Korean Job Discussion Forums

[joelseymour]

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[Derrek]

If it's this camp, then yes, I'd gather so. You're only paid for teaching like 5 hours out of the day, but you are actually working in other capacities from early morning until 11pm every night! There is a crazy camp which is VERY desperate for teachers. I had recruiters call me 3 days in a row, even though I said, "NO" every time. Here were the hours, but this camp already started. Doubt it's the same one:

Jeju camp; 2 weeks(July 25 to August 7)
Location: Jeju Halla College, Jeju Island
Participants: Elementary School Students,
Middle School Students
No.of Students: 200 students(12 kids per 1 class)
Payment : $1,200 (cash) + round-trip airfare
(in case of E-2 visa, additionally
200,000 won will be paid)
Daily camp schedule:
07:30 checking unit campers�� rooms for
roll call
- 07:50 taking unit campers to Cafeteria
- 08:00-08:30 Breakfast with unit campers
- 08:30-08:50 checking unit box & preparing the
class
- 08:50 moving to unit classroom with campers
- 09:00-12:00 English class (break: 09:50-10:00 /
10:50-11:00)
- 12:00 taking unit campers to Cafeteria
- 12:00-12:30 Lunch with unit campers
- 12:30-14:00 Free time
- 14:00 Meeting at the activity place
- 14:00-17:00 camp activity
- 17:00 taking unit campers to Cafeteria
- 17:00-17:30 Dinner with unit campers
- 17:50 taking unit campers to the unit
classroom or small assembly


- 18:00-20:00 evening class
- 20:00 moving to dorm
- 20:00 staff meeting
- 21:00 roll-call at every room
- 22:00 checking unit campers�� rooms

[cohke666]

No way, check this one out www.jejucamp.co.kr if you get into that one, it's toatlly cake. I did it in 2003, free food and rooms. You get your own class with a korean university student to help you out. After lunch you go on field trips around the island. The english thing in the class room is 9-12, seems long but you cn just make them play games or make them do activities, no one checks you out. They even give you the option to go on the field trips or just have a free half day to do what you want, and they got a field trip almost every day. Haven't seen any postings for it, I think they try to fly in new people every summer. If you can, do it, good stuff.

[On the other hand]

[itaewonguy]

you should watch EScape from sobabor or the great escape to get some ideas on how to RUN!!

[VanIslander]

Long hours are fine. It's camp after all. My concern is about getting paid.

I've heard some camps have shortchanged or outright abandoned teachers after it was over.

A camp is a here today, gone tomorrow venture.

I'd have to hear of a longstanding trustworthy operator to even consider it.