New School Reviews
• Miras International School Almaty Kazakhstan 10/31 review 26
It’s trying to be all things to all people… [143 words]
• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 10/31 review 5
My advice is keep quiet & get out as soon as you can… [133 words]
• Yangon International School Myanmar 10/31 review 24
A cautionary tale—a warning to educators & parents alike… [495 words]
• Dubai Schools Al Barsha UAE 10/30 review 10
It’s very much same sh**, different day… [537 words]
• BASIS International School Park Lane Harbour China 10/30 review 17
3 Heads of School in 3 years while I worked there… [1,697 words]
• International School Dongguan China 10/27 review 9
Illegally broke my contract & fired me… [379 words]
• Doha British School Qatar 10/27 review 12
I expect this will result in many leaving this year… [261 words]
• Chadwick International Korea 10/27 review 15
Sadly, there is a lot wrong with this school… [521 words]
• San Juan del Sur Day School Nicaragua 10/26
First time reviewed on ISR [263 words]
• Trinity International School Bangkok Thailand 10/26
First time reviewed on ISR [410 words]
• St. Mary’s International School Vietnam 10/26
First time reviewed on ISR [966 words]
• Kumamoto International School Japan 10/26
First time reviewed on ISR [494 words]
• Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam 10/25 review 3
I must be teaching roughly 120-140 classes a month… [245 words]
• School of Research Science UAE 10/25 review 6
Every move you make they’ll be watching you… [538 words]
• PACE British School UAE 10/25 review 2
The classrooms are small & cramped… [310 words]
• Raha International School UAE 10/25 review 11
Their once-sterling reputation is at risk… [626 words]
• New Cairo British International School Egypt 10/25 review 70
Daily unnecessary stress as plans are changed & mismanaged… [194 words]
• International School Sacred Heart Japan 10/24 review 8
Not strenuous, but don’t expect much opportunity for growth… [396 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 10/24 review 33
In present form, it’s a cancer on the teaching profession… [457 words]
• Dhirubhai Ambani International School India 10/24 review 7
Is NOT an int’l school by any standard… [924 words]
• Enka Schools Turkey 10/24 review 21
A good package, but how long it’ll last is anyone’s guess… [232 words]
• Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 10/24 review 15
I would not recommend this EARJ to anyone… [415 words]
• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 10/23 review 26
Anyone who voices an opinion finds themselves out in the cold… [176 words]
• Uptown International School Egypt 10/23 review 3
Several overseas hires have left before their contracts expired… [305 words]
• Pan American School Porto Alegre Brazil 10/23 review 5
Short-term solutions, not sustainability… [442 words]
• Swiss International School Qatar 10/20 review 7
There is no good from working here… [388 words]
• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 10/20 review 4
A business pretending to deliver education… [213 words]
• Dar Essalam American School Morocco 10/20 review 4
I’ve never written an ISR review before… [761 words]
• Canadian International School Vietnam 10/19 review 14
Has its pros & cons but overall I’m very happy… [538 words]
• Invento The Uzbek International School Uzbekistan 10/19 review 4
Has good facilities but poor leadership… [129 words]
• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 10/18 review 3
Another cash cow business masquerading as a school… [109 words]
• Al Sahwa Schools Oman 10/18 review 50
It used to be a fun place to work… [1,752 words]
• Cambridge International School Slovakia 10/18 review 3
Want to get away with the bare minimum?… [376 words]
• Harrow International School Thailand 10/17 review 17
The school community feels completely different now… [131 words]
• British School Bucharest Romania 10/17 review 14
Wish I’d subscribed to ISR before committing to attend… [3,117 words]
• American International School Vietnam 10/16 review 51
Everything said in previous reviews about pay is true… [1,062 words]
• British School Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 10/16 review 12
The institution places a strong emphasis on profitability… [490 words]
• Tsukuba International School Japan 10/13 review 18
TIS is the easiest way to land a job in Japan… [410 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 10/13 review 32
I wish my experiences aligned with the vision I was sold… [189 words]
• Colegio Internacional de Carabobo Venezuela 10/13 review 14
Have deteriorated almost beyond recognition… [279 words]
• United Lisbon International School Portugal 10/13 review 3
A true international (IBDP) school… [521 words]
• The Arbor School UAE 10/12
First time reviewed on ISR [489 words]
• International Bilingual School Hsinchu Taiwan 10/12 review 10
Constant changing of the school admin… [240 words]
• International Learning Group School Kosovo 10/12 review 6
You’ll get ample IB training here… [172 words]
• United School Tokyo Japan 10/12 review 9
Gaslighting is the main theme of the admin… [564 words]
• American School Taichung Taiwan 10/12 review 10
A very small Taiwanese private school… [331 words]
• Leysin American School Switzerland 10/12 review 15
If you can give up privacy & a personal life, you’ll be fine… [333 words]
• Advanced Learning Schools Saudi Arabia 10/12 review 6
Glad I took the negative reviews with a grain of salt… [170 words]
• Yew Chung International School Hong Kong 10/12 review 6
Not in any way at all an int’l school… [650 words]
• Udon Thani International School Thailand 10/11 review 8
There is ZERO fair & equitable treatment… [508 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 10/11 review 31
Be transported back to an era before modern pedagogies… [377 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 10/11 review 30
My experience has been quite disappointing… [340 words]
• King Henry VIII College Malaysia 10/11 review 7
Year after year, things were getting worse, not better… [300 words]
• American International School Jeddah Saudi Arabia 10/11 review 70
Come for a quick buck & then leave… [203 words]
• Albanian College Tirana Albania 10/11 review 29
The friendliness & feigned interest ends upon arrival… [302 words]
• United Lisbon International School Portugal 10/11 review 2
I resigned three weeks into the school year… [182 words]
• KIS International School Thailand 10/11 review 10
I was quite surprised by the tone of the last post… [276 words]
• The Overseas School Colombo Sri Lanka 10/11 review 9
Sri Lanka is a great place to live & work… [72 words]
• Harrow International School Shenzhen Qianhai China 10/10 review 22
Managers with little int’l experience… [493 words]
• School of the Nations Macau 10/10 review 8
The cost of working here isn’t worth it in my book… [1,125 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabi 10/10 review 29
Newly arrived teachers & senior leaders gone in term 1… [976 words]
• American International School Vietnam 10/10 review 50
We still have not been paid our salaries… [66 words]
• Canadian International School Vietnam 10/10 review 13
I have had a very good experience here… [248 words]
• KIS International School Thailand 10/9 review 9
Sucks the joy out of teaching & living in Thailand… [460 words]
• EtonHouse International School Orchard Singapore 10/9 review 2
Decisions are made erratically… [768 words]
• International School Port of Spain Trinidad 10/9 review 7
With better admin, it has potential to be excellent… [339 words]
• International School Panama 10/9 review 22
My kids are no longer happy at this school… [215 words]
• Changchun American International School China 10/6 review 20
The word that I would use to describe this school is, bizarre!… [838 words]
• American School Asuncion Paraguay 10/6 review 14
Academics are not the number one priority – sports are… [489 words]
• American International School Kuwait 10/6 review 77
All in all, a big disappointment… [54 words]
• Escola Americana de Recife Brazil 10/5
First time reviewed on ISR [911 words]
• Harrow International School Thailand 10/5 review 16
The package is very good for Bangkok… [58 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 10/5 review 28
I wanted to offer a somewhat more positive opinion… [559 words]
• Sandford International School Ethiopia 10/5 review 9
It’s always a shame to see schools decline… [314 words]
• Xi’an Hanova International School China 10/4 review 14
I’d like to highlight the key concerns that I have… [295 words]
• North London Collegiate School Korea 10/4 review 14
Learn from other peoples’ mistakes, look elsewhere… [889 words]
• The Overseas School Colombo Sri Lanka 10/4 review 8
A great community-based school… [56 words]
• British School Kathmandu Nepal 10/3 review 17
You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the quality of school & life… [355 words]
• Berkeley International School Bangkok Thailand 10/3 review 26
A deeply frustrating & demoralizing experience… [657 words]
• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 10/2 review 25
Ongoing changes have been dramatic & not for the good… [466 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 10/2 review 27
The school is now in a state of crisis… [292 words]
