G5 Geography with HS Human Geography
BASIS International School Guangzhou
Location: Guangzhou, China
Region: Far East and South East Asia
Start Date: August 2024
School Curriculum: Schools own / AP
Age of Students: from 3 - 18yrs
Number of Students: approx. 1200
The BASIS Group
Since opening its first school in China in 2015, the BASIS group has remained committed to raising the bar in international education. They combine teaching freedom with academic rigour to produce outstanding outcomes for their students. Teachers get to share their passion for their subject with their students, and students love learning! Teaching in China with this school group offers many unique benefits and opportunities. Teachers enjoy excellent facilities and resources, a higher standard of living with perks such as paid housing, and the opportunity to explore and continue their own learning as part of a new culture and geographic area. This groups network of schools in China is rapidly growing offering excellent opportunity for growth, promotion and development. Currently the group has 5 international schools open in China, with ambitious expansion plans over the next few years.
BASIS Guangzhou
The BASIS Guangzhou campus is the second school in the group and opened in August 2017. With almost 400 students in Kindergarten - grade 9 attended the first year, and the school will expand each year until it reaches its capacity of 1,200 students in Pre-Kindergarten - grade 12. It is also the first school within the group to offer a weekday boarding program. The school has enjoyed many academic successes in its first two years, including the Economics team's 1st place finish in the global round of the National Economic Challenge. The school offers spacious classrooms, sports facilities for soccer, basketball, and track activities, indoor play area, library, Apple computer lab, theatre, cafeteria, and boarding facilities for more than 450 students.
Living and Working in Guangzhou
Set in a suburb of Guangzhou, the campus offers a friendly atmosphere just outside one of China's largest cities, with easy access to numerous restaurants, shopping complexes, as well as historic sites in the greater Guangzhou area. Known as a very green city, Guangzhou has been voted one of the most live-able in China. It is close enough to Hong Kong and Macau for wonderful weekends away and has its own large expatriate community with all of the activities to match the typical expat lifestyle.
Requirements
- Fully qualified with a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience
- Demonstrate strong communication skills in teaching ideas, texts, and concepts with precision and confidence.
- Open to new ideas in teaching.
- Knowledgeable, passionate, and believe in transforming education.
- Able to motivate students to reach their highest potential, while also elevating own skills through peer collaboration and a culture where learning is of the greatest importance.
Salary and Benefits
- Salary from approx. $55-65k USD per annum (360 - 420k RMB)
- Start and end of employment travel provided
- Housing provided by the school
- Moving in allowance
- Free tuition for 2 students (3 for teaching couples)
- Generous Bonus Structure - including compliance bonus, attendance bonus, retirement bonus
- Global Insurance
- 3 year contract
- Fantastic chance to join a successful and expanding global network of schools, with opportunities for career growth and advancement