I know of this school all to well. I'm sure there are some decent KidCastle franchises out there, but I would certainly avoid the ones in Shanghai. There are plenty of schools who actually put money into creating a nice work environment and suitable classrooms. The manager of foreign teachers, despite being Canadian, is rather brutish in his dealings with other teachers. He's a decent teacher but not a particularly good manager. The school works him to death and bosses him around a lot. I guess he thought he could treat other teachers the same way. Luckily, we aren't all pushovers. The school has also broken contracts before and even withheld teachers' salaries. Don't waste your time with them; it's not worth the risk.