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SION CHO A: 강원특별자치도 원주시 세계로 111

(서울 (녹번) 이사 예정)

PERSONAL I am an Education Studies graduate (University of Bristol) with experience in

mentoring, teaching assistant, part-time and full-time teaching in English language
STATEMENT
academies and kindergarten. Over these experiences, I have been able to develop
strong responsibilities in classrooms as well as strong communication and teaching
skills with children and parents. I strongly appeal to my enthusiasm for children and
their energy.

EDUCATION University of Bristol

(2019-2022)
BSc (Hons) Education Studies

Modules studied
Units studied include: Pedagogies for Social Justice, Globalisation and Education,
Psychology and individual differences, Policy and Research in Education.

British School of Bahrain

(2012-2019)
A-levels: Geography (A), English Literature (C), Economics (C)
GCSEs: 9 A*-C including Maths, English, and Double-award Science

WORK EXPERIENCE YZ KIDS, Wonju (South Korea)

와이지키즈, 원주
5 year old homeroom teacher
March 2023 - onwards

• Successfully planned and taught phonics, art, building, and gardening to two
classes of 14 students, age of 5 (Switching classes).
 • Took part in “Zany days” to do various activities given every week, building
a strong bond with the students and making sure the kids are enjoying.

• Translated Zany Day announcements and teacher meetings from English

to Korean and Korean to English every week to bridge between Korean
teachers and homeroom teachers in communicating.

• Planned and had the students be involved in making crafts for classroom
decorations as part of the lessons.

• Wrote report cards every semester for the students to take home, and held
parent meetings in English. Head of school would be in the room to
translate my feedback to the parents.

Korean co-teacher
September 2022 - February 2023

• Helped homeroom teachers planning lessons by communicating.

• Communicated with parents everyday to feedback on the students’

behaviour or any announcements given. Held parents meeting on line for
the second semester on each students behaviours, eating habits,
friendships, academics and more.

• Made crafts as a team with other Korean teachers for the biggest event,
Halloween and orientation. The kindergarten raised more than 100M for
donation from orientation day.

Rise Education Korea, Wonju (South Korea)

라이즈어학원, 원주
Science, grammar, and writing teacher
July 2021 – September 2021

• Successfully planned primary science, grammar and writing lessons for

students of age 5-7. The lessons were 50 minutes each with 8 students in each
class.

• Taught and planned a summer extensive programme, teaching grammar and

sets of English vocabulary to students of age 5-9.

• Communicated with English speaking teachers to pass the message on to

Korean speaking parents. Held parent meetings along with native English
teachers.

Jessica English Academy, Wonju (South Korea)

제시카어학원, 원주
Full-time teacher
November 2020 – June 2021

• Planned and taught English pronunciation lessons for students of age range 6-
13. Each lessons were 1hr 30mins, with three lesson periods every day with
 28 students in each class.

• Supervised the lesson for the students to individually present to the teachers
every lesson.

• Taught and explained grammar for students older than 11, and their lessons
were organized to work on both pronunciation and grammar

• Took part in Winter extensive programme for these students, where their
lessons were for longer.

• Developed communication skills with parents. Held parent meetings every

evening after class via phone and zoom to resolve any questions they have
and reported back with feedback of their child once a month at least.

University of Bristol, Bristol (UK)

브리스톨 대학교, 브리스톨 (영국)
Peer Assisted Study Sessions part time leader
October 2020 – December 2020

• Facilitated study sessions twice every week for academic or social assistance for
new students to the university. The sessions were held online via Blackboard.

• Arranged meetings every week with PASS partner to plan sessions and to
arrange the study sessions with students. Sessions contained with topics such
as how to use citations correctly, help and advice to write academic essays.

• Built relationships with students to help them study better with more resources
(both offline and online), especially when they couldn’t go to school due to
COVID-19.

• Fed back every lesson to PASS mentors, who gave feedback to us about how the
lesson can be improved. These developed communication skills and helped
reflecting back on the sessions.

Private tutor, Manama (Bahrain)

개인 과외, 마나마 (바레인)
Private tutoring teacher for GCSE student
June 2019 – July 2019

• Taught English Literature to a year 9 GCSE student to help them acquire more
knowledge and build confidence in their essay writing skills.

• Created teaching materials based on textbook to have easier access to enhance

the student’s writing skill

• Fed back to the student on their homework to motivate their learning.

OTHER RELEVANT Bahrain National Evangelical Church Congregations, Manama
(Bahrain)
EXPERIENCES
바레인 한인교회, 마나마 (바레인)
Voluntary teacher assistant
August 2019 – September 2019

• Assisted learning for students of age 4-12 in Bible lessons at Korean Church in
Bahrain.

• Taught children with hymns and dance to help students access hymns easier
and in a more fun way.

• Demonstrated creative activities such as making and creating cards or toys

appropriate to that week’s lesson to understand the students’ knowledge

British School of Bahrain, Hamala (Bahrain)

바레인 영국 국제학교, 하말라 (바레인)
Voluntary Teaching and Learning Committee member
September 2017 – June 2019

• Elected to help year 3 students to read and write by peer 6th form students.

• Conducted reading and writing sessions twice every week, for 30 minutes
before school lessons start in the morning. Reading and writing materials
were given by the form teacher according to the student’s reading level.

• Developed relationships with the student I was allocated with, understanding

the student better with their level of reading and writing.

• Took responsibility of going into school early for the sessions.

• Fed back to Teaching and Learning committee leader of lessons every month,
and communicating with the student’s form tutor about the progress.

Bahrain Korean Academy, Manama (Bahrain)

바레인 한글학교, 마나마 (바레인)
Voluntary teacher assistant
September 2017 - June 2019

• Recommended and elected by Head of Academy

• Conducted reading sessions in the morning from 10am to 10.30am. Went

through vocabularies students didn’t understand in storybooks, to help
them understand the story better.

• Assisted teaching in a classroom with a group of 25 young students, age of 5-

11, every Saturday from 10am to 3pm. The teaching contained of Korean
language and culture.

• Created materials to make words from vocabulary learnt, such as drawing

umbrellas and making them 3D with coloured papers. Also helped teachers
arrange cultural making sessions such as making traditional kites.

• Organised traditional events such as ‘hanbok day’, which is wearing

traditional dresses on the day.
 Jinkwan Methodist Church, Seoul (South Korea)
진관감리교회, 서울
Voluntary teacher assistant
July 2017
• Volunteered to assist Summer Bible camp in a Korean church for two days,
recommended and elected by teacher at Jinkwan Church.
• Conducted dancing classes for the camp with students of age 6-12 along with
hymns.
• Helped teachers organise the Bible lessons by searching materials online for
the course.
• Arranged meetings with students who has difficulties with learning or having
social problems with friends in the same group, resolving their problem by
counselling.

ADDITIONAL WORK Seoul Gaja, Bristol (UK)

EXPERIENCE 서울가자, 브리스톨 (영국)

Part time waiting staff
October 2021 – Present
• Developed customer service skills, resolving any customer complaints by
offering them discounts or incentives to ensure customer satisfaction

• Explained menus to customers who were not familiar with Korean dishes,
helping them understand easily and make comfortable choices.

• Developed abilities to work under pressure alone, or with another staff

when busy in store with customers and delivery orders.

• Trained new staff to the restaurant, helping them understand well and
resolving any problems or questions they have.

ACHIEVEMENTS The Naeun Theatre

극단 더나은
September 2021
• I played “Ki Juk uh” (기죽어) role in the play “Weird
Hospital” (이상한 병원) (in Korean).
• We successfully wrote the script ourselves, edited, produced and
performed as a team of 12 actors, staff and producer.

International Public Policy Forum <Top 32>

국제 공공 정책 에세이 토론 <수상활동, 최종 32강>
 September 2017 – February 2018
• I have participated in the IPPF essay debate as a team with around 300
teams around the world. We wrote 3 essays in total. Entrance essay, top
64, and top 32. We enhanced teamwork while writing and developing
our arguments. Our writing skills improved when writing group essays.

• The topic was “Resolved: International climate accords for greenhouse gas
emissions should adopt binding enforcement mechanisms.”

International Public Policy Forum <Top 32>

국제 공공 정책 에세이 토론 <수상활동, 최종 32강>
September 2016 – February 2017
• I have participated in the IPPF essay debate as a team with around 200
teams around the world. This improved our skills working as a team and
reflecting back on our feedback from our coach (our head senior teacher)

• The topic was “Resolved: The obligation to provide safe haven for refugees
should outweigh a government's right to control its borders.”

Massrahiya WMC Toastmasters <Best Play 3rd place>

마싸라이아 연극 대회 <수상활동, 최종 3등>
May 2016
• I was involved in re-writing the 10-minute play “Letting Go” and
performed the role “Charlotte”, one of the main characters.

KEY SKILLS • Fluent in Korean and English

• Expert user of Microsoft packages
• Able to use SPSS and Python

HOBBIES & INTERESTS • Reading poems or meditation books

• Trying different collections of teas with friends
• Cooking Korean food and baking natas