Teach English in Korea | CDI Busan and CDI Changwon

Busan CDI April English teachers support the orphanage community during the holidays!

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:37:26 +0000

Led by Busanjin CDI’s Head Instructor Anthony Nguyen, Injoong Education, Parent company of the 15 branches of CDI and April English in Busan, Changwon and Kimhae cities bussed around a few short of 100 volunteers who were mostly teachers to four different orphanages on an early Sunday morning.

(Vincent) Santa Claus (Marion)

Devin and Tamara hanging with the kids

The many teachers and volunteers gave up their precious day off and spent close to 8 hours to hand out gifts, food and sing Christmas carols to over 300 orphans.

Joey tells a kid a story

Chris leads the carolers

The orphanages were in Dongrae, Gwangan and Haeundae. More than 300 gifts were purchased by the volunteers and teachers to give to the children.

Jareb and kids

Head Trainer Tim with kids

Finalists of the 2008 CDI South Scavenger Hunt

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:39:31 +0000

On November 31st, Jareb Steines organised a Scavenger Hunt for the teachers at all of our branches. We met up at Busan tower in Nampodong at 11am and completed various tasks, like ‘taking a photo of a team member giving W1,000 to a child under the age of 4′ and ‘taking a team photo in front of a Family Mart (convenience store) wearing face masks’. A fun time was had by all attendees.

Here are the participants who were lucky enough to make it to the final destination in the basement floor of the Lotte Department Store in Seomyeon. Congratulations to Team Dongnae for completing more than 30 tasks and winning the event. Also, thanks go out to Jareb Steines for all of his organisation efforts.

Jason Medley holding a stranger’s dog at Busan tower. Obtaining photographs like these was a major part of the scavenger hunt.

Jason feeding Chris Bacon some kim chi

Chris, Noemi Lopez and Jason posing with some flowers

A happy Halloween for our April English branches!

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:58:07 +0000

For our recent Halloween, we held special events at all of our April English branches for the younger students. Staff and teachers spent long hours preparing their schools with special decorations and costumes. On the day, special Halloween-themed lessons and games were enjoyed by the students with candy prizes. Photos from our various branches are below!

This was a very successful event for our schools and teachers.

Come and join us next time!

The first April and CDI Busan/Changwon Sports Day!

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:14:45 +0000

On October 12th 2008, the 15 CDI and April English branches from Busan and Changwon cities met together at the grounds of Yeonsan Middle School for a company-wide sports day. Events included Foot Baseball, Tug-of-war, Karaoke and Dodgeball. In the end, a lot of laughs were had and many new friendships between the branches were made.
Such events are symbolic of the cohesion and friendliness between the CDI South community and we look forward to the next gathering at the end of the year.

Warm up exercises in the morning.

The dodgeball matches were hotly contended.

For lunch, the company spent US$1500 on food, including two roast pigs, as well as $500 on beer! It’s just our way of saying “Thank you for all your hard work!”

Who wants a scooter ride with the CEO?

The object of this game was to hold the material so that someone could race across it

Teamwork is vital whenever you have a giant floating ball to bounce

Massaging each others shoulders in preparation for Tug-o-war!

Glenn Shriver clocking around 75 mph on the turn. Note the faint trail of vaporised sand in his wake.

A flawless baton exchange between Mr Hong, the Gwangan branch manager and Mrs Lee, the Hwamyeong April manager

A Photo finish. By sacrificing his body, Mr Hong wins the day with a perfectly timed dive at lightning speed.

Jef Robison and Amanda Johnson lighten the mood with some stand-up comedy.

It was an enjoyable day for all. Come and join us next time!

Winter Session Openings for CDI & April English Now Available!

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:28:54 +0000

CDI April English Academies in Busan, Changwon & Gimhae cities are now accepting applications for our Winter Term start!

Join one of the most sought after opportunities in South Korea working for one of the most communicative, fair, social, active, competitive and overall great places to work! Many of our instructors have signed for their 2nd years and beyond including some as long as 5 years — which is unheard of in most English Academies! Our frequency of re-Signings are a testament to our excellent working conditions!

Work Start Date: November 24th, 2008

Training Start Date: November 17th, 2008 — you should be in South Korea with visa by November 16th to join the training session starting the 17th

- monthly salary of 2.0-2.8 million KRW for 120 teaching hours or less per month
- additional opportunities to make overtime for 8+ weeks a year
- E-2 visa sponsorship
- airfare reimbursed
- rent-free furnished SINGLE STUDIO
- 50/50 health insurance/matching pension payments (under monthly package)**
- Severance bonus upon completion of 1 year contract (under monthly package
- ALWAYS be paid ON TIME and in FULL
- Constant promotion opportunities to Head Instructor, Faculty Manager, HR, R & D positions, and a variety of other Corporate positions after spending as little as one term with the company
- one week of vacation after 6 months of employment (April English Academies offer more, but caters to younger kids & also salaries are between 2.0 to 2.4 million won/month - most other benefits are the same

Requirements for the E2 teaching visa:
- be a native English speaker
- hold a valid passport from USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa
- hold a minimum bachelor degree from an accredited university and sealed academic transcripts
- obtain a criminal background check with an authenticating Apostille (notarization) document or notarization and certification from a Korean Consulate (depending on country)

To apply directly to CDI Busan/Changwon/Kimhae, please forward your updated resume and a recent self-photo to recruitingcdi@gmail.com. A representative will contact you to initiate the application process.

**Some countries do have one way relationships with regards to the Pension programs & some also have exemptions to the Pension program. It is up to the responsibility of the candidate to research one’s status regarding Pension payments.

Welcome new teachers!

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:14:28 +0000

The Human Resources Center in the Dongnae neighborhood wanted to send you all a big welcome to CDI April English Academies in Busan and Changwon cities. Great work in getting through the training and best wishes in getting through your first week! We are sure it was a hectic two weeks, but things will settle down soon enough & you’ll feel like a regular Busan or Changwon citizen soon enough.

Orientation sessions from Brandon Na, our Director of Human Resources are scheduled for the Saha, Changwon, Hwamyung, Geumjeong and Dongnae branches in the next weeks. Emails will be sent regarding location and times to your email addresses. Teachers from other branches may be asked to attend one of these sessions, if there are less than 3 people from your branch that are new.

Any questions regarding anything at your branches can go to your Branch Manager, Head Instructor(s) or us here at recruitingcdi{at}gmail(dot)com

Our number as well here is 051.552.9407 — feel free to call from your branch.