i.
Students & parents
Before adding anything, we look at what to take away.
Grades, mock exams, daily routine and study habits, all on the table. Then a realistic goal and a weekly plan to match.
Studying needs
a map, too.
When a student works hard and the grades don't move, the problem is usually direction, not effort. Book for Edu is an education consulting company that pinpoints where a student actually stands and agrees on the shortest sensible next step.
01About
There's a book in our name.
We're not a bookshop.
We just wanted to work the way a good book does: open it when you're lost and it shows you the way; close it and it stays with you.
Book for Edu means one book, written for one learner. Our job is to write that book with each student, one consultation at a time.
We deal less in answers than in better questions. The moment "what else should I do?" becomes "what can I stop doing?", studying gets lighter than anyone expected.
Based in Dongtan, Hwaseong (Gyeonggi-do, Korea). Consultations in person or online, in Korean or English.
02Consulting
Not a little of everything.
One thing, done deeply.
ii.
Academies
Great teachers on staff, so why aren't students staying?
Drawing on years inside large admissions academies and boarding programs, we help academies refine what they teach and how they run.
iii.
Talks & workshops
Short to sit through, long to remember.
Talks and small workshops for parents and teachers, built so that everyone leaves with something they can use the next morning.
03Process
Three steps.
No thick reports.
1
Diagnose
Listening takes the longest.
Report cards, daily schedule, everything already tried. We look for what is really in the way.
2
Design
A plan should fit on a fridge.
What comes first, what changes this month, and how we'll know it's working. One or two pages, no more.
3
Follow through
Most plans change in month two.
That's normal. We meet regularly, look at results and revise. A revised plan outlasts a perfect first draft.
Working with AI
We use AI (Claude) to organize consultation notes, draft study plans and prepare parent reports. Less time on paperwork means more time across the table from the student. People still make the calls.
04Our Story
The company dates from 2024.
The story began in a study hall.
- BeforeThe floor
Years on the floor
Megastudy Russell Boarding Academy, Etoos Boarding Academy, Kimyoung Transfer Academy, Visang Edu Academy. From pre-dawn study halls to the corridor outside transfer exams, our founder met students and parents up close. One question kept coming back: "What should my child do first?" Book for Edu began there.
- Jan 2024Founded
Book for Edu is founded
We opened in Dongtan, Hwaseong, somewhere between books and education, to draw study maps that fit the student in front of us.
- Oct 2026Now
An education consulting company
There were many things we wanted to do. We chose the one we do best, refocused the company on education consulting, and opened book4edu.com.
- NextUnwritten
Still being written
We plan to write the next line with the families who come to us next.
05Founder
Lim Gwangyeong임광영 · Founder & Lead Consultant
“Good consulting doesn't hand you the answer. It changes the question.”
Education
- Seoul National University, Graduate SchoolM.S. in Business Administration · Ph.D. coursework completed
- Hankuk University of Foreign StudiesEnglish Linguistics
Experience
- Megastudy Russell Boarding Academy메가스터디 러셀 기숙학원
- Etoos Boarding Academy이투스 기숙학원
- Kimyoung Transfer Academy김영편입학원
- Visang Edu Academy비상에듀학원
06FAQ
Questions we hear often
Who do you work with?
Mainly high-school students, repeat test-takers and university transfer applicants, plus their parents. Grade matters less than the feeling of "I don't know what to do first." That's where we help most.
Where do consultations happen?
In person in Dongtan or online, in Korean or English. The first session looks at records and routine together; we set the schedule after that.
Do you work with academies?
Yes: curriculum and class design, managed and boarding programs, and how progress is reported to parents.
How quickly do you reply?
Within two business days.
07Contact
A first consultation
is just one conversation.
Tell us the student's grade and the biggest worry right now, in a line or two. Academy and speaking enquiries go to the same address.
ceo@book4edu.com