スミス英会話堺東・なかもず校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら→(スミス英会話堺東校)(スミス英会話なかもず校) Last weekend I took a break from teaching English at Smith’s School of English Sakai Higashi and Nakamozu, and made a trip with my family to Shirahama(白浜), Wakayama prefecture. From out of the ordinary scene of Sakai City(堺市) to the white sandy beach of Shirahama in just 2 hours. We spent the [...]
Last Sunday I attended a Smith’s School of English seminar in Osaka, Japan. I always enjoy seeing fellow English franchise school owners at seminars. I also appreciate getting advice and direction from Smith’s School of English founder Mark Smith on how to grow and improve my English school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. Thank you very much Mark! Derek Smith’s School of [...]
スミス英会話奈良西大寺校の日本語のメインサイトはこちら I remember entering this exact search into Google and Yahoo many years ago when I decided that I wanted to come to Japan and set up my own English language school in Japan. I remember searching and searching and I found a seemingly never-ending number of websites, blogs, ads, newsletters. I would search and [...]
This month a 14-year-old student studied English conversation with me at my English conversation school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She will be going to Germany in August and studying with other international students there in English for 2 years. She wanted to be able to communicate with other [...]
When I first arrived in Japan I was searching for work but I would always come across flyer distribution, and I would always push them off with a smirk. I never considered doing this service, but since I joined Smiths I was strapped for money and needed to cash quick. To this time I still [...]
“Why do you want to study English?” is a common question asked by many english teachers upon meeting a new or prospective student at an english conversation school. “Because I love travel and want to travel abroad, but I can’t speak English well.” is a common answer. Smith’s School of English has a comprehensive and [...]
Two apparently unrelated events happened to me yesterday that really got me thinking about my recent huge changes in life: coming to live in Japan and buying a Smith’s School of English franchised school. First, I visited Smith’s School of English head office in Kyobashi for an owners’ seminar, where I found the friendliness and support [...]
I needed to get a new Canadian passport, so I decided to make the trip to Tokyo and get it done in person. I had never been to Tokyo and so I was quite excited. I live in Ohtsu, which is a medium size city in Shiga prefecture, which is a fairly quiet, rural area. [...]
….Only in Japan…. At Smith’s School of English Kamishinjo スミス英会話 上新庄校, we have a few University students. Someday I’d love tonnes of them because I have yet to teach a university student that I didn’t love. They are motivated, dedicated and learn so quickly that I always feel so proud of them. But even for university students, [...]
So I’ve lost my bicycle key. The worst part, it’s not just the one, it was both. Needless to say, I’ve been doing a lot of walking these last few days. Walking. It really isn’t all that bad. Honestly, I’ve been trying to get to point A to point B as quick as possible lately. [...]
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