago I was offered 110,000 THB per month with a 20,000 monthly housing allowance. This was pre-tax (15-20% taxes) and was at a low tier 1, high tier 2 school. I had at the time 10 years teaching overseas along with an MA. I thought it was an okay offer but ended up passing as I got something better. Hope that helps.

Bumping this to see if anybody has any new info. A friend of mine went to an IB conference a few years ago and liked the location. Anyone know how the overall package here is?

JIS in Jakarta has a very good overall package. Housing and all utilities paid for (except cable and internet)...2 dependents per teacher attend the school free...big time savings potential and great travel opportunities within the country. They are going to salaries in IDR next year so it will be interesting to see how that plays out. Definitely worth considering if you can put up with the traffic, but that's hard to do for alot of people.

Sure why not? If you are qualified for both and are interested then go for it!

WBAIS is a great school and Tel Aviv is a really fun city. Highly recommend you look into it further.

Yep agreed ISM is a fantastic school and if you are a math teacher I would definitely apply. I'm happy at my school but if I was looking to move that is a school I'd want to go to for sure.

Hi there. Sorry for your frustration. I just wanted to put in a plug for Sally. Nobody is perfect and I've had a great experience with her. She's been my associate for 8 years now so please try and give her the benefit of the doubt. That being said, I'd like to think Search would understand your wanting to change (if things really aren't working out)...hope things work out for you soon and remember it always seems worse when you are in the middle of it. This is a busy time of year and so everybody is stressed out and on edge. Best of luck to you.

I would add WBAIS Israel to the ME list also.

Reviving this for the 2014-5 schooyear. Here would be my top 10:

Concordia Shanghai
Singapore American
Shanghai American
WAB
ISB (Beijing)
JIS
IS Manila
Taipei American
NIST
ISKL

WBAIS Israel offered tenure when I was there. Not sure if they still do.

Thanks for the response!

Hey everyone,

Does anyone have experience/insight about the International School of Latvia, and life in Latvia in general. I saw the reviews on the paid site but am curious if anyone on here can offer more info. Thanks!

I'm in Indonesia and am saving roughly 30K per year. I'm single with no kids.

It's looking like more and more like the accusations are false and JIS seems like an amazing school overall. Being in Indonesia is a concern, but I'd at least apply for the positions and gather more evidence before dismissing it as an option.