It’s almost Cherry Blossom Viewing season again and time for the annual Smith’s School of English Kansai Area Hanami (Cherry Blossom Viewing) Party. Cherry Blossom Viewing Parties are common all across Japan as the Cherry Blossom buds open to reveal their oh so delicate and beautiful blossoms. Usually, families, friends or co-workers get together for [...]
February 24, 2010 – 8:33 am
Upon entering an English school, students are greeted with a slew of standard English greetings. From the simple “Hello” and “How are you?” to the more colloquial “What’s new?” or “How ya going mate?”, students are immediately immersed in English. English classrooms are the place for English immersion: the walls have English posters, the book [...]
February 20, 2010 – 12:55 am
Basketball in Japan?
Sports. I love ‘em. I love to watch sports, I love to play sports.
My hometown, Nanaimo BC Canada is a standard Canadian city- small, homely, and full of sports. Or so I thought. Nanaimo has Junior Hockey, College Baseball, and a slew of minor leagues and high school sports. Now that I live [...]
February 19, 2010 – 5:48 am
With so much news about the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics, and everyone in my English school talking about them, I thought it would be nice to post about other wonderful goings on in Canada. Below there is a link to a live web cam placed with care and much effort in the den of a [...]
February 17, 2010 – 10:24 pm
For more on Valentine’s Day in Japan (English) CLICK HERE
For more on Valentine’s Day in Japan (日本語) CLICK HERE
Valentine’s day in Japan is so unlike valentine’s day in Canada. For men. In Canada, valentine’s day is a day for men to spend money, stress about preparing just the right gift, dinner, romantic night out. In [...]
November 3, 2009 – 11:40 pm
My English school in Ohtsu does well. I live comfortably and am very content with what I do. I never have to work too hard, and I have the freedom to do as I please, teach as and when I please, and relax accordingly.
Possibly one of the most difficult parts of running your own business [...]
September 6, 2009 – 7:58 pm
Hi All,
Edward here at Smith’s School of English in beautiful Ohtsu city in Shiga Prefecture. As many of you know, I LOVE “The Morning Routine” so it should come as no surprise to you that this post is yet again going to praise the powers of this brilliant piece of English school curriculum. In the [...]
September 5, 2009 – 8:10 pm
Below is a story about a recent trip to Hong Kong written by one of my student’s at my English school, Smith’s school of English Ohtsu.
February 28, 2009 – 9:11 am
スミス英会話大津 日本語のサイト
先生のブログ チハルの部屋
英会話無料レッスン ここです
My interpretation of Smith’s School of English Instructor Training 101: becoming a teacher takes years, but to coach students to confidence takes care, support and a good environment. After years of coaching English both at Smith’s School of English in Ohtsu, Shiga and at a big chain school in Kusatsu I have learned that the key to confidence is DIY: [...]
By Edward
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February 1, 2009 – 7:53 pm
There may be a global financial crisis going on, but at my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School, business is good! In January I had one of my highest turnovers ever. I am very happy.
This morning I got out and did some flyers, which I hadn’t done for a while. It is a great [...]
By Derek
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Posted in English School Articles, SSE Tsukaguchi Corner
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Also tagged english, franchise, franchises, Japan, jobs, schools, Smith's School of English, teaching, スミス英会話塚口校, 英会話塚口, 英会話尼崎市
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