GET INVOLVED:
Encouraging students to compete in the HEC and subsequently assisting them in preparing for the test are the best ways of getting involved. However, entering students does not obligate you to attend HEC Camp in the summer.
Here are some posters to peak their interest.
HEC High School Poster – 167KB PDF
HEC Junior High School Poster – 170KB PDF
If you cannot enter students, there are many other ways of becoming a part of the HEC team. Please see below for a list of volunteer positions within HEC.
HEC funding relies entirely on donations. If you are unable to commit to HEC but still wish to show your support, there are numerous opportunities to donate at HAJET fundraisers held throughout the year.
One hundred percent of all donations and fundraiser contributions go toward paying for HEC Camp, prizes, and homestays. ALTs are encouraged to enter students and host their own fundraising events to help keep the program going strong for years to come.
HEC Volunteer Positions 2010:
HEC Coordinator
The coordinator is responsible for arranging home-stays, managing the budget, raising funds, releasing information, collecting entry fees and forms, and coordinating the test and judging. Position will be opened for spring 2010.
Regional Judges
Positions available: 10
Regional judges evaluate all video entries for their region and determine which students will go through to the final round. Regional Judges may enter students, but not within the region they are judging.
Head Judges
Positions available: 2 for Senior High School category, 2 for Junior High School category
Head judges select the overall winners and rank the top-placed entrants. Head Judges may enter students, but not into the category they are judging. However, we prefer that judges have experience of teaching the category of students they are judging.
HEC Regional Representatives
HEC is looking for motivated individuals that would like to help support HEC in their region. This would include contacting ALTs and encouraging them to enter students. If Regional Representatives would like to, HEC would appreciate their aid in raising funds.
Summer Camp Positions
Camp Coordinator
Positions available: 2
Camp Coordinators are responsible for organizing the camp’s location, schedule, sending out information, choosing volunteers and for managing the budget. The role of Camp Coordinator is separate to that of HEC Coordinator. Coordinators for 2008-09 have already been selected. Camp Coordinators for the 2010-11 year will be selected in the summer of 2010.
Camp Volunteers
Positions include: Camp Coordinator, Group Leaders, Kitchen Staff, First-aid, Junior Leader Program Coordinators, Crazy Olympic Coordinators, Disco DJ, Playwriting Coordinators, Letter-writing Coordinator, Drivers
Kitchen staff: The head chef is responsible for designing a menu, budgeting appropriately, buying food, preparing food at camp.
Group leaders: Students are divided into groups of approximately seven. Each group is assigned two leaders. Leaders are responsible for informing their group of the day’s events, looking after their welfare and reporting any problems within the group to the camp coordinator.
Other positions such as crazy Olympics, playwriting, disco DJ, letter-writing and Junior Leader Program coordinators are responsible for organizing their activity, explaining proceedings to campers and volunteers, and ensuring the activity runs smoothly.
Staff volunteers work together to ensure the health and safety of students and to encourage them to use English during the duration of the camp. ALTs help coordinate activities to ensure students are at ease and enjoying their time at camp. If there is a surplus of offers for camp volunteers, priority is usually given to those whose students have entered the competition or are attending camp. No previous experience is necessary for any of the above jobs, but is preferred in the case of First-aid.
If you are interested in getting involved, and would like to put yourself forward for any of the above HEC positions, please e-mail thinkhec@gmail.com, with details of your name, current location, and in what capacity you would like to be involved and why. For HEC Camp inquiries, please e-mail heccamp@gmail.com with your name, location, and the position you are interested in.
“HEC Camp has been the most intense and rewarding experience in my work as an ALT. As volunteers we give so much, but what we receive is tenfold. The reward of watching every student enjoying Englsih, developing new skills and growing in confidence is unbelievable.”
– Bryony Dunlop. HEC Co-ordinator 2008
