City: Changzhou
Changzhou International School is situated in the highly developed Changjiang (Yangtze) Delta not far from Shanghai. A modern boarding school, offering classes in both Chinese and English, the establishment provides classes from primary school to senior high school levels. The school now has 80 classes and a total of nearly 1,500 students. These include almost 300 foreign students from a diverse range of countries, such as the United States, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Jordan, and Pakistan. With its buildings and grounds covering a total area of 190 mu (one mu is roughly equivalent to 1/15 of a hectare) and with assets totaling 250 million yuan, the school is well equipped to provide an excellent education environment.
Comprehensive school facilities include an art center, reading center, information center, and a science center. Modern sports facilities include: An indoor stadium with a 200-meter-long racetrack, a track and field sports ground with a 400-meter-long racetrack, a swimming pool, skating rink, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and tennis courts.
In addition, the school has recently become Cambridge accredited and offers students the opportunity to study for ICGSE, AS and A level exams. Opportunities for teachers exist in teaching these classes and in classes designed to improve students' English to the level required for these classes, as well as in the primary school. In both sections, a number of subjects are offered including maths, science, humanities, French, business studies and English.
The school continues to get excellent results and the roll grows every year. You will have the opportunity to work as part of a professional and highly motivated teaching team.
This job is a great opportunity to live in a different culture, learn a language and travel all over Asia at the same time as working as part of a team of professional and motivated teachers. Changzhou is on the train line close to Shanghai, Nanjing and Suzhou; with fast trains going to more distant destinations. T here are ample opportunities to travel in China and throughout Asia during holidays and weekends.
