スミス英会話のスクールは相模原校以外にも、東京や関西エリアにあります。そのため、それぞれの学校のオーナー講師たちが会う機会は、大阪で行われるミーティングやオンラインミーティング以外では頻繁にはありません。お互いにコミュニケーションを図るメインのツールはスミス英会話プライベートのオンラインネットワークです。しかし、それ以外にもコミュニケーションを図る場所があります、それはブログです。

私たち講師には、担当を決めて、定期的にブログを投稿する素晴らしいブログチームがあります。私はこのブログが大好きです、なぜなら他の講師たちの学校、生徒様、家族、日本に住み普段何をしているか、また好きなことを知るひとつの方法ですし、さらには英語のプロフェッショナルとして、自信をもって英語のコミュニケーションを取る方法についてのアドバイスも学べます。

 Smith’s School of English Bloggers

Smith’s School of English teachers are pretty spread out across Japan, so we don’t often get an opportunity to see each other, with the exception of meetings in Osaka and occasional meetings online. Our main way of communicating with each other is through a private network set-up by our head office. But there is another way that we communicate, and that is through blogging.

We have an outstanding team of bloggers that have committed themselves to publishing blogs on a regular basis. I really like this because it is a way of learning about their schools, students, families, what they do and like about living in Japan, and even some professional advice about coaching communicative confidence.

Currently, our bloggers include Dan from Miyakojima, Derek from Tsukaguchi, Edward and Chiharu from Otsu, Sven from Fuse, Peter from Yamashina, Tom from Katsura, Les from Ikoma, and myself from Sagamihara.

All of these blogs appear in Smith’s weekly newsletter that lands in our students’ email every Sunday morning. Week after week, I am finding that the students are enjoying our blogs too. It is free to them, and they appreciate it.

Long ago, I worked for other English schools, but had never experienced the dedication that I see now with a team of teachers working WITH Smith’s School of English. We work very well together, because we like the system and respect each other. This blogging team is fantastic. It’s good to be working with Smith’s and such a fine group of school owners! And last but not least, our team of professional translators at Smith’s Head Office! They work hard for us!