AEON (eikaiwa)
AEON (taken from the Latin word for "eternity") is one of the
Big Four Japanese
eikaiwa or
English education companies. It was founded in
1973 by
Kiyoshi Aki, who is still company president as of
2006. AEON's corportate headquarters are in
Okayama, which is also home to the teacher training center for AEON West Japan.
There are over 300 AEON branch schools throughout Japan. AEON has three types of schools, known as types "A", "B", and "C". "A" schools accept only adult students, defined as people of high school age or older. "B" schools accept both adult and child students. "C" schools accept only child students. These children's schools are also known as Amity schools.
AEON recruits teachers year-round from offices in
Los Angeles,
Chicago,
New York City,
Toronto, and
Sydney. AEON conducts regular recruitment interviews in other major cities in the
United States,
Canada,
Australia, and
United Kingdom.
AEON is not affiliated with the
Aeon Group, a major Japanese retail and financial services corporation.
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AEON official site
