For any teachers considering Shane Dalian - we loved it!

Shane was our second school in China, we worked there from 2015-2017, and had absolutely no problems!
I can't comment on the goings on before we arrived, but while we were there the management was great, always helped out whenever we had any questions or problems, paid for our hotel room for several days when we first arrived in Dalian, helped us find an apartment (we were shown several until we were happy, and weren't pressured into picking one, we just loved it!) and several times we needed to see a doctor or go to the hospital and each time one of the chinese staff came to our apartment to take us there personally in a taxi.

We were on completely legitimate and legal Z working visas, as was EVERY teacher there. We were on 16 hour/week contracts, and for the whole two years from the day we started the two of us had every Monday AND Tuesday off together. We had a great salary, housing bonus, paid national holidays, end of contract bonuses, and at the end of the first six months and then the first year, we received flight reimbursement bonuses. And our contracts were of course in English, why would you sign it if it was in Chinese?

Any extra time off after the 22 national holidays was unpaid, and we took several holidays with no issues - a week here, two weeks there, even a whole month - and our office manager was completely understanding and the other great staff members covered our classes.

You'll always get your oddballs and miserable mobs in any office, and yeah, some toys, flashcards or books may be slightly outdated, but it's up to you to take what you have and make it work, make it great. But our time at Shane Dalian was nothing but positive.

L&J