Beijing City International School

newcomer3327 · Post by **newcomer3327** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:38 pm

Has anyone worked at this school? My wife and I are interested in going to China and this school has openings for both of us, but sometimes it's hard to know much about a school by looking at its website.

wrldtrvlr123 · Post by **wrldtrvlr123** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:48 am

Go for it! Good school, solid facilities and a package right up there with ISB and WAB.

psychbio · Post by **psychbio** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:27 pm

I can only add that both the upper and middle school principals are really fun, genuine-seeming guys. The school is new and so is the housing (right across the street). Go for it!

int_gjs · Post by **int_gjs** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:54 pm

The Beijing City International School is an independent school that offers international curriculum. If youâ€™re contemplating to accept the invitation to work in the school when you go in China, I think youâ€™ll enjoy it.

10/6 · Post by **10/6** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:03 am

Hi

What would you call a "good package" in Beijing?

Thanks[/quote]

wrldtrvlr123 · Post by **wrldtrvlr123** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:44 am

[quote="PsyGuy"]Its a good school, you could do better (like the elite schools) but this is near the top of tier 1 schools in Beijing.

Whats a good package for me?

1) RT Airfare that the school pays upfront.

2) Furnished 2 bedroom apartment in a new and centrally located building (well kept building is fine).

3) Medical insurance that includes hospital, doctor, and prescription plans (not just the local clinic).

4) Covered expenses (medical exam, visa, etc)

5) Salary of around 40K RMB/month[/quote]

I was right there with you until you got to number 5. That would translate into over $74K a year and no one in China is paying that. WAB and ISB are only paying around $50,000 per year for 8 years and a Masters, which is like 28000 rmb a month.
If you have all of the above benefits then anything 20,000 rmb a month and up would allow you to live nicely and save a good chunk of your salary (IMHO).

wrldtrvlr123 · Post by **wrldtrvlr123** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:04 pm

[quote="PsyGuy"]Sorry, still getting use to this iPad, 40K RMB would be a VERY nice salary (I have the 8 years and a doctorate). OK, I'm just making excuses for lazy typing, when really for me 25K RMB would be a "good salary", but anything over 20K RMB would be fine for most people (which is what I meant to type).[/quote]

No problem. Just got a new IPhone and also getting used to typing on it. I meant to post something about DOB on another board and typed FOB. People were wondering wtf I was talking about and speculating on what FOB stood for (fresh off the boat was the best guess).