May be moving to Shenzhen

May be moving to Shenzhen
Oct 7, 2004 11:31
WANGHUANG Points: Join Date: Oct 7, 2004 Status: offline	I have a few questions: (1) My kids are aged 6 and 3 and I need to think about their schooling if we do move to Shenzhen. We will not be able to afford sending them to the ~$18K per year international schools. Would anyone know if there are cheaper alternatives? That is, good schools that teach in both English & Mandarin? (2) What about housing? What are the alternatives? We'd prefer a house over a condo but I assume that would be more expensive. What are the price ranges for houses and 3-4 bedroom condo units in a nice area (not in the city center)? (3) How much would it cost to hire a live-in household helper? We don't necessarily need an English speaking one since I started learning Mandarin and I want my kids to learn it as well.(4) Are there any working mother support groups?I'd appreciate any information any of you may have out there.

Oct 7, 2004 11:31

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Join Date: Oct 7, 2004
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I have a few questions:
(1) My kids are aged 6 and 3 and I need to think about their schooling if we do move to Shenzhen. We will not be able to afford sending them to the ~$18K per year international schools. Would anyone know if there are cheaper alternatives? That is, good schools that teach in both English & Mandarin?
(2) What about housing? What are the alternatives? We'd prefer a house over a condo but I assume that would be more expensive. What are the price ranges for houses and 3-4 bedroom condo units in a nice area (not in the city center)?
(3) How much would it cost to hire a live-in household helper? We don't necessarily need an English speaking one since I started learning Mandarin and I want my kids to learn it as well.(4) Are there any working mother support groups?I'd appreciate any information any of you may have out there.

Oct 7, 2004 11:55	#1
BUBBLEGAL Points: Join Date: Jul 21, 2004 Status: Offline	hi, i m living in shenzhen , here are my suggestions: first, there are some schools that they teaching both in chinese and english. for example, there is an international school in shekou, teachers are all from overseas. second, to hire a helper who can speak english, u 'd better to hire philipino or indoesians. cost about 5000rmb~8000rmb per month.

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