スミス英会話はいつも世間のゴールデンウィークの約1週間前から休暇に入り、世間と同時に英会話レッスンを再開します。これにより私たちはゴールデンウィーク価格に上がる前に旅行の予約が可能です。空港や駅の連休混雑を避けることもできて幸運です。

スミス英会話は8月のお盆にも1週間休暇をいただきます。お盆中の相模原は、多くの人が帰省をしたり休暇を取るため静かになります。多くの日本の企業は4日程度がお休みになります。

12月、日本の企業は29日や30日に仕事納めを迎えて、1月5日前後まで1週間程お休みになります。日本にとって年末年始はとても重要で静かですが、私たち講師にとってはクリスマスが特別です。そのためスミス英会話は12月25日の数日前から1月5日前後までが休暇になります。ゴールデンウィークのように、スミス英会話のクリスマス休暇は旅行にも十分な時間が取れて、一般よりも低い価格で予約が可能になります。

私はいつもこの利点を生かして、旅行をします、過去にはアメリカ、台湾、ベトナム、フィリピン、グアムや香港、書ききれませんが日本国内も。これを書いているのは2024年2月ですが、すでに4月に家族や友人に会うためにアメリカへ行く予定を立てています。スミス英会話の休暇のおかげです。

おそらくこれら休暇の一番の利点は、良いお休みを取れる、良いワークライフバランスにあると思います。私たちは休暇を楽しみにしていて、良い休みを取り、エネルギーをチャージして新鮮な気持ちで英会話レッスンへ戻り、スミス英会話の生徒様が英語を話す自信を持つお手伝いを全力で行います。このような会社で働いたことは今までありません。私はこのまま相模原校で英会話講師を続けるでしょう！

スミス英会話相模原校の無料体験レッスンへぜひお越しください！英会話初級者の方から上級者の方まで無料体験レッスンを試してみたいという方歓迎です！

Sagamihara Japan: I am always happy to wake up to this city and love what I do every day! Smith’s School of English teachers enjoy a good work-life balance, and I am lucky enough to be one of those English teachers. My English school in Sagamihara is located just 3 minutes from JR Sagamihara Station; making it a very easy commute for me and my students. Smith’s School of English Sagamihara is open 5 days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. If a new student desires a free trial lesson on Monday, I am always happy to open. A schedule that is not hectic, coupled with ample time off enables me in Sagamihara City as well as all Smith’s School of English teachers to enjoy a very good balance of work and life. Time off is a huge benefit to belonging to Smith’s School of English.

“Golden Week” usually runs from May 3rd - May 6th. The dates never change, so some years are very good for the Japanese citizens. For example, if May 3rd falls on a Tuesday, employees get most of the week off and it coincides with the weekend, giving them a 6-day holiday. But that doesn’t often happen. During those days, airline companies increase prices because they know that people will pay.

Smith’s School of English always closes about a week before the beginning of Golden Week, and reopens shortly after the holiday. This enables us to make travel reservations before the price hikes. We are also lucky enough to avoid the holiday rush at airports and train stations.

We take a full week off in August during the OBon holiday. The Obon holiday in Sagamihara is especially quiet because many people return to their hometowns or take a short vacation. Most Japanese companies allow 3 or 4 days for their employees. 

In December, Japanese companies usually shut down on the 29th or 30th of the month, until about the 5th of January, giving employees about a week off. The New Year Holiday in Japan is quite serious, and very quiet.  Christmas in Japan is very special to us, so we close a few days before December 25th through January 4th. As in the case of Golden Week, working with Smith’s School of English allows us plenty of time to travel, as well as making reservations at a lower cost. 

I almost always take advantage of our situation; having traveled to the USA, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Guam, and Hong Kong; not to mention many trips within Japan.  It is February at the time of this writing, and I am already planning a trip to the USA to see family and friends in April, thanks to  Smith’s School of English.

Perhaps the most valuable part of all this time off is that it gives us a very nice break; a good work-life balance. We look forward to the time off, get a good rest, and come back refreshed and full of energy to do what we do best-  help our students build confidence in speaking English. I have never worked for a better company. I think I’ll stay!

Come see me at Smith’s School of English Sagamihara! I’m always happy to assess the speaking level of anyone who wants to challenge a free trial lesson!