Al Jazerra Acadamy
By teacher_81 •
Hi there,
just wondering what the new management at the Al Jazerra Acadamy are like? I've read previous reports that it was very backward? Is this still the case? Should I go for a job here or not?
Regards
Teacher_81
teacher_81 - yes they are. Lots of people have their babies here every day.
=)
Thanks very much for your feedback - its interesting to hear others opinions on the matter. We'd really like to visit as my wife loves travel. One thing she was concerned about was the public health system. The school offers private health cover but if we were to have a child? Are the hospitals or local doctors surgery's adequate?
Again, thanks for your assistance
Si, soy bien mexicana, as you can tell from the nickname and my profile. The nick reflected very much what I felt when we just arrived. Not to hijack the thread, let's say most schools here make me say: Inguesuuuuu!
PS I am signing out 'cause I need to go back to work.
:-)
INGUESUUU!! =) has de ser Mexicana, seguro!!!
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We applied for the kids to go to Al Jazeera and things felt kind of awkward to us. The principal is either British or Australian, I don't remember. When we went to see the schools, the girl that was giving us the tour was very weird about looking inside the classrooms, we got a chance to see a Year 1 teacher and spoke to her, she seemed O.K. about the school, but the tour girl was not very happy that we spoke to her, for some reason.
I don't know, Qatar is a strange place, and it doesn't suit everyone, but if you're looking for a change, consider the job, maybe try it for a year or so and see if you like it.
Dear Teacher_81
My recommendation is to lower your expectations, to avoid disappointments. I do not know about that particular school personally but you can read other posts here in QL. School names change but things are similar to some extent. Some people are not brave enough to write or simply could not be bothered to do it. Take the nice chance of being abroad, earning a tax-free salary and making a difference (hopefully positive) in the student's life. As a teacher you know there is no better reward than to know you are doing a good job.
I have been in Doha a couple of years and most schools are pretty similar. I have witnessed how many of my colleagues come full of hope and high expectations and crash in to the hard reality. Some stay, some leave. Some are 'asked' to leave.
I do not mean it in a bad way, but it is good to be prepared. Qatar is a very different country and unless you have been to the Middle East before you have to be ready to accept things are like they are.