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[abass]

Hey has anybody heard anything about the school GDA Junior???? Any info, positive or negative would be extremely heplful. I tried the search engine but it was no help

Thanks

[Big Mac]

I worked at the Seocho GDA Junior campus for two years. It was my best two years in Korea. There are about 10 foreign teachers at the Seocho campus, and I think the Bundang campus has even more. You'll get everything you are promised in the contract and will never have to fight with them about anything. They have supervisors who are either foreigners or kyopos and so there are very few communication issues.

Sometimes things are a little disorganized, but that's Korea. You might get annoyed at all the silly little administrative tasks you will be asked to do, especially the parent journals they make you write for every class. Report cards are every three months, which is better than having to write them every month like some hogwans will ask you to do.

Their main focus is on kindergarten, so you have to think about whether you can handle that. You will also teach older students in the afternoon, many of whom went through the GDA kindergarten program, and are fairly fluent.

The Seocho campus is a pretty sweet location to live in, since it is close to Gangnam Station, a very popular area. Bundang's campus is nicer, but Bundang is a lot quieter and not as interesting.

Expect a small apartment though, because rent is pretty expensive in that area.

PM me if you have any other questions.