Alan Shares His Experience of Seadragon's Internship Program Hi, I’m Alan. I was born and raised in Canada. I’m 18 years old and I just graduated from high school. I (my parents mostly) decided that I should take a gap year to learn about “work culture” and Chinese (On the behalf…...
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How To Get An English Teaching Job in China 2020
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Teach in China – Kedesha’s Story
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Seadragon proud of excellent Luohu seminar performance
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School in China – Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwdUZmOtGMA Join Mayowa, an American SDE teacher as he gives us a short tour around his Chinese public primary school located in Shenzhen's oldest district, Luohu. Working with SDE Seadragon Education SDE has teams dedicated to every aspect of your employment in a School in China. We employ foreign managers…...
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I’m alert in the packed line four train. Immediate Culture Shock: A 4’11 woman stands with her forehead buried in my back, as a man’s elbow stabs me in my side. Then I hear the telltale signs of impending, unpaid sick leave in the air…cough, cough. At first, the gravelly…...
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