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mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

just got given a fax asking if I wanted to do Yongin Camp.

12 nights 13 days - full schedule

for

wait for it

2,000,000 won - weekends are free though start at 9am every day bar the first and finish ~10pm.

Live in camp.

Being nice and lets say you actually sleep for 4 hours a night -

20 hours a day mininum you are having to be active rest awake from the noise of kids.

Works out at under 8k an hour.

Ramen · Joined: 15 Apr 2008

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

"Sorry", would be my response.

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Nah just shown it in korean. Checked my understanding and laughed.

It's back in the recycle folder now.

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

I think one week at the camp is around 340,000 won for students. Do the math and figure out how much money they're profiting. 2,000,000 is a joke

Ramen · Joined: 15 Apr 2008

two week camp (M-F) from 9-5 is worth about 2.2 - 2.5 million.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Ramen · Joined: 15 Apr 2008

R. S. Refugee · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Location: Shangra La, ROK

R. S. Refugee · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Location: Shangra La, ROK

Oops. I just picked up that detail where you said you finish at 10PM.

That really does suck.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

kkrumrei · Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Location: Yangji

I got the same fax yesterday, and almost accepted the job. guess i'd better read it again, although perhaps my korean isn't as good as yours, OP. I'm pretty sure I'm talking about the same fax.

It's the same camp as last year, and everything looks the same, so I just assumed it'd be roughly the same deal again. It actually occurred to me that maybe they'd improve things a bit (silly me). Last year we started at 9 and taught till 7:30 (if my memory serves correctly), and they had a whole team of korean university students looking after the kids during meals and in the evenings. so it was more like 10 hours a day, including 2 1-hour-long breaks for meals.

don't get me wrong, it was still awful and i wouldn't be sad to skip it this year, but the money was nice once it was over. the schedule on the website looks the same this year, except that dinner is an hour later (i think). But i'll have to get a co teacher to check over the contract, i certainly don't intend to work 20 hours a day for two weeks.

so, thanks for the heads up.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

kkrumrei · Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Location: Yangji

Well, I just had a co teacher call and ask. You're quite right, they expect us to be with the kids until 10PM. Having the evenings free last year was about the only way I retained my sanity, so I think I'll keep my sanity this year and skip the paycheck. I should also mention that last year, the kids slept in an entirely different building on the other side of the campus. That was a nice touch too. Sounds like that's changed too, unless I'm mistaken.

They're trying to give the kids an "immersion" experience, but that just doesn't work when they're spending 24 hours a day with their korean friends. Last year the camp material was geared for high level students, but let's face it, the high level students in Yongin have a high level because they come from wealthy families who would just as soon send their kids abroad for the summer. However, the people in charge last year were decent folk, and I thought they'd plan something more reasonable this year. I guess not.

So, 13 hours a day with low level English students teaching material that they can't get into... good luck to anyone who does that. Love to hear how it goes.