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Elementary Art Teacher - August 2025 Start
American STEM Prep Gwanggyo Yongin-si, South Korea License required
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Lower Elementary Homeroom Teacher
American STEM Prep Gwanggyo
Yongin-si, South Korea
Housing stipend/allowance given; school can provide housing upon request
1 million KRW reimbursement for airfare if hired from outside South Korea- 500,00 won within the first month of arrival and 500,000 when contract is completed
Ongoing
1 year
3
- Elementary
- University Graduate, Licensed Teacher, ESL Instructor
- Bachelor
- 2 years of teaching experience
- Elementary Education, ESL, English
- Teaching Credential/LicenseTESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hoursOther Certification
- United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand
If you don't possess a teacher's license, you must have the following:
- A Bachelor's in Education and/or a degree closely related to the subject that you will teach.
- Must have a professional level of English
- Starting Salary: 2.8+ mil/month, depending on subject, qualifications, and experience
- Vacation: Winter, 2 weeks; Spring, 1 week; Summer, 4 weeks; plus national holidays
- Standard medical and pension/severance contributions
- If you have children, discounted tuition is available
American STEM Education is proud to promote and support the hiring for American STEM Prep's 2025-26 school year! American STEM Prep is a new and growing elementary and middle/high school level institution in Gwanggyo New Town (광교신도시), which is a 35-minute metro ride from Gangnam station. Gwanggyo was recently developed as a well-balanced area with natural spaces and modern buildings, so it's a very popular area. Our location is 350 m from Sanghyeon station (Shinbundang line). We are recruiting for the next academic year.
We are looking for lower elementary homeroom teachers to teach in our American-based curriculum, focused on STEM teaching and the Common Core standards. We are fully certified by Cognia Accreditation. We offer a full English immersion school program for our students and we are currently the only school with a Cognia STEM certification in South Korea. We are exceptionally excited this year as we will graduate our first 12th-grade class after just opening 5 years ago! We are looking for educators who are dedicated, curious, and flexible to join our dynamic team!
Candidates currently in Korea and/or F-visa holders are encouraged to apply.
Working conditions and benefits:
Work start date: Aug. 11, 2025
End date: Aug. 15, 2026
Hours: Mon to Fri, 8 am to 5 pm
Classes: maximum of 25 periods of 45 minutes per week, class sizes are 15 students or less
Lead an after-class activity, such as math club, reading club, drama club, science club, yoga, etc. (activities end at 4:25 pm)+
American STEM Prep. is a unique and one-of-a-kind school in South Korea. We opened our doors in 2020 and have been growing ever since! Our program makes STEM classes a priority, with core American subjects plus Engineering and Technology classes being taught daily.
There are also many special classes such as Art, Music, Physical Education, and Chinese. Our school is staffed by highly qualified, certified, and licensed teachers who are dedicated educators. We are a school accredited by several institutions such as Cognia Accreditation with a Cognia STEM SchoolCertification, MSA-CESS (Middle School Association of Colleges and Schools), and AI (Accreditation International).
Our mission is simple: to deliver a first-class STEM education program that will further our students toward becoming well-rounded, English-speaking, critical-thinking students who are fully prepared to further study at an international school.
Our core values:
- Aspiration
- Scholarly
- Tenacity
- Exceptionalism
- Mindfulness
The ASP family values not only the result from assessments and classwork but the growth of our students as kind and contributing members of our community. Our classrooms do not only teach English and how to use it - but we also teach how to look at the world through a modern lens. Using STEAM principles, we can encourage students to use critical thinking, collaboration, and experimentation to learn about their passions.
We want our students to have a wide-ranging education and experiences while they are with us. We offer a variety of classes, programs, events, and camps to give options to parents and students to find something they are interested in and will have fun learning.
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