Hi, Tom from SSE Katsura here and today I’d like to briefly talk about SSE Curriculum which I have been using with joy for over 10 years. When I think about Smith’s Curriculum, three words always come to mind: trusted, innovative and flexible. TRUSTED: Our curriculum is not a textbook written by someone who has […]
THE SEA
I love the sea. Maybe it’s because I was blessed to have been born in Barbados. Many people in Japan have never heard of it, but it’s a small British English speaking island in the Caribbean. The smell of salt water, the sound of waves crashing onto shore, sand between my toes; I missed those […]
A Tip From Smith’s School of English- Don’t Tip in Japan!
No need to tip any Smith’s English School teachers or anyone else in Japan! Jim here, franchise owner and teacher at Smith’s School in Sagamihara. Many know that I come from the northeastern United States. Tipping is a custom in the USA that many people don’t understand. Upon moving to Japan many years ago, I […]


