Steve Andrews
From: England
Steve was born in England in the city of Bristol where he studied sociology and psychology.
He came to Japan 2009 to become an English teacher and shortly after arriving joined the team at Abroad International School as a Saturday school homeroom teacher and general support, and now holds the position of Infants homeroom teacher.
Steve teaches in an adaptive, confident, and friendly manner making him approachable and likeable with the ability to change teaching styles based on individual learning requirements. Steve firmly believes that the key to teaching is to make learning fun and interesting. "The first thing we need to teach is how to enjoy learning."
Marysia Parazsko
From: England
Marysia has taught in various educational settings since 2000. Initially volunteering in a school for students with special educational needs, Marysia assisted students in the attainment of educational and social goals, focusing on individual achievement. Whilst studying at university, Marysia completed a placement in a nursery in the UK, as a requirement of her participation in a Student Associate Scheme. Since arriving in Japan, she has taught in a large eikaiwa, taking an immersive approach towards learning, in fun and energetic atmosphere.
Ammon Walters
From: United States of America
Ammon was born and raised in Pismo Beach, California, U.S. A., and continued on to the island of Oahu in Hawaii for A University degree in Communications and Business. Ammon has been surrounded with a passion for assisting children through a variety of settings. Since arriving to Japan he has been teaching English for many years, teaching various ages in different settings including, Japanese kindergartens, private language schools and volunteer English teaching for the community. He is a dynamic and results-oriented ESL teacher committed to inculcating a passion for learning, creating multicultural awareness through teaching the fundamentals of the English language. A strong talent to develop and implement creativity, hands-on curriculum that strives to reach every student's learning style and ability, empowering students to succeed and realize their individual goals. He enjoys having fun and having children smile as they learn in an English atmosphere. A trustworthy and approachable individual with excellent communication to cooperatively work with parents and faculty to meet the needs of students and promote the philosophy and goals of the school.
Karen Sattler
From: Australia
Karen is from Australia! She grew up in a small country town near Sydney. She grew up listening to her parents tell their travel tales of other countries with different cultures and wonderful food, and from an early age she knew she would be fascinated with travel and people. Karen has had many years experience teaching English and working with children; she started teaching in public schools in Shanghai, China in 2005. She first came to Japan in 2006, where she taught a range of students, as young as babies with mums, elementary and high school students, to adults. In class she makes sure all the students have fun learning English! She stayed in Japan for 2 years teaching but also learning all the different ways students absorb knowledge. After 2 years back home, Karen is excited to be back in Japan!
Chris Evans
From: Australia
Chris completed a degree in science at the Australian National University, and later completed graduate study in science education at Macquarce University in Sydney, Australia.
Chris's enthusiasm and love for teaching led him to China where he has taught English, Science and Math in an international class environment.
Last year, Chris arrived in Japan with the goal of teaching younger students and since arriving in Japan, he's enjoyed and shown great success in the classroom of English language learners from Infants to Kindergarten.
Chris loves children and shows great passion for education in young learners.
His patient and motivating attitude will be appreciated by parents and children alike.
Satoko Onishi
From: Japan
Satoko has 8 years of experience working with children as kindergarten instructor, 0 to 6 year-olds. Since she always wanted to go abroad to study English, she decided to go to Australia last year. She volunteered at kindergarten and day care center, and she also got to teach Japanese culture to the children during her stay. Now that she is back in Japan with more experience, she believes that she can teach the children how fun it is to learn English and the sake of growing up in an international environment.
Tomomi Kumamoto
From: Japan
Tomomi is a qualified kindergarten teacher. She has many years of experience working at international schools. Teaching and taking care of children is very rewarding for her since she loves children and English. She always keeps a friendly atmosphere in the school to make all the children happy. Tomomi is hoping to help them find the same love for English that she has.
Noe Tanaka
From: Japan
Noe is a qualified kindergarten teacher(also has a nursing license), and has 6years of experience teaching children.
Since she had been wanting to experience the difference in education between Japan and America, she decided to go to U.S. to complete a degree in education.
She is hoping that every child here at Abroad will find the same love for English as she does!
Perihan Karabulut
From: Turkey
Perihan is from Turkey. She graduated from Inonu University in Turkey with a bachelor degree of education in pre-school.
She enjoys teaching and learning from her students.
She is very excited to teach at Abroad International School and to live in Japan!
Jeevan Sahnsi
From: England
Jeevan Sahnsi joined Abroad Language School in 2007, and he comes from Nottingham, England. He was a Graphic Designer in England, but decided to change his career to teaching 3 years ago when he came to Japan. He has a gentle approach to teaching, and likes to keep his students happy and comfortable in the classroom. Now in Japan he spends a lot of his free time either hiking or joining social events for Japanese and foreign people. He considers himself Osaka-jin, and hopes to stay in Japan doing what he loves - teaching.
Catherine H.
From: Canada
A stimulating, nurturing, and safe environment ensures that every child has the chance to become the best they can. Within each child exists special talents, abilities and desires that make them who they are. As an educator, it is my desire to discover who each child can be and draw out of them their full potential. The origin of the word “educate” is the Latin word “educare” which in its original form has the dual meaning of “pour in” and “draw out”. I believe that as a teacher it is my privilege to pour in not only information, but care and support into a child and then like a well made tea, as the time is right, to draw out the full flavor that comes from within each unique individual.
Because the world is becoming more and more interactive between cultures, it is important that we provide each child with skills to succeed in a changing world. To this end we seek to provide a high standard of English education and appreciation of all cultures to each of the children in our care. Academic, Social, Physical, and creative skills are equally important and thus a progressive, balanced holistic curricula is something we continually strive towards.
Christine
From: New Zealand
She is from the Bay of Plenty which is situated on the east coast of the North island of New Zealand. The Bay of Plenty is renowned for its clear blue waters and golden sand beaches as well as its temperate climate which is well suited to horticultural and agricultural activities. In fact, you may have eaten kiwifruit grown in the area.
Why teach in Japan?:
My quest for knowledge led me to completing degrees in Education and Psychology while raising my family. I believe that only through education can we move forward and that sometimes we need to take chances and move out of our comfort zones, a philosophy that led me to Japan. I am continuing study as time permits. Japan has been a kind experience as the people have been welcoming, warm, and friendly.
Daniel
From: New Zealand
Daniel has 10 years experience working with children in Japan. As well as possessing a keen focus on academic study he enjoys having fun and playing games with children. He has a kind and friendly demeanor and children are happy to interact with him.
Why teach in Japan?:
"I chose to live and work in Japan as it is a unique and interesting country. Also it is a great place to bring up my own children."
What do you like about Abroad Preschool and Kindergarten?:
"Abroad is a great place to work and focuses on the individual needs of each child. All children are encouraged to learn in a way that suits their personality. As well as the core academic and physical elements, children are encouraged to think individually and creatively and to be independent problem solvers."
Bethany
From: United States of America
Catheine O.
From: New Zealand
Prior to embarking on my Japanese adventure I worked as an Advertising Account Manager a role which required excellent relationship, communication and time management skills. During my University years I was employed as a part-time childcare worker. Favorite Quote: 'Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around'
Lauri Walker
From: Edinburgh, UK
Lauri has been teaching, studying, volunteering, and travelling around the world since 2000. He has taught English as foreign language for over three years in the UK, China, Korea, and Taiwan to students of all ages from 3 to 83 years old. Lauri is a keen student of languages himself having lived abroad for years and graduated with a 1st class degree in Mandarin and Management from the University of Central Lancashire in England. He knows what it is like to overcome language barriers and greatly enjoys helping others to overcome those same hurdles through his teaching.
Soydan Selamet
From: Turkey
He started focused studies in education since high school at the age of 15. After graduating from Hacettepe University with a degree in ELT in 2004, he started to work as an English teacher in primary and secondary schools. He worked in the Okayama branch of Abroad for 3 years until he was transferred to Sendai in October 2008.
Yasemin
From: Turkey
Ms.Yasemin holds a degree in ELT and has been teaching since 2002.Before coming to Japan,she collaborated with a group of teachers in writing several text books and a bilingual dictionary.In Japan,she has mainly worked with preschoolers for three years at an international school in Tokyo.She values being international mindedness and to promote that she participated in an international children`s festival with her students for 2 years.Her passions include reading,learning different languages,watching CSI and eating Daifuku.
Ishimoto Mizue
From: Japan (Nursery Staff)
I worked at a pre-school for 2 years. I was teaching children between the ages of two and four. After that, I carried on working at an international school as an assistant English teacher. Through this teaching experience, I realized how much fun it is and how rewarding it is for the students. I feel privileged to be in a position where I can help children to grow. This opportunity also gives me a chance to improve my own skills, which will enable me to help the children develop even more.
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