About Travel & Teach Recruiting Inc.

Travel and Teach Recruiting Inc. was founded in 2001 to provide an opportunity for university graduates looking for jobs teaching English in Korea. As each member of our recruiting team has had their own special experience teaching in Korea, it was important to us to introduce it to others.

With our combined years of teaching experience in cities throughout Korea, we are able to give new teachers the advantage of personal insight and advice on how to make the most of their opportunity there.

Our Offices

Canada Office
832 College Street Suite, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1-347-901-4909

South Korea Office
Shihueng 4 Dong, 1-70, Geuncheon-Gu, Seoul, South Korea
82-070-4333-0106

Our Team

Shane Bennett
Founder, Director

Shane taught in Korea for 5 years at 4 different schools. He began his teaching adventure straight out of university. Travel and Teach was born from the desire to share his incredible experiences.

Kyungjin Lee
Director of School Relations
KyungJin was born in Seoul and moved to Canada in 2001. She is an important member of our team, responsible for arranging placements in hundreds of schools across Korea.

Jennifer Ottywill
Marketing Manager/Teacher Placement Coordinator

Jennifer taught English in Korea to businessmen at the Samsung office headquarters. She’s been a part of the T&T since the very beginning.

Nicole Rogan
Teacher Placement Coordinator

After graduating university, Nicole spent 2 years teaching English in Suwon, Korea. She went on to travel Southeast Asia and beyond before joining the Travel and Teach team.

Jaemin Pyeon
Teacher Placement Coordinator

Originally from South Korea, Jaemin moved to Toronto to continue his education and eventually graduated from the University of Toronto. Jaemin is passionate about everything Korean and is always excited to be a part of the process in sending teachers there.

Niko Manolagas
Teacher Placement Coordinator

We placed Niko in a school in Incheon, Korea in 2011. He enjoyed his experience so much that he wanted to join our team! He has been placing teachers all over Korea ever since.

Andy Lee
Teacher Placement Coordinator

As an avid fan of K Pop, K Drama and basically anything Korean, Andy loves sharing his Korean cultural knowledge with our teachers. He feels a personal satisfaction whenever he places a teacher in one of our schools in Korea.

Subin
Co-Director of School Relations

Subin runs the Travel and Teach office in Seoul. She is responsible for the majority of the communication between our schools in Korea and our Placement Coordinators.

Aaron Smith
Teacher Placement Coordinator
Aaron taught in Daegu for a year and then moved to Gwangju. A Korean food junky and Korean movie buff, Aaron loves helping teachers make their way to Korea!

Our Mission

To share our passion for travel and teaching and place great teachers in great schools. We want your experience teaching English in Korea to be the best it can possibly be!

    
 
 
        
   Brandon Schimmer 
 2024-09-10
 
 
  Kyungjin was very very helpful and made the process of moving/working abroad very easy!
  
 
       
   Jesse Kovach 
 2024-02-25
 
 
  Without a doubt, a great experience for teachers who are looking for something new!
  
 
       
   Kathleen A Thornsberry 
 2023-12-23
 
 
  I highly recommend Travel and Teach. My recruiter was Jaemin and he was a star!! Your recruiter helps you every step of the way, checks in on you often, and makes sure there is no confusion. I moved to South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. Things were delayed maybe a few weeks because of paperwork processing on the US end, but overall it was faster than I thought it would be (3 months from looking into things to getting to Korea). I had heard stories of 'horror hagwons' but they will make sure you do NOT end up at one of those. I love my school and my students, and have made friends with the many other foreign teachers here. Please keep in mind that at the end of the day this is a job, so do not come if you are just looking for a vacation! But it is very rewarding if you love kids and teaching. Also don't worry too much about being in Seoul or Busan, focus on finding a school you'll be happy at and visit other cities later.

ETA: you can work in Seoul or Busan if you want to. Don’t let them tell you no. There are plenty of jobs in the cities.
  
 
       
   Fabiana Paolini 
 2022-09-10
 
 
  Jaemin was so amazing and helped me every step of the way!!! I highly recommend to anyone looking to teach abroad!
  
 
       
   Jeremy Rasmussen 
 2022-07-22
 
 
  My contact has been working very closely with me throughout the hiring processes. He has been very patient and answered all of my many questions thoroughly, especially regarding the visa acquisition process. I have not left for Korea yet, but I had help in purchasing a plane ticket and have my entire itinerary planned out for when I arrive. The experience could not have been made easier. I am looking forward to going out there and starting to work with my new school. Overall, wonderful experience.
  
 
       
   Izizia Russell 
 2022-02-02
 
 
  Jaemin with Travel and Teach has been the biggest help during this time. He was able to get me into touch with great schools in the areas I wanted to be in, and was able to answer all my questions in a timely manner. Along with making sure I would be comfortable for my interviews. Jaemin was great at explaining the contract and making sure I had the correct documents ready, especially since things are a bit different right now with covid restrictions. The whole experience was great and I highly recommend them if you're looking for an English teaching job!
  
 
       
   Amber C 
 2021-11-25
 
 
  Even though I haven’t left yet, the endless support that Jaemin and Travel and Teach have given me within this process has been incredible and I appreciate it beyond words. Jaemin answered allnif my questions about the process and helped me every step of the way!
Ultimately Jaemin was the primary person who put in continuous and endless amounts of effort in order to find me the school that I ended up picking to work at. I can’t thank Jaemin and Travel and Teach enough!
  
 
       
   Ana Thonesavanh 
 2021-11-06
 
 
  Thinking about traveling and teaching? Look no further than Teach and Travel. I am satisfied with the help I received, especially from my recruiter, Jaemin.  He was quick with responses and always addressed any concerns of mine.  Within a week, I was offered a position and Jaemin assisted me throughout the whole process.  I would recommend using their services to other people.