Daily Archives: October 7, 2008

How to Make a 1 Room School into a 2 Room School

October 7, 2008 – 8:51 pm

When we bought our school in December of last year, it was being run by 1 teacher as a 1 room school. At that time, the school was divided in half by the white boards and their were tables and chairs on both sides, however for practical use it was not set-up properly. In particular, [...]

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SSE Approach to Economic Worries.スミス英会話 経済的な心配へのアプローチ

October 7, 2008 – 8:02 pm

While attending the Smith’s School of English Training Seminar on Sunday, the group of franchise owners lead by Mark Smith covered a lot of valuable ground.  One of the many topics we covered was how the current global economic problems are affecting us, the franchise owners and importantly, our students. You do not have to be [...]

By Tim Musgrave | Posted in English School Articles, Free Advice English Schools, Living in Japan, SSE Ohtsu Corner, SSE Sakai Higashi Corner | Comments (2)

How to improve your visibility in the community

October 7, 2008 – 6:28 am

Our school is located on the top floor of a tall skinny building, thus we dont get a lot of walk in business. We have 2 flags at ground level and our school name is on the building’s signs, but nothing BIG to tell people “Here we are”. So last month we budgeted for a [...]

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Another Smith’s Curriculum Seminar

October 7, 2008 – 4:44 am

As always, it was good to attend the seminar last Sunday. There are a few reasons I like to attend. First of all, it’s good to see other franchisees, some of whom we have met on previous occasions and some that we are meeting for the first time. Another great [...]

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