英会話 My Day Job

By the way, this is the thing I do to get money--that thing that I've heard people call "work". 

If/when I ever get regular at doing this blog stuff, but till then here's a quick copy and paste from our website

http://caseysan.com

Casey's English is a friendly student-centered English school on the Izu Peninsula owned and operated by Shizuka and Casey Henry. We offer kindergarten and elementary school children's classes, jr. high and high school tutoring, and adult group and private lessons. Most of our classes are held in Kannami and Numazu. We also teach in other nearby locations.

ケーシーと静香とで運営している伊豆半島のケーシー英会話。幼稚園から小学校、中学、高校英 語、また大人のグループレッスン、プライベートレッスンなどいろいろなクラスがあり ます。　函南町と沼津市志下にとあるホテルはまゆうの隣の自宅で楽しい英語教室を開いていま す。

Teacher / 教師紹介

• Over eighteen years teaching experience　/ 教師経験１8年

• Taught ESL in America and Japan / 日米において経験あり（ESL - English as a Second Language）

• BA degree in Education　/ ４年生大学の教育学部卒

• MA degree in English Language Teaching / 英語教育において修士号習得

Our Philosophy

At Casey's English we provide a fun and friendly learning environment that promotes student motivation. Research has shown that the relaxed language learner is more likely to feel motivated, and that motivation is crucial for successful language learning. Therefore, one of our primary aims is to build the students' interest in language learning and foster positive attitudes towards learning English that will stay with them for a lifetime. 

「教育概念」 

ケーシーズイングリッシュでは楽しく、フレンドリーにまた良い環境をつくることに よって子供達の英語へのやる気を出させるよう努めています。 研究によるとリラックスをして英語を学ぶ事は、よい結果を残せるとあります。そのた め、私達も生徒のやる気を出させ、英語に興味を持たせる事に力を入れています。子供 の時に英語に興味を持つ事できれば、その子供にとってその後も英語は楽しいものに なってくれるからです。

Our Strategy

Students as young as four years old are already speaking and reading in English! We combine one of the most successful and innovative phonics approaches in America with a Whole Language approach. Learning units are based on specific themes or popular children's books, and supplemented with flash cards and worksheets, songs and games. We also make use of kinesthetic learning activities in which students draw on both left and right brain functions to perform various tasks. Young learners especially enjoy and benefit from these activities, such as throwing and catching a "koosh- ball" during conversation, mimicking animals while uttering specific English phonemes, and TPR. TPR is Total Physical Response, in which speaking and acting out various tasks are done in unison. 

「教育方法」 

私たちのレッスン内容はアメリカにおいて画期的で新しいと現在注目されているフォ ニックス方式を使用しています。この方法で学んでいくと４歳くらいの子供でも英語で 読んだり話したりすることができるのです。アメリカの子供によく読まれてる本や音 楽、ゲームを動作を交えながら学んでいきます。時にはクーシュボールというボールを 使ったりして、クラス全員が参加できるようにしています。英語に興味を持つことが生 徒１人１人において今後のモチベ－ション（やる気）につながると思っていますので、 いつでもクラスは新鮮で楽しいものに.....と心がけています。

Activities

Language learning is further enriched through learning about Western Culture and holidays. Some activities that our students have enjoyed the most include making Christmas cards and ornaments in December; carving Jack-O-Lanterns, making masks, and trick-or-treating for Halloween in October, writing wishes in English to decorate a Tanabata bamboo stalk in July, and coloring Easter Eggs and having a big Easter Egg Hunt in the Springtime. For pictures of class functions and activities please visit Casey’s English on Facebook. 

「活動」

クラスの機能と活動の映像のために訪問してください Casey’s English on Facebook。

Students and Classes

Children's classes are held at Casey's English and at ZoYama Kindergarten in Numazu. We also provide private and small group English classes for adolescents and adults of all ages. In addition to K-12th grade and university students Casey has taught career professionals including Ph.D. educated engineers, scientists and researchers, nurses, private school owners, business men and women, physicians and surgeons, and an internationally known artist. 

We also provide jr. high school English tutoring on a limited basis. These classes are taught in a "juku" type setting by Shizuka. Shizuka earned her B.A. degree at a University in Tokyo, worked and studied in London, attended intensive ESL courses in California, and has an in-depth knowledge of the Japanese Education system and a strong command of the English language. 

「学習者とクラス」

今現在、沼津市内にある象山幼稚園 で放課後幼稚 園生～小学生の教室を持っています。これまでに私たちは、医者や看護婦といった専門 職の人、アーティストや教育者やビジネスマンなどいろいろな職業の人にも教えていま す。子供のクラスの他に大人のプライベートレッスン（出張あります）がありますの で、小さなことでも構いませんからお気軽にお尋ね下さい。皆様のお役に少しでもたて たら嬉しく思います。また中学生英語の塾教室もあります。クラスの様子はこちらから ご覧になることができます。

This is our Numazu classroom HQ (aka the in-law's place) only the sign's quite faded and weather-worn now we're minus kid number 3 in this shot