Vantaggi
-Very collegial, professional teaching staff that helped me tremendously to develop my craft as a teacher. -Teaching hours are significantly less than most international schools in China or BC public schools, so it is much easier to achieve a good work-life balance. -Ample opportunities for professional development with individual pro-d funding, school organized pro-d, CINEC organized pro-d, and the BC Ministry of Education also organizes an annual pro-d event. -Admin is supportive and fair. -Overall, students are quite academically strong and hardworking. They regularly outscore domestic BC students in the standardized BC wide math assesments, and generally score just as well or better than Canadian students in the standardized provincial English assessments. -BC schools in Shanghai have beautiful, modern school facilities that are conveniently situation in the Huangpu and Xuhui districts. -Chance to cheaply and conveniently travel throughout China and surrounding countries during the many holidays.
Svantaggi
-Not everyone is able to adapt well to different cultural expectations in China. People who take a flexible approach and don't try imposing their own cultural expectations on China tend to adapt very well.
