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- School level
- Elementary School
- Typical class size
- 6–8
- Students
- 96
- Teacher count
- 5
We are an elementary English studio in Yeoksam, built around good books, small-group discussion and projects children are proud to share. Our teachers have a shared curriculum to start from, time to prepare together and room to make each lesson their own.
Six to eight learners
Small reading groups leave time for discussion, individual feedback and a project students can explain with confidence.
Preparation stays at work
Shared unit plans, protected preparation time and a 40-minute break fit inside the 12:30–19:30 working day.
Room to make it yours
Start with a shared story and a clear goal, then adapt the book, questions and activities for your class.
A typical teaching day
Operational hours
These are academy operating hours, not contracted teacher hours.
- Monday–Friday
- 12:30–19:30
Elementary reading and project teacher · Monday to Friday
Monday to Friday, 12:30–19:30. Four 50-minute lessons, protected preparation time and a 40-minute break fit inside the working day. Here is how the day comes together.
- 12:30–14:20
Plan, prepare and compare notes. Use shared unit plans and adapt activities for your groups. Wednesday includes a 30-minute team meeting.
- 14:30–16:20
Two reading workshops with a 10-minute changeover. Read aloud, discuss the story and help students build a short written response.
- 16:20–17:00
An uninterrupted 40-minute break. Step out for a walk or a meal while the coordinator covers arrivals and parent queries.
- 17:00–18:50
Two project lessons with a 10-minute changeover. Students use the week’s language to design, rehearse, make and present.
- 18:50–19:30
Finish student notes, reset materials and prepare tomorrow’s first activity. Leave at 19:30 with the working day complete.
Teachers write short learning notes twice a week, with time set aside before going home. The coordinator covers arrivals and parent queries during the break. We discuss timetable changes with the teaching team before putting them into practice.
Teaching and curriculum
Curriculum and teaching materials are provided
Four-week units connect a good story to a question children can investigate. Teachers receive a clear starting point and the freedom to adapt it for their readers.
A Better Neighborhood
A sample unit turns reading into a project with a purpose:
Read about the places people share.
Interview a classmate and design a model street.
Explain one design choice and respond to a question.
A starting point, with room to adapt. Each unit includes reading texts, vocabulary cards, a sample lesson and a simple assessment guide. Change the sequence, add a book or replace an activity when your group needs it.
Feedback students can use. A typical lesson moves from a language warm-up and shared reading to paired practice and independent work. We use work samples and a short conference to agree one manageable next step.
Team and management
Four classroom teachers, a teaching academic lead and a Korean-speaking coordinator share the studio. New teachers get five days to observe, plan and practise with a mentor.
Our academic lead teaches alongside the team, so decisions about pacing and preparation start with the classroom. A Korean-speaking coordinator handles parent scheduling and routine messages.
Observations lead to private, specific feedback: one thing to keep and one thing to try, with time to practise before the next visit.
Our weekly meeting lasts 30 minutes and has a shared agenda. Timetable changes, extra events and new reporting tasks are discussed in advance. Teachers can speak directly with the lead or arrange a private conversation with the director. We write down the agreed next step and follow up.
Students and school
Our studio welcomes 96 elementary students in grades 1–6. Groups are matched by reading confidence as well as age, with space to move from a discussion circle to paired work.
Younger classes build sound–letter connections and storytelling habits. Older groups read short chapter books and develop longer projects.
The reading library sits between our four classrooms, so choosing a book is part of the everyday routine. Teachers have a separate preparation room and a shared materials area; students have a quiet corner to settle in before a lesson.
- Four classrooms
- Reading library
- Teacher preparation room
- Shared materials area
- Quiet reading corner
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Useful links and resources
- British Council · Teaching resources
Practical lesson ideas, activities and reading materials to adapt for a small-group English classroom.
teachingenglish.org.uk
- British Council · Short stories
Short stories with audio and follow-up activities for younger English learners. A useful starting point for reading units.
learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org
Current opportunities
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