October Additions To ISR

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New School Reviews

• American School Torreon Mexico 10/24 review 27
The problems are wide and will take time to change… [1,025 words]

• Renaissance International School Vietnam 10/24 review 30
Image of wellbeing is promoted, but its practice feels inconsistent… [132 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 10/24 review 88
A poem for our DG, a tale of school leadership in Riyadh… [253 words]

• International School @ ParkCity Hanoi Vietnam 10/23
First time reviewed on ISR [735 words]

• Canadian International School Vietnam 10/23 review 17
Parent satisfaction over meaningful learning outcomes… [159 words]

• Bilkent Laboratory & International School Turkey 10/23 review 31
Four teachers quit in the same week that I did… [549 words]

• Tokyo YMCA International School Japan 10/22 review 4
Classrooms lacking textbooks & basic materials… [208 words]

• Sedbergh Vietnam 10/22 review 28
Already informed leadership we’ll not be staying after this year… [793 words]

• United World College Thailand 10/22 review 7
What they did made me rethink if it’s a school I want to work for… [446 words]

• Colegio Panamericano Colombia 10/21 review 9
Sadly, positives overshadowed by the failure to foster respect… [533 words]

• Singapore American School Singapore 10/21 review 15
I left because of a clear mismatch in values… [951 words]

• American School Taichung Taiwan 10/21 review 16
A hidden gem, which deserves stronger recognition… [310 words]

• BASIS International School Guangzhou China 10/20 review 19
Growth, appreciation, & collaboration are genuinely prioritized… [194 words]
• Wellington College International China 10/20 review 27
This can make the environment frustrating rather than inspiring… [355 words]

• Al Ain British Academy UAE 10/20 review 2

Has gone from bad to worse in the past year… [394 words]

• Sultan’s School Oman 10/17 review 37
I sincerely hope the school will return to its former strength… [155 words]

• Yangon International School Myanmar 10/17 review 36
Image management takes priority over genuine accountability… [310 words]

• ISG Jubail School Saudi Arabia 10/17 review 6
I was saving far more money in Asia… [333 words]

• United World College Atlantic Great Britain 10/16 review 3
The atmosphere often felt controlled rather than communal… [1,403 words]

• BASIS International & Bilingual Schools Chengdu China 10/16 review 3
I deeply regret my time here… [478 words]

• ACS International Schools – Egham Great Britain 10/16 review 5
I have little faith that this is going to be managed well… [288 words]

• Brighton College Al Ain UAE 10/15 review 14
They seem to have completely given up the battle… [320 words]

• Sultan’s School Oman 10/15 review 36
Promises are replaced by gaslighting rather than genuine action… [162 words]

• Jeddah Knowledge International School Saudi Arabia 10/15 review 36
This two months already killed my spirit for teaching… [183 words]

• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 10/15 review 48
People feel unheard & undervalued… [149 words]

• Canadian International School Bangalore India 10/14 review 25
I’d like to echo concerns expressed by many of my colleagues… [1,049 words]

• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 10/14 review 87
A story I need to tell, not for catharsis, but as a warning… [769 words]

• San Silvestre School Peru 10/14 review 5
Everything has changed over the past three years… [384 words]

• Korea International School Jeju Campus Korea 10/14 review 26
Why is it acceptable to arbitrarily change requirements?… [1,986 words]

• Harrow International School Appi Japan 10/13 review 5
The workload is intense. Six days a week is the standard… [1,057 words]

• Newton College Peru 10/13 review 9
It seemed idyllic… almost too good to be true… [1,301 words]

• Qingdao #1 International School Shandong China 10/13 review 19
It’s very sad what a once decent school has turned into… [249 words]

• Bromsgrove International School Thailand 10/13 review 39
The focus is on optics, not learning… [316 words]

• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 10/10 review 47
The staffroom’s unofficial motto? Survive till Thursday… [87 words]

• Brighton College Al Ain UAE 10/10 review 13
There was an audible gasp of incredulity… [366 words]

• Busan Foreign School Korea 10/9 review 21
You can survive here if you keep your head down… [514 words]

• The Perse School Singapore 10/9 review 3
The overall atmosphere feels tense & disorganized… [390 words]

• Shanghai Community International School China 10/8 review 57
It needs to start investing in teachers again… [385 words]

• Canadian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia 10/8 review 18
Teachers are stretched thin. Expectations are sky-high… [917 words]

• True North International School Vietnam 10/8 review 3
Come for the experience & PD, not for the savings… [876 words]

• Concordian International School Thailand 10/7 review 22
This makes it a difficult & unsatisfying place to work… [476 words]

• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 10/7 review 46
Let us uphold our high standards, rather than compromise them… [159 words]

• Oxbridge International School Uzbekistan 10/7 review 11
This is definitely not a professional environment… [711 words]

• Australian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia 10/6 review 23
Staff who refused to sign were escorted out of the school… [205 words]

• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 10/6 review 45
Not the supportive school that’s being sold to parents… [185 words]

• Australian International School Singapore 10/6 review 9
How important it is to feel valued in your job… [780 words]

• Swiss International Scientific School Dubai UAE 10/3 review 14
I write this not to be negative, but to help others… [752 words]

• Australian International School Vietnam 10/3 review 5
Troubling pattern of favouritism & political games… [685 words]

• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 10/3 review 44
Educational quality is sacrificed for appearances… [223 words]

• Al Bayan International School Kuwait 10/2 review 23
This environment is draining… [544 words]

• Concordia International School Shanghai China 10/2 review 21
Keep your head down & be careful who you trust… [581 words]

• Wellington College International China 10/2 review 26
Too many decision-makers but no clear direction… [516 words]

• American School Torreon Mexico 10/2 review 26
Honestly, I would go somewhere else in Mexico… [566 words]

• British International School Tunis Tunisia 10/2 review 18
This school is not heading in an upwards trajectory… [418 words]

• Korea International School Jeju Campus Korea 10/1 review 25
Many questionable changes in recent years… [652 words]

• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 10/1 review 42
Would not recommend it to someone I care about… [105 words]

• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 10/1 review 43
This decision indicates a catastrophic failure of due diligence… [126 words]

• International College Lebanon 10/1 review 5
Now that they’re settled, those red flags are no longer theoretical… [352 words]

• Nord Anglia School Beijing China 10/1 review 13
Teachers who question this are bullied or silenced… [398 words]

Director & Principal Reports

• Michael Elston 10/24 (Principal Report 2)
ACS Doha International School Qatar

• Connie Kim 10/24 (Principal Report 3)
American School Bangkok Thailand

• Junlah Madalinski 10/23 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Schutz American School Egypt

• Kelly Konicki 10/21 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
American School Taichung Taiwan

• Phil Treacher 10/21 (Principal Report 3)
Braeburn Dar es Salaam Tanzania

• Simon Mills 10/20 (Director Report 3)
Haileybury Almaty Kazakhstan

• Robert Tomalin 10/20 (Principal Report 5)
Oeiras International School Portugal

• Timothy Boulton 10/17 (Principal Report 8)
Westview International School Cambodia

• Mahdy Tabbara 10/17 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Riffa Views International School Bahrain

• Michael Donaldson 10/17 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Riffa Views International School Bahrain

• Mark Wilson 10/16 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
ACS International Schools – Egham Great Britain

• Laurie Corso 10/14 (Principal Report 8)
American School Asuncion Paraguay

• William Kralovec 10/13 (Director Report 4)
Tashkent International School Uzbekistan

• Oliver Bromley-Hall 10/10 (Principal Report 2)
Brighton College Al Ain UAE

• Renee Rehfeldt 10/10 (Principal Report 6)

Boston International School Wuxi China

• Lynne Oldfield 10/9 (Principal Report 6)
The Perse School Singapore

• Luke Roberts 10/9 (Principal Report 3)
Xi’an Hanova International School China

• Jon Standen 10/8 (Director Report 2)
Australian International School Vietnam

• Leah Dushenski 10/7 (Director Report 2)
Canadian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia

• Timothy Boulton 10/7 (Principal Report 7)
Westview International School Cambodia

• Chris Schuster 10/6 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
International School Brussels Belgium

• Mark Sylte 10/6 (Director Report 4)
BASIS International & Bilingual Schools Chengdu China

• Carl Brenneman 10/3 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Busan Foreign School Korea

• Karyn Walton 10/2 (Principal Report 4)
British International School Tunis Tunisia

• Benjamin Green 10/2 (Director Report 5)
Sri KDU International School Malaysia

• Najoud Alharthi 10/2 (Director Report 2)
Riyadh Schools Saudi Arabia

• Scott Zhang 10/1 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Nord Anglia School Beijing China

• Adrian Macaulay 10/1 (Director Report 4)
Nord Anglia School Beijing China