A School for 13 to 15 Year Old Students Dongzhou Middle School is a state-owned school and founded in 1987. It is situated in the development zone of Haimen City in Jiangsu Province,P.R.C. The advantageous geographical position of Dongzhou Middle School has been richly endowed by nature. The school stands on the edge of the Plain of the Changjiang Delta, on the northern bank of the Changjiang River. The school and Shanghai face each other across the Changjiang River. When the Chonghai Bridge and the Yuejiang Tunnel are connected, the city center of Shanghai will be only an hours drive away from Dongzhou Middle School. Construction of the Chonghai Bridge is expected to start in 2003 and will be finished in the year 2005. By then, Haimen will be the northern garden and industrial base of Shanghai.

Dongzhou Middle School will become a beautiful flower of education in the northern garden. Dongzhou Middle School will then really be part of the cultural circle around Shanghai, which in turn will facilitate a greater degree of information exchange between Haimen and Shanghai. Dongzhou Middle School's prosperity will increase, surely leading to a splendid future. Dongzhou Middle School has two parts: the Eastern Part and the Western Part. Two parts are in one campus. The Eastern Part is a full-time boarding school run by the local people with about 500 students enrolled. The Western Part is a day school with about 1500 students. There are about 200 teachers. There are nearly 20 English teachers. The school is distinctive in that it gives special emphasis to the teaching of foreign language, computer skills, and fine arts.

In addition, this school conducts teaching in small-sized classes taking individual student's needs into consideration and teaching different students with different methods. It is equipped with the most advanced facilities including the newly-built teaching buildings, lab buildings, library buildings, science hall, gymnasium, students'apartments as well as a 400-metre track and field playground. Various labs such as physics, chemistry, biology, language labs are established in line with the national standards. The spacious apartments are designed in suites for five students. They are equipped with air-conditioner, telephone and bathroom. The school is equipped with closed-circuit televisions, a computer servcie centre, and multi-media equipment. A professional doctor and nursing staff are available round the clock to ensure students'health and safety. The cafeteria serves three nutritious meals and two snacks each day. In the year 2002, 89 teaching demonstrations were given by the teachers not only in Nantong district but also in some other cities.17 academic research projects on education were completed and over 200 theses were published. During the past three years, teachers have been awarded the second prize for teaching in the provincial and municipal competition 21 times. Students have won national and provincial prizes over 1000 times. Of all the teachers, 92% already have university diplomas and, of those, 8% have Master's degrees. 36 teachers hold special grade or high-level professional titles.15 teachers have received the title of Provincial Advanced Individual and National Advanced Individual. National prizes and provincial prizes have been won 75 times by the teachers for their hard work. The school takes the lead in the field of teaching reform with vivid and dramatic results. There is no doubt that great progress has been made.

Dongzhou Middle School has created an international educational environment. Internationally oriented education has been put into practice and as bilingual teaching is being promoted in every subject step by step, every student is being trained to become a multi-talented person of high quality. 35 foreign teachers from seven countries have been teachers of spoken English not only in daily teaching but also during the English summer and winter camps. Dongzhou International Educational Exchange Center was established in 2002. In Dongzhou Middle School, the teachers of English in Haimen can receive special training in English teaching methodology in training classes at least three times a year. The teacher trainers are all doctors from the English departments of well-known foreign universities. Dongzhou Middle School often introduces foreign teachers to other schools and companies both in Haimen and in other nearby cities and provides high quality support in the introduction to more talent. In Dongzhou Middle School, excellent teachers are sent abroad regularly for further studies. More and more exchange visits are being organized between the school and many famous foreign schools.It is an International Educational Exchange Center in Haimen city. It is also a teaching and activity base of Shanghai Foreign Language University. Mr. Zhang Binghua, Mr. Zhang Binghua, the principal, the founder of Dongzhou Middle School, a deputy to the NPC, a Provincial Model Worker, a Provincial Advanced Individual of Educational Administration, a Provincial Expert of Psychological Health Education, a scholar He has been engaged in research into educational theory for many years and has published 100 theses and 5 books.The school in his charge has got such titles as "National Advanced School", "National Model School Of Psychological Health Education", "National Model School Of Scientific Research in Education", "National Advanced School for Quality Education". After a special visit to Dongzhou Middle School, the Educational TV Station of Jiangsu Province made a televised documentary of the school Sowing the Sun and CCTV also made another televised documentary Building A Bridge to the Heart. The graduates from Dongzhou Middle School have great potential and most of them have used this potential to achieve excellent results. Among them, 40 graduates are now studying abroad, one was a champion in the world marathon race, one won the first prize in the National Television Music Competition, another graduate is a volleyball player and is now being trained to be a winner of the Beach Volleyball Competition in the next Olympics. The belief of Dongzhou Middle School is Every student can be developed for his abilities. International cooperation between outstanding schools at home and abroad is encouraged. During one summer holiday, six students went to the International Language Training Center of Oxford University, Britain. In the future, more students will be sent to English speaking countries for study and exchanges. It is our goal to build this school into the best locally run middle school in Jiangsu Province even among the whole country.. Fully credentialed, experienced teachers of English as a Foreign Language are invited to apply. Please send resumes and copies of diplomas to Dongzhou Middle School International Educational Exchange Center Changjiang Road 408# Haimen City, Jiangsu, 226100 People's Republic of China From the U.S.A.or some other countries, you can contact through the International Educational Exchange Center .Teaching Schedule for Foreign Teachers Foreign Teachers of English can expect to teach 12-16 forty-minute classes per week.

Typically there may be two lesson preparations per week. For example, there may be six different groups of students with each group having two classes per week with the Foreign Teacher. In addition, there may be a special Saturday morning class composed of advanced students from different groups. The teaching hours probably will be scheduled over a period of five days giving a weekend break of two days (Saturday and Sunday). School Calendar The fall school term begins on September 1 and ends about a week before the Chinese New Year---The Spring Festival. The spring school term begins about two weeks after the Chinese New Year and ends on July 4 . The winter holidays usually last three weeks and the summer holidays usually last two months. Some national holidays during the term: May the first(Labour Day), October the first (National Day), January the first(New Year's Day)ect. Housing for Foreign Teachers Foreign teachers are provided with a spacious, air-conditioned/heated, furnished room with private bath, telephone, computer with Internet connection, color television with international channels such as from the USA,UK,ect, small refrigerator, and bicycle. If you wish, the staff will handle your laundry needs. There is a small kitchen adjacent to the foreign teachers'rooms, but foreign teachers usually enjoy the convenience of eating their meals in the students'cafeteria that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Housing and meals are provided free of charge for foreign teachers. Haimen City A city map with key sites indicated is in the Foreign Affairs Office. Supermarkets and restaurants are close by. The post office, banks, and a department store are about 10 minutes away by bicycle. The post office is open from 7:30am-6:00pm seven days a week. Some banks are open for 24 hours but the usual hours are from 8am-6pm; however, money exchanges can only be made from 8-11am and 2-5pm. The department store is open from 9am-9pm. There are three cinema theaters.