A new school year is starting and most students in Japan are concentrating on preparing for entrance examinations for high school and university. As we all know, they do not need to be able to speak English to enter university in most cases. That’s why it’s so great to have a young student who really […]
Smith’s School of English – Okamoto Awards One Lucky Student a Very Nice Student Appreciation Award
Having been fortunate enough to meet and teach many students at the Smith’s School of English in Kobe-Okamoto for many years now, I decided it was time to reward at least one of them for his/her long and continued effort to master English at my school. This was a local event held only for my […]
Smith’s School of English – Okamoto holds a farewell party
We held a small farewell party for a young man from the Netherlands named Robin this week. Robin is a graduate student in astronomy at Osaka University. I met him at my horseback riding school last year. He is an excellent equestrian (horseback rider). He came to my Christmas party last December and also to […]