Category Archives: SSE Tsuruhashi Corner

スミス英会話鶴橋校:Day trip to Mt. Rokko

Last weekend, a small group of us from our English school スミス英会話鶴橋校 headed out to do a little bit of sightseeing.  Our destination was Mt. Rokko.  We couldn’t have asked for a better day!  The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and the scenery was breath-taking.  For many of us, this was the first [...]

スミス英会話鶴橋校:Go Harumafuji Go!

Although his chances of winning this years spring sumo tournament have become pretty slim, Harumafuji 日馬富士, the wrestler formerly known as Ama, will be cheered on by the folks down in Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi and by many of the other residents in our area.  We are fortunate enough to have his camp pretty much [...]

The Heisig Method

Recently I was introduced to a book that has had quite an impact on me and has led me to see the Japanese writing system in a new light.
As I have never formally studied Japanese here or at home, living in Japan these past 5 years have naturally led me to acquire some of the [...]

スミス英会話鶴橋校:The Colours of Canada

I love teaching the students at my English school, Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi about my country and its culture.  The Vancouver Olympics  have given me a great opportunity to share all the wonderful things that are currently happening in my hometown, and my students can relate because they see a lot of the images [...]

スミス英会話鶴橋校:Triple Axels and Double Toe Loops in Tsuruhashi

One of the great things about being situated in Tsuruhashi is it’s proximity to so many great venues.  Now, I’m not just talking about all the wonderful Yaki-niku restaurants in the area, as they tend to “smell” for themselves.  I’m talking about quite the opposite.  Stuff that is good for your heart, i.e.  physical activity!  [...]

スミス英会話鶴橋校 クリスマス2009年:Tsuruhashi’s merry little Christmas!

ビデオ:To watch the video of the Christmas party, please click HERE
Mike and myself had big expectations for our first Christmas party at Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi. They consisted of a fun filled evening where we could savor new found friendships,and delight ourselves in listening to the continued development of our students ability in conversational [...]

スミス英会話鶴橋校:ハイキング明日香(飛鳥)2009年:Tsuruhashi team goes to Asuka (Part 2)

スミス英会話鶴橋校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら
In a previous blog, I mentioned how Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi had visited the township of Asuka, and how we had stopped off for a superb lunch at a local restaurant. The owner of the restaurant then proceeded to explain in detail about the history of this area, and one of our students, whose [...]

スミス英会話鶴橋校:Tsuruhashi team goes to Asuka (Part 1)

スミス英会話鶴橋校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら

To see a cool video of our trip please click HERE
ビデオはこちら
One of our students, Yoshio, has an incredible knowledge of both the history and geography of the Kansai region. He is forever hiking around various areas in his quest to see and experience new places and people. So when we decided to have another Smith’s [...]

スミス英会話鶴橋校:Communication = Teamwork = Results. Sharing ideas at Ohtsu

One of the best things about the most recent Smith’s owner’s seminar was the chance to meet the other school owners for the first time. Both Mike and I have only recently become owners, so it was essential that we visited another school to chat with the owners about issues relating to marketing, curriculum use [...]

スミス英会話鶴橋校: Gosh darn, I’ve lost my bike key…

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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