1. Location – Do you have a safe and stable location to offer lessons?
  2. Classroom and Furniture – What’s inside your classroom?
  3. Curriculum and Documentation – Do you have a roadmap? How have taught it more than once?
  4. Tools and Materials – Do you have all the tools you need?
  5. Hardware and Software – Are you high or low tech?

Location

  • South Korea
  • Yongin
  • first floor apartment
  • 34 pyung
  • underground parking
  • no neighbors on either sides
  • easy outdoor access
  • close to a playground

Classroom and Furniture

Rooms

  • main classroom – living room 
  • waiting room – bedroom
  • bathroom
  • shoes and umbrella in the entrance area
  • curtain – separating kitchen and bedrooms

Furniture

  • an air conditioner / heating system 
  • 1 round table and a set of chairs
  • 4 soft mats for circle time
  • white board and large writing wall for students
  • book cases for active use and storage
  • water dispenser
  • clocks 
  • etc

Curriculum and Documentation

Tools and Materials

  • stapler
  • book binding machine
  • paper cutter
  • laminator
  • organisers
  •  

Some Technology

Hardware:

  • iMac 21.5  2017 for all things digital
  • Printer for making physical products
  • 1 iPad pro 2020 for for capturing moments and student use 
  • 2 iPad minis 2020 for Student use games and online exercises
  • iPhone 10 for capturing moments
  • Sony Video camera for recording Teacher Demonstration videos

Software:

  • My Tech Stack