We have had a few inquiries as to what our school looks like, how many students we teach and what a typical day is like. I will start with a school tour and then talk about the students that we teach and what our day is like.
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The School is located on top of a hill in a pretty quiet area of town (except for the construction that is currently going on, which I only notice on our walk to school). It's a four story building and was built around ~2010. The school moved here from a church basement about forty minutes from where it is now and it currently continues to grow. There are about 170 students combined in the Elementary and Secondary programs.
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The entry way on the first floor. There is a shelf on the left to place your outdoor shoes and slip into your indoor shoes for the day.
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| The multi-purpose room - Chapel, Assemblies, Indoor recess and PE when weather will not permit class outside etc... |
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| Lunch Room |
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| Floor 2 - Elementary Classrooms and main office |
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| Elementary Hallway Grades 1-6 |
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| Mrs. Rudes first grade classroom |
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| All Cleaned up for an Assembly |
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| View from Mrs. Rudes Window |
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| Floor Three - Secondary Rooms Grades 7-12 |
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| My Room! |
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| Not that exciting... or well done as Mrs. Rude's room :) Its more of an office for me/extra classroom for elective classes for now. |
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| Here is where I teach my PE class |
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| Mrs. Rude and Mr. Kim are pretty excited to show off their bulletin board work. |
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| Secondary teachers copy/ prep/ office room |
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| The big yellow BHCS school bus!
Mrs. Rude -
# of students: 14
Classroom set up:
4 circle tables, a “carpet/calendar/library” area, the back wall is all
cubbies, the side wall is the bookcase full of students workbooks, and the
window wall has a sink and the teacher desk.
Technology: Just
the teacher computer (I use my computer screen to show videos)
Daily life:
7:40- arrive at school and prep for the day
8:15 – first bell: students start coming in and do a “get-set”
work job
8:30 – second bell – attendance, morning routines (helper etc)
Homeroom –
daily prayer, rule review, memory verse practice
Language
Arts – Spelling, Phonics instruction
9:25 – Planning (my students have Korean class)
10:15– Language Arts – Writing/Grammar/etc
10:35 - Morning Break
= snack time and bathroom for first graders!
10:45 - Language Arts – reading (Some students have ESL
pullout)
11:30 – first grade goes to lunch a bit early (just like
back home!)
Lunch and
Recess
12:30 – Math
1:10 – in-class break for first grade. I usually play my “exercise
song” (Listen and Move by Greg and Steve)
1:15 – Social Studies (In second semester this will be
science)
2:00 – Get ready for specialist
2:05 – Music or P.E.
2:55 – Afternoon break (Snack/bathroom)
3:05 – Bible: review our memory verse, discuss it, continue
with our bible story of the week (I usually read the story and then we watch a YouTube
video of the same story) and do a worksheet
3:40 – Class News
3:45 – get lined up and walk downstairs
3:50 – go outside to meet all the parents for pick-up, only
two of my students ride the bus
Awesome parts: having only 14 students means I can monitor and provide feedback so much better than with 21+ kiddos. I love being able to pray and talk about God with my students. I really enjoy the people we teach with, it is a wonderful group of people. My amazingly sweet and totally cute students. Really though, everyone loves the first graders.
Stuggles: There is no supply closet, no Mrs. Greer to order things that are missing, no rolls of butcher paper. I really miss my projector and document camera, I have had to adjust how I teach a lot to compensate for not having this tool. When I buy stuff with my classroom budget I have to hike with it up to school = sweaty Mrs. Rude!
Mr. Rude -
Number of Students: 151 (Grades 1-10 and ESL)
Smallest class = 5
Largest class = 23
I teach both Elementary and Secondary students but considered a member of the Elementary teaching team.
Classroom set up: Outdoor "field" space. Small space/workable/ and I don't mind class outside when the weather is nice. It will be interesting come winter.... better unpack the jacket soon :0
I do have a classroom and share it with some of our elective classes.
Daily Schedule: depends on the day. Elementary week (even weeks) I teach grades 1-6 on M,W,F and grades 7-10 Tu, Th.
Secondary Week (odd weeks) I teach grades 7-10 M,W,F and grades 1-6 on Tu, Th. We usually arrive to school by 7:30-7:45 and first period bell rings at 8:30 but kids show up around 8:15.
Wednesdays are enrichment days: We have a shortened schedule (30 min classes) to allow for chapel and Clubs time at the end of the day. Clubs include: Sports, Games, Christmas Concert Prep, Homework, Movie, Orchestra and Reading club for elementary students.
Elementary Day Schedule:
Period 1- Prep
Period 2- Prep
Homeroom
Break
Period 3- Teach Grade 5/6
Period 4 - Recess Duty
Period 5 - Lunch Break
Period 6 - Teach Grade 3/4/ESL
Period 7 - Teach Grade 1
Break
Period 8 - Teach Grade 2
Secondary Day Schedule:
Period 1 - Grade 7
Period 2 - Grade 10
Homeroom
Break
Period 3 - Prep
Period 4 - Grade 9
Period 5 - Lunch Break
Period 6 - Grade 8
Period 7 - Prep
Break
Period 8 - Christmas concert prep
What I love: Enrichment Wednesdays! We have some very talented students and staffs that lead chapel band for Elementary and Secondary chapel worship. I love hearing the students sing! School Lunch! - We have to pay for it but it is very convenient and the food good for the most part.Teaching staff! Very supportive/ helpful and fun people to be around!! The students! Challenging at times but they always find a way to make me smile. Morning prep! love it ... until the afternoon. :)
Overall, School is going great and we are enjoying our time in Korea :) Hope you enjoyed "touring" our school. -The Rudes |
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