February Additions To ISR

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New School Reviews

• Avalon International School Hungary 2/29
First time reviewed on ISR [247 words]

• Kellett School Hong Kong 2/29
First time reviewed on ISR [212 words]

• International School Brunei Darussalam 2/28 review 29
Great place to work & now I’ve left I miss the kids & staff… [312 words]

• Him Lam International School Vietnam 2/27 review 3
Operates more akin to a factory than an educational institution… [370 words]

• Mandalika Intercultural School Indonesia 2/26 review 2
I post a review now due to the recent review… [218 words]

• GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 2/26 review 32
Reviews are an accurate reflection of the place… [49 words]

• St. Johnsbury Academy Korea 2/23 review 18
Relatively new & still developing who it wants to be… [313 words]

• Vision International School Qatar 2/23 review 31
I entered the school with high hopes but left disillusioned… [416 words]

• Enka Schools Turkey 2/23 review 30
A textbook example of how not to run an educational institution… [864 words]

• Mandalika Intercultural School Indonesia 2/22
First time reviewed on ISR [137 words]

• American International School Kuwait 2/22 review 82
Everyone is dispensable at AIS… [206 words]

• American International School Kuwait 2/22 review 83
There is a lot of workload… [219 words]

• Ayeyarwaddy International School Myanmar 2/21 review 37
5 members of staff have left AIS in the last 3 weeks… [319 words]

• American International School Vietnam 2/21 review 57
This institution operates on a foundation of lies… [172 words]

• John F. Kennedy International School Switzerland 2/21 review 3
The school motto should be changed to ‘Small School, Small Heart’… [395 words]

• Seoul International School Korea 2/20 review 62
There is no hidden treasure to be found here… [4,766 words]

• Modern Knowledge School Bahrain 2/20 review 14
Walking into work you feel the life & energy sucked out of you… [620 words]

• Mont’ Kiara International School Malaysia 2/19 review 27
Shows no kindness or compassion for its staff… [374 words]

• Mont’ Kiara International School Malaysia 2/19 review 28
Need to drastically improve their present package… [410 words]

• Taipei European School Taiwan 2/19 review 26
Major change does not have good staff buy in… [1,047 words]

• Shanghai Concord Bilingual School China 2/16 review 7
Now that it’s been open 5+ years, it’s settling in its ethos & pace… [638 words]

• International School Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2/16 review 34
The studio model so many of us came for doesn’t exist anymore… [293 words]

• International School Brunei 2/16 review 28
Yes, it has it’s problems but at it’s heart is a really nice school… [325 words]

• Cranleigh Abu Dhabi UAE 2/16 review 9
Reviews have lifted the rock that is Cranleigh, exposing its underbelly… [377 words]

• The Casco School Panama 2/15
First time reviewed on ISR [134 words]

• Boka School International Montenegro 2/15
First time reviewed on ISR [460 words]

• United Lisbon International School Portugal 2/15 review 4
Think very carefully before you decide to join this school… [975 words]

• BASIS International School Park Lane Harbour China 2/15 review 18
I was being used as a pawn for a gruesome power struggle… [1,194 words]

• Dulwich College Beijing China 2/14 review 21
I just needed a better environment to learn from… [383 words]

• Westminster International School Uzbekistan 2/14 review 16
You need to be able to lower your professional standards… [373 words]

• Colegio Atid Mexico City Mexico 2/14 review 5
Here’s the 13 reasons I gave to HR for why I had to leave… [563 words]

• Cambridge School Bucharest Romania 2/13 review 10
There are 11 vacancies being advertised at this school… [75 words]

• Oxbridge International School Uzbekistan 2/13 review 10
Toxicity festers within these walls… [445 words]

• Harrow International School Thailand 2/12 review 18
There’s a real sense that we’re on the right trajectory… [134 words]

• East West International School Cambodia 2/12 review 3
Things are going downhill… [580 words]

• Stamford American School Hong Kong 2/9
First time reviewed on ISR [672 words]

• Brighton College Singapore 2/9
First time reviewed on ISR [111 words]

• St Lawrence College Greece 2/9
First time reviewed on ISR [685 words]

• American International School Egypt – West Campus 2/9 review 24
Not a great place to be… [103 words]

• American School Milan Italy 2/8 review 15
A review about a non-profit school that’s really fantastic… [867 words]

• American International School Abu Dhabi UAE 2/8 review 56
This is not an easy review for me to write… [522 words]

• Enka Schools Turkey 2/8 review 28
The money’s good but it doesn’t stretch very far anymore… [387 words]

• Enka Schools Turkey 2/8 review 29
Speak to the previous holder of the position you’re considering… [611 words]

• Fukuoka International School Japan 2/7 review 9
A quiet, safe place to live & work in Japan… [139 words]

• Overseas Family School Singapore 2/7 review 26
I cannot wait to get out of here… [166 words]

• Brighton College Al Ain UAE 2/7 review 11
BCAA has the potential to be so much better… [320 words]

• American School Marrakesh Morocco 2/7 review 21
A scrappy desert school trying to solidify itself a real IB school… [470 words]

• American International School Abu Dhabi UAE 2/6 review 55
The school has to hire 53 new people for next year… [717 words]

• Raha International School UAE 2/6 review 15
Good luck to those who remain… [732 words]

• American School Vietnam 2/6 review 29
Overall, an experience I wish I’d skipped… [181 words]

• International School Dakar Senegal 2/5 review 17
I’m glad people are speaking up & hope real change can be made… [455 words]

• Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam 2/5 review 4
I’m writing this review to share my disappointment & frustration… [378 words]

• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 2/5 review 33
I can’t wait until my contract ends so I can leave this place… [336 words]

• GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 2/2 review 31
What a week? Threatening staff to trying to fool government inspectors… [190 words]

• Seoul International School Korea 2/2 review 61
Has been under investigation & quite honestly they SHOULD be… [253 words]

• Edison International Academy Qatar 2/2 review 20
The huge cracks can be seen by anyone there… [166 words]

• International School Penang (Uplands) Malaysia 2/2 review 22
It’s not a big-city type of place… [637 words]

• ProEd Global School Indonesia 2/1
First time reviewed on ISR [157 words]

• Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China 2/1
First time reviewed on ISR [1,119 words]

• American International School Kuwait 2/1 review 81
Limited growth opportunities for non-American or British staff… [448 words]

• American International School Abu Dhabi UAE 2/1 review 54
Another 31st of the month has passed & again, staff haven’t been paid… [245 words]

Director & Principal Reports

• Colin Brown 2/29 (Director Report 17)
American School Taichung Taiwan

• Nicholas Forde 2/29 (Principal Report 3)
Independent Schools Foundation Academy Hong Kong

• Richard Reilly 2/28 (Director Report 2)
American School Antananarivo Madagascar

• Matthew Aston 2/28 (Principal Report 21)
Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia

• Petchuda Kesprayura 2/27 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Amnuay Silpa Bilingual School Bangkok Thailand

• Keryn Dowling 2/27 (Principal Report 5)
International School Luxembourg

• Richard Quantrill 2/26 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Newton College Peru

• Phil Treacher 2/26 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Braeburn Dar es Salaam Tanzania

• Jacinth Gurdon 2/23 (Principal Report 7)
Dulwich College Beijing China

• Luis Ramirez 2/23 (Principal Report 3)
American International School Bolivia

• Tobin Wait 2/22 (Director Report 2)
American International School Kuwait

• Keryn Dowling 2/21 (Principal Report 4)
International School Luxembourg

• Mark Broom 2/20 (Principal Report 9)
GEMS International School Cairo Egypt

• Ves Ivanov 2/19 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
7Hills International School Uganda

• Mike Bailey 2/19 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
The American School Kinshasa Dem Rep Congo

• Chris Llewellyn 2/16 (Principal Report 2)
Canadian International School Abu Dhabi UAE

• Aubrey Curran 2/14 (Director Report 7)
Yoyogi International School Japan

• Irina Vlasyants 2/13 (Director Report 4)
Miras International School Almaty Kazakhstan

• Nicole Incel 2/13 (Principal Report 6)
MEF International School Istanbul Turkey

• Robert Cody 2/12 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Mont’ Kiara International School Malaysia

• Kevin Ritchlin 2/12 (Principal Report 4)
Mont’ Kiara International School Malaysia

• Matthew Aston 2/5 (Principal Report 20)
Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia

• Matthew Aston 2/2 (Principal Report 19)
Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia

• Simon Porter 2/1 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China

• LinLin Yang 2/1 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China

• Catherine Nicol 2/1 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
St. Joseph’s Institution International Singapore