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[movybuf]

So, I'm looking to see if anyone here works for the after school company Daekyo Hakyo Kyoyukboonboo (대교학교교육본부) or possibly called School Bus 100 (스쿨버스 100). I just interviewed there and I would like to get some opinions from people who are working or have worked there.

[lost at sea]

I work in an afterschool program for daekyo. Are you talking about in seoul or gyonggido? They have 2 different managers.

I don't mind the program tho they often pay you late if you don't remind them to pay you. Other than that I haven't had any big problems. I am almost done my year.

Have you gotten any offers? Let me know in a PM about the school and manager and I can tell you more specifics. I work in 2 different daekyo after school programs.

[movybuf]

I sent a PM to you.

[saram_]

I am strongly considering signing a contract with this company in an after school program (Seoul)

They are planning on putting me into a school which they have just signed a first time contract with. The English after school program will be starting from scratch basically..

Two things then,
What are people's experiences of working with Daekyo?

and
How do people find it when they are involved in starting up an after-school English program..?
Is it more difficult or easier when starting from scratch? The manager told me that for the first week of contract...
It will just be about getting students in and giving them level tests etc..

Cheers

[saram_]

I have just seen a copy of the contract.

It all looks good except for the following..

It states...teacher should be at school for 11 am (teaching starts at 1 as far as i know) AND i will be required to send an email to head office as a way of signing in..

It just seems a bit overboard..!!

I will be having a few words before signing the contract on Monday..

[freddy_teacher]

[Catfisher]

I worked for them. You'll be teaching 4 or 5 classes (can't remember) with really crappy textbooks so be prepared to make extra materials. The classes are small and they are all students from the elementary school where you're teaching.

Since the money comes from the school where you work, you'll get all the correct deductions for pension, taxes and medical.

Daegyo is good about making sure you get what you need, but they do pay late from time to time. You're kind of isolated where your English Zone is, but lunch is usually included in the school cafeteria and the principal and VP will leave you alone.

The bad thing: Once a year there is a summer camp for 2 1/2 days and because not all students go to it, then they will try to get you to "cover" that time for the students that didn't attend on a Saturday. My Korean coteacher covered that for me and just had a snack party DVD day.

I think the company has something worked out where after 3 years of the partnership with the school, the school can have the English Zone, but in my year there the desks were trashed, the computer headphones/keyboards broken and the desks scratched and scarred all within 6 months. After 3 years it probably looks akin to a war zone.

[laurenmcgee]

Hey guys, I have just been offered a job by them near the Sinjeong area (line 5) anyone know this area?

So overall do u think its a job worth taking. I am also looking at public schools directly where u get more vacation and flight money but they are not as central but more hours. Just weighing up some options.

Did you get housing? Thanks in advance for any advice!

[OculisOrbis]

Unless youre on an F-visa, take the direct public school job. Working at a public school, you have one government boss who has to follow the rules. Working for an after school program company, you basically have at least 2 korean bosses (the schools and the company that put you there) and your worksite boss doesn't care what your company boss does to you - so you'll have two parties blaming you for any problems that arise and one of them is just trying to make a profit from you. There isnt much of an upside to after school, but there's a big potential downside.

[freddy_teacher]

it wouldnt hurt to ask the teacher your replacing.

you might luck out and get offered an exceptional afterschool setup.

[laurenmcgee]

Thanks. I am really keen on taking the job. I know I won't have the benefits of the long vacation or working directly for the school. However it means no early early mornings, which cuts my day by at least 2 hours. Plus early finishes. I think I'll try and speak to the teacher before me, hopefully I'll meet the other foreign teachers who also work directly for the public school.