September 30, 2008 – 8:39 am
I really enjoy reading the news in Japan and keeping up-to-date on all the amazing or wild and crazy inventions that are constantly popping up in the headlines. The Japanese people pride themselves on their technology and constant mission to make their lifestyle a lot more convenient. A lot of their ideas inspire [...]
September 29, 2008 – 5:11 pm
I am a big fan of traditional Japanese sweets, especially when served with green tea. They are typically made from natural ingredients, many of which are plant-based.
I often see numerous varieties at the supermarket but I don’t know many of them so I usually buy the same 2 or 3.
However, over the past year [...]
By Alex
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Posted in Living in Japan, SSE Fuse Corner, SSE Horie Corner, enjoyed this a lot
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September 28, 2008 – 6:34 pm
On Sunday September 28th, 2008 three Smith’s Schools held a Bowling and Karaoke Party at Rokko Bowl and Cote D’ Azur in Kobe. It was attended by 18 students, teachers, friends and family members.
Students and teachers from three Kansai schools attended. Tsukaguchi, Fuse and Okamoto schools were represented. Starting with bowling the [...]
By Al Bartle
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Posted in English School Articles, Living in Japan, SSE Fuse Corner, SSE Okamoto Corner, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged Smith's School of English Fuse, Smith's School of English Okamoto, スミス英会話、楽しい英会話、月謝制英会話、Smith's School of English, スミス英会話岡本、スミス英会話塚口、スミス英会話布施、最高の英会話
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September 25, 2008 – 11:22 pm
As summer draws to a close, it’s time to once again look at the variety of students that Shimokitazawa Smiths is attracting. For the first time since we started managing and teaching at Shimokita branch we are attracting University students.
This is pretty exciting for me as it shows a keen interest by young people [...]
September 23, 2008 – 3:14 am
On Sunday, September 14th, 2008 I went grape picking in Okayama Prefecture with my wife, her cousin, her mother and her mother’s friend. We had a great time!
Here’s a picture of me picking some grapes.
２００８年９月２３日（火）
９月１４日の日曜日、私は岡山までぶどう狩りに行きました。 それは私の妻、妻の従姉妹、妻のお母さん、そしてお母さんの友達も一緒の、にぎやかでとても楽しいぶどう狩りでした。
上の写真は私がぶどう狩りを楽しんでいるところです。
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By Derek
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Posted in English School Articles, SSE Tsukaguchi Corner
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Tagged english, franchise, franchises, grape picking, Japan, jobs, Smith's School of English, Smith's School of English Tsukaguchi School, teaching, ぶどう狩り, ぶどう狩り岡山, スミス英会話塚口校, ピオーネ, ピオーネ岡山, 英会話スクール, 英会話スクール塚口, 英会話塚口
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September 22, 2008 – 5:49 pm
I think about this question a lot. It is a very important question that we Smith’s Teacher-Owners must always keep in mind. We must strive in everything we do to make joining our schools the best choice for prospective students. The basic differences between Smith’s School of English and other privately run schools or from [...]
September 22, 2008 – 7:21 am
I once read that amazingly 20% of the world’s earthquakes happen right here in Japan. I have lived here for close to 14 years now and luckily have yet to experience one that lasted longer than a few seconds. I forget where I learnt it but I always thought that if one does occur that [...]
September 20, 2008 – 6:19 pm
Well, two nights ago I had a pleasant surprise. One of my students who has been on leave emailed me to say that he wants to start back as a man-to-man (Private lesson) student from next week. It was a pleasant surprise. He is a cardiologist and is planning to go he US next year [...]
September 17, 2008 – 7:10 pm
About one month ago I decided to put my very basic and recently acquired video making skills to use and I created a video introduction for Smiths School of English in Horie, which can now be viewed on the Smiths School of English Horie homepage.
I thought about creating this video for three reasons.
First, I [...]
By Alex
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Posted in English School Articles, Living in Japan, SSE Fuse Corner, SSE Horie Corner, a reward in itself, english in japan, rewarding job change, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged 月謝制 の スミス 英会話 堀江 校, 月謝制 の スミス 英会話 布施 校, 東 大阪 市 英会話, 英会話 四ツ橋 校
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September 17, 2008 – 2:22 am
Please welcome Tyler Jonas Bowman to Azamino SSE and to the world in general. He arrived late Friday evening on September 5th after his mom endured 24 long hours of labor. Just check out that smile and you’ll see that he was well worth the effort.
Tyler’s the spitting image [...]
September 17, 2008 – 1:57 am
Well, almost… Actually there were 2 winners here at Azamino SSE. Maybe you remember our baby pool ? When we ran out space in the first one, a second pool was devised.
Mr. Nogi won the baby pool guessing the closest to the time and date of the birth of Tyler, [...]
September 16, 2008 – 6:00 pm
Two weeks ago I had a very inexpensive, nice day and night soaking in the natural hotspring waters of Hakone. While it is not the most extravagant place I have stayed at, it suited all our needs. “Kappa Tengoku” is located just 3 minutes from Hakone Yumoto Station. I got a room for two for [...]
September 16, 2008 – 12:34 am
The popularity of manga – or comic books – in Japan really is phenomenal. It doesn’t seem to matter where you are, what you’re doing, or how many people you’re surrounded by. If you take a good look around you, you might be surprised to find someone (or several people) indulging themselves in [...]
September 10, 2008 – 10:47 pm
Things are rolling at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School. Last week I gave three trial lessons and one student joined right away. This week I have two trial lessons on my schedule. I gave one on the 9th and she joined the next day! I’m going to give another one tonight! Fantastic!
The two students [...]
By Derek
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Posted in English School Articles, SSE Tsukaguchi Corner
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Tagged english, franchise, franchises, Japan, jobs, Smith's School of English, teaching, スミス英会話塚口故, 塚口, 尼崎, 月謝制, 英会話スクール
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September 9, 2008 – 6:38 am
As you probably know by now, my wife Yoko and I are great fans of driving around Japan and my wheels have traveled across 30 prefectures. We love going to our favorite places over and over again but just as rewarding is searching out new ones, fabulous places that are sometimes missed on people’s itineraries. There [...]
September 7, 2008 – 5:49 pm
Last week I had a lesson with one of my students who is a physics major. He is always talking about black holes and particle physics so I showed him the latest “Physics Rap Video” that is making a big splash on the web.
September 7, 2008 – 4:37 pm
This past Sunday my wife and I were invited to a student’s house in Kobe to enjoy a great home-cooked meal. It was a beautiful September day and my student and her husband welcomed us into their home where we had a great time. Their home is located on the top floor of a large [...]
September 5, 2008 – 10:30 am
Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi enjoyed holding a barbecue event with the Okamoto, Horie, Otsu and Fuse schools on July 27th, 2008 at Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park in Osaka, Japan. My school’s group was made up of some students, their friends and family, my wife, her cousin, a person who works at her workplace and me. At [...]
By Derek
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Posted in SSE Tsukaguchi Corner
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Tagged english, franchise, franchises, Japan, jobs, schools, Smith's School of English, teaching, スミス英会話塚口故, 塚口, 月謝制, 英会話スクール
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September 1, 2008 – 11:52 pm
September is when a lot of students go back to school after their summer holidays and after the August obon holiday when many Japanese have a holiday. It’s a great time to put some extra effort into promotion to get new students. I will be handing out flyers and dropping flyers into mailboxes in Tsukaguchi. Yesterday I [...]
September 1, 2008 – 9:38 pm
Here at Smith’s School of English we really have the opportunity to be our own boss. We have the chance to teach our students directly or hire teachers and just be the business owner and manager. I don’t know if I can speak for the other Smith’s teacher-owners but I for one have never felt [...]
By Al Bartle
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Posted in English School Articles, Fair to teachers, Living in Japan, New start up or franchise?, SSE Okamoto Corner, a look back, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, franchise v. small business, rewarding job change, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged Franchise English Schools, Smith's School of English, Teaching English in Japan
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