RISE (Pyeongchon)

Hi [redacted],

I would like to add Rise Pyeongchon to the green list. Rise Pyeongchon has been a nice place to work at so far.

New management has taken over this year, and positive changes have been made. One of those changes is more breaks now for teachers. Foreign teachers do not teach every class. During these break times you can go outside to a nearby cafe or convenience store for snacks or a drink. You can also do your personal errands at those times such as going to the bank.

The communication in place has been improving with the new management. Everyone who works at the school has been very helpful. They even still have some staff members there who have been at the school since the first year it opened so they know how everything works. Everybody is willing to help each other out with their work and give out lesson ideas if needed. All the staff members have been very friendly so far.

There are newer apartments that have been found for teachers. The apartments while a little small are clean and safe. The apartments are very close to the school (a 10 minute walk) , a big grocery store, and next to some doctors offices where the doctors speak some English. I have had to use multiple sick days and the school was very accommodating. Being so close to a doctors office was very helpful at that time. When I was very sick the management at the school even helped by taking me to the hospital to help me communicate and understand what was going on.

I have really enjoyed my time spent at this school. I have met some really great people and made lots of friends working here.