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[timetotravel]

in EPIK, can we be made to do a summer camp?

[harlowethrombey]

yes.

[redhed]

oh yes, but if it helps I enjoy my camps.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

The one person who can prevent this, especially if it's at another school, is a powerful principal.

[Draz]

Oh yes. In fact, you can be forced to do several camps.

[timetotravel]

it doesnt say in our contract we must do it, so how can we be forced? on what grounds?
im not trying to complain alot its just that i already had plans made because usually my school doesnt make me do camps....and now they are saying i have to.....

[bogey666]

[moosehead]

even if your school doesn't do one you may be asked to do one at another school - or - at more than one school

[bogey666]

[yeremy]

1. You have to read your contract to see what it says. Generally, we have to teach a certain number of classes, or hours if you work in a hagwon, in order to get our full salary. Camps are one way which seem to have designed to "fulfill" that we teach our quota of classes.
2. If you are in EPIK, you can be assigned to teach at summer/winter camps by the POE. If they're nice, they ask you. If not, they assign you.
3. Having to do camps can originate from a group like the parents who want it for their kids.
4. And, I disagree that it's totally pointless for kids. I've been at camps where the students were far from disinterested but some of the NET's were.
5. When I was in GEPIK, I had to teach a regular summer and winter camp for a week at my school. The first time, I made my own curriculum but thereafter, I used a commercial textbook. My former school did not want to pay me to make my own. I did not mind.
6. I also had to go to a certain away camp for five days when I was in GEPIK for a certain city. It was part of our contract. It wasn't that bad.

[lifeinkorea]

I got hit with 4 weeks of winter camp and then they had me do another 2 weeks for what they called spring break. It was the last 2 weeks in February.

We got Fridays off, so it seemed more like 5 total. Overtime pay was included but not really worth it if you can make other plans.

Make sure you talk to them about this unless you want to do what I had to do. You'll get some overtime, and if you have nothing planned, then you can save up the vacation days. I am using the rest of my winter vacation time for Friday and all next week. Ask your school if this is possible before agreeing to do all the camp hours.

[carpetdope]

[bogey666]

[lifeinkorea]

Talk about splitting hairs, the reasons to differentiate the two are rather subjective. Depending on how you see it, it could go either way.

[marlow]