April Additions To ISR

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New School Reviews

• Panaga School Brunei Darussalam 4/19 review 26
A good place to bring up a young family… [394 words]

• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 4/19 review 9
Will I come back after the summer break? No… [49 words]

• Valley Forge Academy Qatar 4/19 review 3
If you’re struggling to find a job elsewhere, fine… [503 words]

• British Academy School Marrakech Morocco 4/18
First time reviewed on ISR [1,779 words]

• British International School Cairo Egypt 4/18 review 27
Life is good but tough here… [613 words]

• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 4/18 review 20
BISR likes to pride itself on being top tier. It’s OK, at best… [817 words]

• Trinity International School Bangkok Thailand 4/17 review 2
An appalling lack of awareness on the subject of health & safety… [185 words]

• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 4/17 review 35
The package I was promised was reduced when I got here… [116 words]

• Westminster International School Uzbekistan 4/17 review 17
A bit of a ‘fixer-upper’ but there’s signs to be optimistic about it… [1,018 words]

• Sherborne Qatar 4/16 review 21
It’s been the worst decision of my life to join this school… [390 words]

• Sherborne Qatar 4/16 review 22
Working at this school has become a harrowing experience… [263 words]

• ABC International Vietnam 4/16 review 8
This review stems from profound disappointment & revulsion… [399 words]

• Xi’an Liangjiatan International School China 4/15 review 3
Just come in, put your head down, do your job, then go home… [251 words]

• GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 4/15 review 38
There is no respect for a life outside of work… [152 words]

• Osaka YMCA International School Japan 4/15 review 7
Flexibility & a stress-free environment… [465 words]

• Jakarta Intercultural School Indonesia 4/12 review 24
Strongly committed to its current boss & worker bee environment… [1,024 words]

• ACS Doha International School Qatar 4/12 review 10
No one knows what it is about to happen… [279 words]

• ACS Doha International School Qatar 4/12 review 11
I can’t say that it has a good working atmosphere for new teachers… [695 words]

• ISA Tianhe International School China 4/12 review 17
There’s a noticeable absence of an appraisal process… [210 words]

• South Island School Hong Kong 4/11
First time reviewed on ISR [214 words]

• Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China 4/11 review 5
If you’re expecting a holiday atmosphere, you’ll be sorely disappointed… [859 words]

• International School Luxembourg 4/11 review 12
Prioritizes its image over addressing systemic issues… [322 words]

• American School Vietnam 4/11 review 30
The only way to improve faculty optimism is to listen to staff… [200 words]

• ISA Tianhe International School China 4/10 review 16
I found the children & parents to be really wonderful… [177 words]

• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 4/10 review 34
Weird & horrible place to work… [75 words]

• Aldar Academies UAE 4/10 review 13
Inadequate work-life balance… [280 words]

• Korea International School Korea 4/10 review 29
An ok place that is on a downward trend… [332 words]

• Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China 4/9 review 4
Don’t make the mistake many have made… [448 words]

• Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam 4/9 review 5
This is our third principal in less than two years… [116 words]

• Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam 4/9 review 6
My schedule is insane, I teach 32 periods a week… [119 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 4/9 review 44
HR department is not acting in our best interests… [385 words]

• International School Myanmar 4/8 review 43
Things are changing… for the worse… [694 words]

• Robert College Istanbul Turkey 4/8 review 13
A shadow of its former self… [363 words]

• Xi’an Liangjiatan International School China 4/8 review 2
I wouldn’t recommend any secondary teacher to teach at this school… [526 words]

• ACS Doha International School Qatar 4/8 review 9
I decided it’s time for my child to move to a different school… [372 words]

• American International School Abu Dhabi UAE 4/5 review 57
You can change a lot of things, but don’t mess with my paycheck… [290 words]

• Qatar Academy Doha 4/5 review 31
The school is recovering from utter chaos… [119 words]

• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 4/5 review 8
Poor decisions leading to lots of time wasted… [108 words]

• Britannia International School China 4/5 review 4
While I was there, things were changing for the worse… [556 words]

• Xiamen International School China 4/4 review 11
Suffers from poor management & leadership… [258 words]

• Sherborne Qatar 4/4 review 20
This school has undergone significant change over the past few years… [260 words]

• Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China 4/4 review 3
Teachers are exhausted & there is no stability… [587 words]

• Al Sahwa Schools Oman 4/4 review 53
I’d rather change professions than set foot inside this school… [831 words]

• Wycombe Abbey International School China 4/3 review 57
Lack of focus on education make it unfulfilling… [386 words]

• Canadian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia 4/3 review 15
Phnom Penh is a decent place to live… [971 words]

• Pacific American School Taiwan 4/3 review 19
Please think twice before giving up other opportunities… [138 words]

• ACS Doha International School Qatar 4/3 review 8
The mood of the staff is completely deflated… [1,050 words]

• Haileybury Astana Kazakhstan 4/3 review 19
Teachers & students succeed despite the management “team”… [271 words]

• BASIS International School Bangkok Thailand 4/2 review 2
HOS changed three times within my three years here… [65 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 4/2 review 42
Has Misk Schools Lost Its Identity?… [521 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 4/2 review 43
Negatively impacted by high staff turnover… [181 words]

• International School Hamburg Germany 4/2 review 10
This school has been through a lot but it is changing… [210 words]

• Invento The Uzbek International School Uzbekistan 4/1 review 5
Only good for its salary, how much do your values cost?!… [151 words]

• Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt Peru 4/1 review 15
The academics are very lackluster… [668 words]

• Sherborne Qatar 4/1 review 19
Feels more like daycare for overprivileged children… [629 words]

Director & Principal Reports

• Andrew Powell 4/19 (Principal Report 5)
Cebu International School Philippines

• Shuja Uddin 4/18 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Al Maha Academy for Boys Qatar

• Matthew Aston 4/18 (Principal Report 25)
Haileybury Almaty Kazakhstan

• Michael Roberts 4/17 (Principal Report 10)
American School Doha Qatar

• Raija Perttunen 4/17 (Principal Report 2)
Dar Essalam American School Morocco

• Keryn Dowling 4/16 (Principal Report 11)
International School Luxembourg

• Kevin Haggith 4/15 (Director Report 2)
Yoyogi International School Japan

• Beth Jones 4/12 (Principal Report 2)
ISA Tianhe International School China

• Mari Simpson 4/11 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Keera-Pat International School Thailand

• Jason Taylor 4/11 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
International School Paris France

• Liz Cho 4/10 (Principal Report 4)
Korea International School Korea

• Steve Winkelman 4/10 (Director Report 2)
Concordia International School Shanghai China

• Russell Popeta 4/9 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China

• John Slipachenko 4/9 (Director Report 4)
Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam

• Steffen Sommer 4/9 (Director Report 12)
Misk Schools Saudi Arabia

• Kelvin Hornsby 4/8 (Director Report 3)
GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE

• George Palmer 4/5 (Director Report 8)
British School Caracas Venezuela

• Arnetta Young 4/5 (Principal Report 3)
Carol Morgan School Dominican Republic

• Chandra McGowan 4/2 (Director Report 3)
American International School Vietnam

• Kevin Ritchlin 4/2 (Principal Report 6)
Mont’ Kiara International School Malaysia

• Lee Chalkly 4/1 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam

• Matthew Bartlett 4/1 (Director Report 3)
Brighton College Vietnam