August Additions To ISR

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New School Reviews

• Brook Hill International School Serbia 8/31
First time reviewed on ISR [1,637 words]

• Charterhouse Malaysia 8/31
First time reviewed on ISR [347 words]

• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 8/31 review 17
Staff are required to buy & pay for their own equipment… [380 words]

• St. Paul American School Hanoi Vietnam 8/31 review 20
It’s the kids who suffer the most for it… [88 words]

• Koc School Istanbul Turkey 8/30 review 12
Has intentions in the right place… [262 words]

• George Washington Academy Morocco 8/30 review 19
The selection process was efficient… [125 words]

• Brighton College Abu Dhabi UAE 8/30 review 5
The truth is well & truly out of the bag… [555 words]

• British Vietnamese International School Hanoi Vietnam 8/30 review 25
My personal experience was not a good one… [619 words]

• Brighton College Abu Dhabi UAE 8/29 review 4
New teachers receive almost zero support from HR… [977 words]

• Canadian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia 8/29 review 14
No equity or inclusivity in the school at all… [887 words]

• Amity International School UAE 8/29 review 4
Hard to know where to start with this place… [840 words]

• Harrow International School Thailand 8/29 review 14
Harrow is fine or as fine as it can be… [185 words]

• St. Paul American School Hanoi Vietnam 8/28 review 19
The overall challenges make it difficult to recommend… [3,124 words]

• Vietnam Australia International School Vietnam 8/28 review 16
Your experience will vary wildly based on who your manager is… [365 words]

• American International School Abu Dhabi UAE 8/28 review 51
An establishment steeped in affliction… [875 words]

• American Nicaraguan School Nicaragua 8/28 review 17
Has been OK, but lacking in some ways… [194 words]

• Harrow Innovation Leadership Academy Nanning China 8/28 review 4
Many good teachers have left the school… [233 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 8/25 review 22
First thing that struck me was the state of the school… [418 words]

• Brighton College Abu Dhabi UAE 8/25 review 3
A penny-pinching institution which needs a full overhaul… [1,158 words]

• Al Shomoukh International School Oman 8/24 review 13
Unfortunately, falls short in various aspects… [586 words]

• Al Shomoukh International School Oman 8/24 review 14
I’ll make every effort to provide an impartial review… [306 words]

• British School Caracas Venezuela 8/24 review 42
Play defense & save your money… [303 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 8/24 review 21
The school is currently not fit for students… [208 words]

• Phoenix House International School Japan 8/23 review 3
No means to measure improvement in learning or current ability… [773 words]

• Nord Anglia School Beijing Fangshan China 8/23 review 6
The school is new and improving… [1,084 words]

• St. Johnsbury Academy Korea 8/23 review 16
SJA will always have a special place in my heart… [361 words]

• Shanghai American School China 8/22 review 43
SAS was less vibrant & Shanghai is less free… [664 words]

• Reigate Grammar School Vietnam 8/22 review 21
Top 16 reasons I wouldn’t recommend this school… [2,154 words]

• Reigate Grammar School Vietnam 8/22 review 22
I cannot overstate how disappointing my experience has been… [1,198 words]

• Invento The Uzbek International School Uzbekistan 8/22 review 2
It’s deeply concerning to see a school enforcing  such policies… [935 words]

• British Vietnamese International School Hanoi Vietnam 8/21 review 24
Minor tweaks & changes, it can go from a good school to amazing… [2,086 words]

• Dwight School Dubai UAE 8/21 review 4
Both staff & curriculum in a state of uncertainty… [257 words]

• Pan-American School Costa Rica 8/21 review 2
Educators are scared to speak their minds… [556 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 8/21 review 20
I hope I have not made a mistake by coming here… [483 words]

• St. Johnsbury Academy Korea 8/18 review 15
The package is fair & the location is beautiful… [665 words]

• United World College East Africa Tanzania 8/18 review 3
I see a school on the up… [594 words]

• Brookhouse School Kenya 8/18 review 5
I could not believe the other reviews I read about this place!… [543 words]

• EtonHouse International School Orchard Singapore 8/17
First time reviewed on ISR [596 words]

• EtonHouse Bahrain 8/17
First time reviewed on ISR [78 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 8/17 review 19
Serious concerns at the heart of Misk… [1,179 words]

• Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 8/17 review 13
I feel this review is urgent in light of the previous one… [868 words]

• GEMS American Academy Dubai UAE 8/16 review 33
School now struggles to find great teachers… [84 words]

• Xi’an Hanova International School China 8/16 review 13
Morale was low when I left… [78 words]

• International School Islamabad Pakistan 8/16 review 13
Really solid school staffed by teachers who truly care… [848 words]

• Dhirubhai Ambani International School India 8/16 review 6
Students are wonderful & the only highlight at DAIS… [817 words]

• United Nations International School Vietnam 8/15 review 11
Concerns about fairness & impartiality in the hiring process… [408 words]

• St. Johnsbury Academy Korea 8/15 review 14
Strong leadership needed to get past the for-profit-ness… [287 words]

• Casablanca American School Morocco 8/15 review 57
The one heartbreaking issue above all else is… [1,056 words]

• Hong Kong Academy Hong Kong 8/14 review 12
It’d be fair to say that the school is past its glory days… [908 words]

• International School Islamabad Pakistan 8/14 review 12
The positives at this school for outweigh any negatives… [247 words]

• St. Francis College Brazil 8/14 review 12
Lack of transparency & accountability in most areas… [629 words]

• Nord Anglia School Beijing Fangshan China 8/11 review 5
Many promises & outright lies made during  onboarding… [802 words]

• GEMS International School Cairo Egypt 8/11 review 4
Devaluation meant every month my paycheck would decrease… [1,375 words]

• John F Kennedy School Mexico 8/10
First time reviewed on ISR [230 words]

• Wycombe Abbey International School China 8/10 review 55
Total lack of management & leadership… [737 words]

• St. Christopher’s School Bahrain 8/10 review 8
Wait until there’s a change in leadership… [138 words]

• European Azerbaijan School Azerbaijan 8/10 review 8
Letter from Francesco Banchini… [358 words]

• George Washington Academy Morocco 8/9 review 18
Unfortunately, fails to meet expectations… [238 words]

• Harrow Innovation Leadership Academy Nanning China 8/9 review 3
Discrimination & tokenism is common place… [360 words]

• GEMS American Academy Dubai UAE 8/9 review 32
An IB school in name, not in practice… [267 words]

• British School Salalah Oman 8/9 review 3
Don’t look too closely, you will not like what you see!… [899 words]

• GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 8/8 review 26
Frustrated & fed up with unreasonable workload… [73 words]

• GEMS International School Cairo Egypt 8/8 review 3
I was living & working illegally in the country… [643 words]

• Harrow International School Thailand 8/8 review 13
Now the management seems only to care about cash… [245 words]

• Reach British School UAE 8/8 review 6
It’s all show & no substance… [57 words]

• Canadian International School Lao Cai Vietnam 8/7 review 5
Politics & disrespect are so high it’s not worth the bad pay… [1,441 words]

• XCL World Academy Singapore 8/7 review 3
Staff lack agency in addressing (repeated) core issues… [135 words]

• EtonHouse International School Singapore 8/7 review 2
Little to no interest in the children’s academic education… [1,094 words]

• Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 8/4 review 12
A very positive experience for me professionally & personally… [1,878 words]

• Harrow Innovation Leadership Academy Haikou China 8/4 review 5
Someone in HQ has hit the “factory reset” button… [217 words]

• Xi’an Hanova International School China 8/4 review 12
They simply didn’t pay my final salary… [195 words]

• Harrow Innovation Leadership Academy Nanning China 8/3 review 2
Mental health & wellbeing is not a priority at all… [705 words]

• British School Costa Rica 8/3 review 10
An okay school, there’s zero desire to make it better… [642 words]

• The Aquila School UAE 8/3 review 2
Workload is very high… [9 words]

• Guangdong Country Garden School China 8/2 review 33
I think people need to give this famous school a fair chance… [184 words]

• Guangdong Country Garden School China 8/2 review 33
I think people need to give this famous school a fair chance… [184 words]

• Oberoi International School India 8/2 review 14
It’s a tough place to be… [195 words]

• Shekou International School China 8/2 review 26
Our experience as a family has been a very positive one… [1,139 words]

• Taejon Christian International Korea 8/1 review 9
I’d recommend this as a good starter school… [481 words]

• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 8/1 review 16
My experience at Cfbt was deeply troubling… [279 words]

Director & Principal Reports

• Nicole Roman-Incel 8/25 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
MEF International School Istanbul Turkey

• Jacinth Gurdon 8/24 (Principal Report 4)
Dulwich College Beijing China

• Corey Johnson 8/23 (Director Report 4)
St. Johnsbury Academy Korea

• Mark Broom 8/23 (Principal Report 6)
GEMS International School Cairo Egypt

• Patrick Glennon 8/22 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Reigate Grammar School Vietnam

• Nigel Winnard 8/22 (Director Report 9)
Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil

• Doreen Garrigan 8/22 (Principal Report 4)
Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil

• Corey Johnson 8/22 (Principal Report 4)
St. Johnsbury Academy Korea

• Richard Tapajna 8/22 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Canadian International School Lao Cai Vietnam

• David Hutson 8/21 (Principal Report 4)
Dwight School Dubai UAE

• Monica Sanchez 8/21 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Pan-American School Costa Rica

• Aristipo Rodriguez 8/18 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Xi’an Hanova International School China

• Jon Standen 8/18 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Harrow International School Thailand

• Nigel Winnard 8/17 (Director Report 8)
Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil

• Casey Faulknall 8/17 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Hong Kong International School Hong Kong

• Neil Mobsby 8/16 (Principal Report 4)
Shenzhen College of International Education China

• Nigel Winnard 8/15 (Director Report 7)
Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil

• Steffen Sommer 8/14 (Director Report 8)
Misk Schools Saudi Arabia

• Marc Bourget 8/14 (Principal Report 3)
King Mongkhut International Demonstration School Thailand

• Eron Strong 8/10 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Colegio Albania Colombia

• Daniel Hovland 8/9 (Principal Report 2)
BASIS International School Nanjing China

• Virginia Sutton 8/8 (Principal Report 2)
Misk Schools Saudi Arabia

• Franceso Banchini 8/7 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
European Azerbaijan School Azerbaijan

• Lynette English 8/7 (Principal Report 3)
Australian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia

• Nigel Winnard 8/4 (Director Report 6)
Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil

• Craig Cooper 8/4 (Principal Report 2)
Harrow Innovation Leadership Academy Haikou China

• John Slipachenko 8/3 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam

• Debra Gregory 8/1 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
San Silvestre School Peru