School for my son? - ESL Teaching

OKsaddleup · Sun 26-Jun-05, 05:23 AM

Hello to all!
I am going to be teaching English overseas as a second career. Just finished a TEFL program and will be looking for a job starting this fall, 05. My 14 year old son will be traveling with me and I will need to find a school for him to attend. Does anybody have any ideas how I find out about high schools for English-speaking students? Or should I just wait until I know where I will be teaching and hopefully the people responsible for hiring me will know?

In such a short time I have already found so much helpful information at this site!
Thank you!

Margy · Sun 26-Jun-05, 08:39 AM

Hello OKsaddleup,

Nice username by the way!

It's best to first know where you want to teach. Once you get a job, then the school you work for should be able to point you in the right direction.

I hope you can afford schooling for your son howevever. Tuition for International Schools is quite expensive.

You can always do a search in Google for "International Schools" in the region you want to teach in. That way you can start to get a feel for the costs involved.

harold h · Sun 26-Jun-05, 10:05 PM

It will be tough sending your son to an international school if you are the sole income earner. It's possible, but you wont have many savings at the end of the day.

Rachel · Wed 06-Jul-05, 09:43 AM

Hi OKsaddleup! My name is Rachel and my husband and I are also bringing our son with us when we go (he's 10). We are Canadians and we are thinking of Taiwan. Any info you get would be most helpful!

tonelir · Tue 12-Jul-05, 09:08 PM

Hello Rachel,

Checkout these links:

Taipei European School: www.taipeieuropeanschool.com
Yang Ming Shan Christian School (Taipei): www.ymscs.com
National Experimental High School: http://web.nehs.hc.edu.tw
Taipei American School: www.tas.edu.tw
Morrison Academy, Kaohsiung Campus: www.mca.org.tw/MAK/homepage.htm
Dominican International School (Taipei): www.dishs.tp.edu.tw
Kaosiung American School: www.kas.kh.edu.tw

I think the above list should get you going in the right direction. Drop them an email and they may even be able to recommend something in the area you will be.

Sun 26-Jun-05, 05:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
OKsaddleup ESL Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Nationality: Oklahoma, USA Occupation: Teacher Posts: 2	School for my son? Hello to all! I am going to be teaching English overseas as a second career. Just finished a TEFL program and will be looking for a job starting this fall, 05. My 14 year old son will be traveling with me and I will need to find a school for him to attend. Does anybody have any ideas how I find out about high schools for English-speaking students? Or should I just wait until I know where I will be teaching and hopefully the people responsible for hiring me will know? In such a short time I have already found so much helpful information at this site! Thank you!

Tue 12-Jul-05, 09:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
tonelir ESL Rookie Join Date: Jun 2005 Occupation: English Teacher Location: Posts: 16	International Schools in Taiwan Hello Rachel, Checkout these links: Taipei European School: www.taipeieuropeanschool.com Yang Ming Shan Christian School (Taipei): www.ymscs.com National Experimental High School: http://web.nehs.hc.edu.tw Taipei American School: www.tas.edu.tw Morrison Academy, Kaohsiung Campus: www.mca.org.tw/MAK/homepage.htm Dominican International School (Taipei): www.dishs.tp.edu.tw Kaosiung American School: www.kas.kh.edu.tw I think the above list should get you going in the right direction. Drop them an email and they may even be able to recommend something in the area you will be.

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Sun 26-Jun-05, 08:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Margy Senior Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Nationality: Australian Occupation: English Teacher Location: Posts: 106	Hello OKsaddleup, Nice username by the way! It's best to first know where you want to teach. Once you get a job, then the school you work for should be able to point you in the right direction. I hope you can afford schooling for your son howevever. Tuition for International Schools is quite expensive. You can always do a search in Google for "International Schools" in the region you want to teach in. That way you can start to get a feel for the costs involved.

Sun 26-Jun-05, 10:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
harold h Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Nationality: Australian Occupation: Teechaaaa Location: Posts: 61	It will be tough sending your son to an international school if you are the sole income earner. It's possible, but you wont have many savings at the end of the day.

Wed 06-Jul-05, 09:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rachel ESL Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	Hi OKsaddleup! My name is Rachel and my husband and I are also bringing our son with us when we go (he's 10). We are Canadians and we are thinking of Taiwan. Any info you get would be most helpful!

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