スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Sunday March 8th saw 18 participants from Smith’s School of English Ohtsu and Smith’s School of English Kamishinjo hike up Mt. Hiei in beautiful Shiga prefecture. The day started with meeting at JR Ishiyama Station JR石山駅 at 9:00 am, introductions all around, and then a short ride on the Keihan line from Keihan [...]
スミス英会話大津、ハロウィンパーティの日本語のサイトです。 On November 1st, SSE Ohtsu hosted a magnificent night of games, scary costumes, delicious treats (and pizza), pumpkin carving, treat-or-treating and more! A dozen of us crammed into our school: witches, skeletons, a giant pumpkin, a japanese comedian, a supermodel, and “Edo the Edo Samurai” (that’s me!). We had a great time singing and [...]
I recently had coffee with fellow franchisee Peter from Yamashina school on the eastern edge of Kyoto. Our school, SSE Ohtsu, is only 1 stop away on the JR Biwako Line on the western edge of Shiga prefecture. So Otsu and Yamashina are neighbours. How does this affect our business? Peter and I compared notes [...]
When I first moved to Japan, the thing I missed most was the live music scene that I enjoyed back home in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. But I have been slowly uncovering the ive music scene in and around Kyoto, as has Jim in Tokyo. Many annual festivals feature free live outdoor music, such as Taiko [...]
In April of this year, my partner Chiharu starting teaching at our school, Smith’s School of English Ohtsu. At first she was very worried that students wouldn’t like having a Japanese National for an English teacher. But her worries quickly abated as she realized several things: (1) she is an amazing coach with a deep [...]
Chiharu and I had an amazing month at our school, SSE Ohtsu. We started the month with the second half of our first Golden Week at Smith’s. As Don mentioned in “Golden Week Excursion” and Derek mentioned in “A taste of Canada at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi“, Golden week at Smith’s is wonderful and [...]
I am not artistic. But sometimes i am inspired, and with the help of a friend or a pc, i can create art. Recently i was inspired to make something to personalise the classrooms in my school, Smith’s Ohtsu. I made a simple sandblasted 2 colour mirror with the Smith’s logo and the location of [...]
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