Information

 [The reception area]

The school is located near the centre of the city within walking distance of many shops and restaurants.

[The main waiting area for students and parents]

Our friendly team is made up of foreign teachers and local teachers who work closely to teach the students. We currently have foreign teachers from a variety of countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S.A. working at the school.

[The waiting area for Super Tots parents and students]

We have a well stocked resource library with course books, flashcards and other useful teaching aids. In addition we have all the typical resources found in most modern schools such as computers, photocopiers, printers, and wireless internet access.

[The teacher’s office]

Our courses

We offer a variety of English courses to suit students of all ages and abilities although most our students are young learners. The main courses that we offer year round are:

Super Tots [3 to 6 year olds]

High Flyers [6 to 10 year olds]

Trailblazers [10 to 16 year olds]

In addition to these courses we offer variety of other courses at different times of year and/or subject to demand. These include:

1 to 1 classes

General English

Summer & winter intensive courses

Conversation classes

We also teach classes at a local high school.

Our class cover all aspects of English but focus on speaking and listening. We aim to make the classes as fun and enjoyable for the students as possible so that they enjoy their time with us.

Accommodation

As part of the standard package for all teachers the school provides a shared apartment free of charge. The apartments are of a good standard and are typical shared by two teachers. They include a living room, kitchen, two similar sizes double bedrooms, and a bathroom (with a western style toilet!). All the apartments are with in a 15 minute taxi ride of the school and have many shops and restaurants nearby.

[A living room]

[A kitchen]

[A bathroom]

[A bedroom]

About Wanzhou

Wanzhou city is located in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, four hours north east of Chongqing and eight hours south west of Sichuan provincial capital, Chengdu.

The city and surrounding area has a history stretching back more than 1000 years. Although much of this history has made way for new development, there are still opportunities to glimpse it at places around the city.

[The centre of the city]

The city, like most of China, is currently being rapidly developed but this is being done with an emphasis on green spaces and improving the local environment. In spite of all the new development the city is still largely un-westernised and the population of foreign residents is still very small. This makes it an ideal place to come if you want to experience what life is like in a typical Chinese city.

It is a very safe city with major crime almost unheard of which makes it a very relaxed place to go exploring on your own.

The people

The people of Wanzhou are friendly and welcoming. Most don’t speak any English but they will always try to help you. When you walk along the streets you will find that people stare at you and maybe say “Lao Wai” which means foreigner. They’re not being rude; they’re just not used to seeing western people walking down the street.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Wanzhou is very low, especially compared to larger cities such as Beijing or Shanghai. Your salary will allow you to live a very comfortable lifestyle and still have money for travelling or personal savings.

[Other shopping places of the city]

These shopping places are very convenient where you can buy every necessity that you need. Clothes, food, shoes, electric appliances, and cosmetics etc. are all available.

[Places of interest of the city]

Qinglong waterfall, Wanzhou stadium, Iron mountain national forest park etc.

  [Our teaching team

[Situation of teaching]

To give you an idea of the cost of living in Wanzhou we have compiled a list of some everyday expenses.

Average cost of eating out – 25 RMB to 60 RMB per person

Lunch (local food) – 5 RMB to 15 RMB

Coca Cola 600ml – 3 RMB

Bottled Water – 1 RMB

Bottle local beer 600ml – 3 RMB to 6 RMB

Loaf of Bread – 4 RMB

Latest DVDs (Copies, of course) – 2 RMB to 10 RMB

Taxi to school – 5 RMB to 7 RMB

City busses – 2 RMB

Gym Membership – 50 RMB to 100 RMB per month

Internet Service – 400 RMB per year