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[VirginIslander]

Hello,

My Hakwon contract expires the week before summer vacation. My bosses would like for me to extend my contract to after vacation.

I could save an extra $2.000 by extending by contract. However, how much more could I save if I signed up and burned myself out at a summer camp.

Thanks,

VI.

[sock]

Depends on the camp. If you`re just looking for the most money possible, sleep-away type camps will pay an average of 0.75 to 1.0 mil KRW per week. Look for the 1 mil per week camps. They tend to be better anyway, although there are more applicants so the competition is a little bit stiffer.

The smaller local hakwon-run camps and/or elementary school camps usually pay less, but the hours and stress is a lot less too. For one month I think that 2.5 mil is the norm, but there`s a big pay range and a big range of required hours.

If you really love your boss then you should find the highest-paying camp that you can that has similar hours & responsibilities, then ask him to match that price. I`m betting it will be more than 2.0.

[VirginIslander]

Thanks for the post. I guess there will be more posts as summer gets closer.

[rawiri]

When do they tend to start? mid juneish?

[willneverteachagain]

assuming u get paid or u dont get paid?

[joeyjoejoe]

find a summer camp that only needs you in the mornings and do both.

[willneverteachagain]

find a camp that pays their teachers. I'd like to see that

[dimnd]

Just did a winter camp..it was 3 mil...but worked 6 days...9-5....classes ended at 4 20 and then had a mtg half hr later for about half hr to 45

sometimes it only 15 or 20

they paid us on the last day..wad of cash in an enevelope..all of us..
1/2/07 to 1/30/07