http://www.tes.co.uk/jobs/
http://community.tes.co.uk/forums/64.aspx

Given your insight, I have to assume you used to work there.

It is a Manitoba curriculum school in 6th of October. Nobody's heard of it because they pretty much only take Canadian teachers, so it is of little interest to the majority of international teachers.

A lot of the Canadian schools don't get mentioned for the same reason, because you have to Canadian qualified. Certainly not tier 1, but possibly not a terrible place to work.

I don't know anything about it, but I did apply a couple of weeks ago. I haven't heard anything. I'm wondering if I ever will.

"What makes the difference between teaching in a public school back home and internationally is the students for me. They are simply, brighter, more resourceful, and motivated. We dont have anything like the behavioral problems youd find back in the states"

That isn't true for all international students. There are places in the world where behaviour is equal to or worse than back home.

We're currently in a school with 99.9% local kids, which is fine from a teaching perspective, but we have a six year old (and another one on the way) and would like to move her into a more mixed community in the future. Which schools cater to expats or a mix of expats and locals?

I'm not too concerned about tier 1 or tier 2, we're just looking for a mix of nationalities. Countries we have in mind are Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei.

Thanks in advance.

[quote="heyteach"]I think you need to go with your gut. Otherwise, once you're saddled with a spouse, kids, mortgage, it will be just that much harder to do this, and you'll always wonder what your life may have been like. This is how mid-life crises get started.[/quote]

That depends on your current situation at home. There are many families that just can't make ends meet. It's easier for families in this situation to make the decision........nothing to loose. That's where we were. We are, effectively, economic refugees.

I am relatively new to international teaching, but have spent a lot of time away from my home country.

1. If you could go back in time, would you teach internationally or stay
at home?

Teach internationally. When I go home and talk to people who have never lived anywhere else, I realise how closed minded they are and how much of their mind view is formed by misinformation in the media. Living overseas is an enriching, wonderful, frustating, depressing, enlightening experience. The usual array of feelings you have at home is heightened when living overseas. It is a rollercoaster, thrilling, but sometimes the car comes off the tracks. Maximum highs and maximum lows.

2. Are you financially better off teaching internationally?

We couldn't make a living at home. Financially we were going backwards for four years. Now we save US$30,000 a year. Overseas wins financially.

3. Has it been easy to make friends or has it been lonely away from home?

We're a family surrounded by singles, so yes, this has been a bit of a problem. We really need to work harder on making friends.

4. What have been your favorite countries/schools?

I enjoyed Taiwan (as an ESL teacher). We lived in China and Japan before that and Taiwan was a nice balance between the two.

5. What are the best things about teaching internationally? What are the worst?

Not having my daughter's grandparents around (although all have visited this year) is a downside. The students in my school are a bit of a nightmare. Don't think that being in a private school means well-behaved students (not in this part of the world, anyway).

Positives - Being able to go on nice holidays three times a year and not having to struggle financially. Being able to spend quality time in our home country.

[quote="PsyGuy"]Not true at all. If the school mentioned by the OP (or ANY school in Egypt) was paying 18500£ a month I would ENTHUSIASTICALLY apply, interview and accept any position they offered me.

I dont even need to be that obtuse about it, Id do if for $250K a year. Once ANY school starts hitting the quarter of a million (USD) threshold, my disposition/attitude towards a school and region becomes VERY amendable towards the positive.

I'd even teach home economics were the yearly menu alternated between dishes containing "puppies" and/or "kittens".[/quote]

I assume most of us would work at a school that pays $250,000 a year, but that isn't what was asked, so it's a bit of a moot point.

I have no idea about Bahrain, but if PsyGuy wants to be helpfull he'll post the costs list from SA, like he did for Cairo.

You think, we know. Therein lies the difference.

Too late to dig yourself out, PsyGuy, The op was looking for advice and you gave bad information. You often give out great advice, but sometimes you overstretch yourself. This is one such occasion.

What Guru said. A lot of flats in Maadi look dated.

Flats off 9 Road seem to be better. That's where most of the quiter tree lined streets are.

Single teachers who have been here three years (so are on about $3000 or $4000 more than me) report savings of $24,000 minus costs of any vacations (which is variable of course).

Utilities cost a max of $60 a month including satellite TV and internet. A minimal amount. My cell phone costs me about $8 a month.

We live in a nice 3 bed apartment overlooking landscaped gardens.

We order out three or four times a week and go out most weekends. We will have been on vacation three times this school year come spring break.

Anyway you look at it, it's a good place to save.

As mentioned it's not the best salary in Egypt, but you realise, when speaking to teachers from other schools, that we are doing quite nicely.

Actually we are four people (two kids), living quite well on one salary and sending home the other. We don't skimp in any way.

I have been offered jobs here in other schools, but I would have taken a massive pay cut. One reasonably well known school was offering 14,000 UK Pounds, the other was offering US$23,000. I know another well known Brit school pays about 15,000 UK Pounds. Yes, a few schools pay much more, but most don't.

US$29,500 is a decent net salary. You could do far worse.

PsyGuy, you need to check your math.