Teaching with Young Learners in southern China

Name: Teaching with Young Learners in southern China
Brand: York English
SKU: 131957
Rating: 5 (9 reviews)

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Location

China
- Fuzhou
- Xiamen
- Shenzhen

Length

52+ weeks

Classroom Audience

Early Childhood

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Qualifications

Bachelors degree or higher

Classroom Audience

Early Childhood

Housing

Apartment

Weekly Classroom Hours

Age Min.

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Salary / Benefits

Sounds good? York offers a package which includes:
• A first year salary of 10,000 RMB – 15,500 RMB per month depending on experience or location
• Free shared accommodation or a housing allowance of 2,000-4,000 RMB per month depending on location
• Flight reimbursement of 8,000 RMB
• A total of roughly six weeks paid vacation including all Chinese public holidays, Christmas, an end of summer break, and two weeks personal leave
• A working visa, fully sponsored by York and reimbursed too (worth over 5,000RMB on average)
• 2 levels of medical insurance, premiums paid for by the school
• Airport pick ups and drop offs
• Free Chinese Lessons
• Optional start-up loan of 5,000RMB when you arrive
• Our students are aged 3-16 years old and class sizes are limited to a maximum of 16
• We teach an average of 16 teaching hours a week, leaving you lots of free time to enjoy your hobbies
• Opportunities for advancement as our school grows

What's Included

Accommodation Some Activities Airfare SIM cards Transportation Visa

What's Not Included

Meals Travel Insurance Wifi

Last Updated: Dec 18, 2020

Last Reviewed: Jan 16, 2020

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About Program

At York English, we believe that caring for our students means caring for our teachers. The best way for our students to succeed at learning English is if their teachers are passionate, motivated and most importantly prepared. So whether you're new to ESL or have been teaching for a number of years we're confident we can make you a better teacher. Our comprehensive orientation, training and ongoing professional development are at the core of our program.

What we do is more than just teaching, however. With a fantastic community, you can have the experience of a lifetime with us. You can travel, save money and share the experience with like-minded people. With over 100 teachers across our schools, there's always something fun going on and amazing people to share it with.

Come and join us and see why York English is a great school to work for!

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Program Highlights

A vibrant community of international teachers
Superb training and professional development
An authentic experience in real China
An adventure in one of the worlds most exciting countries
Opportunities for growth and learning new skills

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York English runs a fantastic program with schools across Southern China. I worked for the school in Fuzhou which is a lovely city halfway between Hong Kong and Shanghai making it the perfect starting place for traveling China. Before joining York I had never taught (or really interacted that much) with young children, but I have to say the training and support that I received when I started was amazing. Teaching is really challenging when you start out but York really guides you through the process thanks to the work of the Academic Coordinators and Senior Teachers.

The curriculum at York is really good. Everything is all laid out for you meaning you don't need to reinvent the wheel as you are learning how to teach, but you still have a lot of freedom to bring your own ideas into the class, which I appreciated. The classrooms have Interactive White Boards and the teacher's office is well stocked with supplies.

I think one of the biggest benefits was the amazing admin staff that York has available to help. They help you through the whole visa process (and pay for it too!) and when you arrive they make sure your apartment is set-up and ready for you (and they pay for this as well!). If you need to see a doctor or send money home their admin staff are there to help as well!

My only real complaint was that around public holidays you need to sometimes make up days work in order to create a longer holiday, but from what I understand this is done across China and in public schools as well so I am not sure there is anything they can do about it. I suppose its just part of the experience of living abroad.

Overall I think York has done a fantastic job and I really enjoyed my time there.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?

This is a great program to join if you want to both teach and travel. They give lots of holidays and the locations are well-connected meaning you can travel to anywhere in China or Asia quite easily (and cheaply). With that said, York English takes teaching quite seriously, which I personally found wonderful. If you are just looking for a job where you can show up and scrape by then this is not a great school for you. If you want to really learn how to teach amazing classes and have an impact on your student's then you have found the right place!

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These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

What is your favorite travel memory?

I'm spoilt for choice with my experiences of traveling in China and Asia but I think my favourite memory is probably Yangshuo in China. The scenery there is just incredible and there's an amazing chilled vibe in the town.

What makes my memories of Yangshuo even better is that I've been able to visit with some of my closest friends including my (now) wife which makes it so much more special.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

I have learned an incredible amount since working at York. Even in my first few weeks with York, I learned more about how to teach great classes than I did in the last 18 months with my old school! I think that's a testament to the values we have in our teaching. We don't want our teachers to survive in the classroom, we want you to thrive. No teacher should finish a year of teaching without having learned new things.

This philosophy is central to what we do so we provide lots of training and support throughout your time with us.

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What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

There have been so many amazing stories over the years of people achieving great things while at York but also going on to achieve amazing things after. We've had teachers who've become fluent in Chinese during their time with us, teachers who've gained so much confidence in their teaching they've pursued a career in it, and of course, teachers who've fallen in love and gotten married.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

We focus our efforts on just one program, so I'd have to say that one!

Teaching our amazing (and adorable) students in southern China is an experience I would recommend to anyone with a sense of adventure and a desire to do something different and rewarding. Having experienced it personally, it's definitely an experience that changed me for the better.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

I think the one thing that really sets York English apart is our teaching philosophy and our values. Simply put, we never lose sight of why we exist as a school: to give our students the best education we can and the education they deserve. It's a big responsibility. They've come to us for an English language education and we have to give that to them.

This means we have to support our teachers both inside and outside of the classroom. From great teaching materials to tons of training and professional development, to high-quality accommodation and not forgetting a great community. Because if our teachers are loving this experience, ultimately the students will get so much more from it.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

Honestly, I think treating people the right way is a huge factor here. Good communication, great compensation, the right working environment, lots of help and support. It's hard to keep great people if you don't have these things. I'm proud to say we do and that's why we have a lot of amazing individuals who've been with us for years.

About York English

York English was started in 2003 with the aim of doing ESL differently than other schools in China. Here at York, the quality of the education we provide matters. We aim to provide students with creative, engaging, and educational lessons that will allow them to develop their language skills in a safe and supportive environment. How do we do this...