Parent's Review of Kiettisack International School in Vientiane, Laos

What is the name of your child's school? (Please report on one school per survey.)

Kiettisack International School

In what town or city is this school located?

Vientiane

How would you describe this school? (i.e. American, British, International, Local, etc.)

local not international

What grade levels are represented at this school?

nursery through grade 12

How do most children get to school everyday? (bus, train, walk, etc.)

Most have parents drop them off

How would you describe the facilities at this school? What extra-curricular activities are available?

the facilities are unsafe, unsanitary and insufficent fro the huge amount of students there. There ar no longer any extra curricularactivities there

What has this school done to help your child transition from the curriculum in your home country into the curriculum in your new country? Are there programs to prepare your child for repatriation?

nothing. In fact, recently some children from papua new guinea enrolled and the local Laos teachers were openly racist towards them. They are bullied constantly by the other children for th colour of the skin and very little is done to stop it.

How would you describe the social activities available for parents through this school? Are there parent-teacher organizations?

None. Moreover, during a recent parent teacher night assembaly, parents who attempted to make complaints and inquires were prompty cut off or not givn any response.

What advice would you give to someone considering enrolling their child in this school?

Dont. I never took my child there despite being a teacher there and being eligable for a 50% dicount on tuition. I’ve recently, and happily, resigned from KIS . If your children are attending the school, you most likely are unaware that it is the worst school in Laos. Despite its super inflated prices, it lacks basic safety precautions such as a fire alarm (or even a practiced or understood fire escape route) despite a recent fire. Its owner cheats/tries to scam parents and cuts corners at every available opportunity . These practices include : charging upwards of 400,000 for photo copies of textbooks that everyone knows costs pennies, charges students 1.50USD a day for a completely unsanitary lunch and nearly inedible lunch that consistently makes its eaters sick and consists of the shittiest version of Cow- Peak known to man…kind of like bone soup….it has recently removed specialist art teachers from the primary levels , as well as library period – basic necessities of an INTERNATIONAL school – it pays teachers the exact same salary it did in 2005 despite increasing inflation and ignores the experience and credentials of its teachers, in fact the owner has openly stated that she prefers complete subservience in teachers to qualified teachers who provide input regarding the students well being, moreover she has openly stated that she will happily replace any teacher, no matter how qualified, with a totally unqualified one, if that teacher questions her judgement in any way (no matter how detrimental it is to learners or teachers). Go ahead and ask about the teachers credentials. Despite there being over 100 teachers there at this point there are only 4 working computers for them to create and print materials for their students with….All of these corner cutting practices continue despite ever increasing enrolment (over a 1000 students at this point) and therefore greater profit….Moreover, the deputy director has been openly abusive to both students and teachers, and the head of TESTING has openly boasted of beating his own children, and has proven himself incapable of writing a grammatical sentence (he also submitted such brilliant ideas as requiring nursery school children -1 to 2 years old- to take a paper exam and forcing teachers to work 12 months of the year )…If you would like documented evidence of any of these claims I will provide them in person…If you aware of all of this and still send your children there, you clearly have no regard for your childs education or well being….

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