Category Archives: English Teaching

Friends Reunited

Posted on January 22, 2012 by tokyofox

Whilst back in the UK over Christmas I met up with more friends than I usually bother to which was really nice. Sherwood is a lifelong friend and I have known Sam since I was about nine and we always … Continue reading →

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A Spook-tacular Halloween (2011)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by tokyofox

Three 90 minute kids parties in the space of 5.5 hours in Hibarigaoka school yesterday left me feeling exhausted. I should have known better really but when asked a while back I was more than happy to team-up again with colleague … Continue reading →

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Senior Teacher Position

Posted on October 5, 2011 by tokyofox

I have been working for my company at Shibuya school since 2005 and don’t really have any desire to move ‘up the ladder’ but when the Senior Teacher position became available in that school recently I decided to go for … Continue reading →

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Kung-Fu Panda Kids Party

Posted on August 8, 2011 by tokyofox

The release of ‘Kung-Fu Panda 2’ into cinema’s this Summer meant I wanted to seize the chance to do another Kung-Fu Panda lesson following my previous efforts in 2009 and 2010. However, this time it was different as I proposed … Continue reading →

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Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Posted on June 22, 2011 by tokyofox

Back in December of last year I was at one of my schools Christmas party’s (stick with me here as it is relevant!) playing ‘pass the parcel’ when my friend James started up just the first few bars from the … Continue reading →

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Pop Up Santa’s!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by tokyofox

Not too much to report on this years Christmas lessons in terms of new ideas. It was basically a load of re-hashed festive lessons but one new thing was an art and craft activity which involved making the pop-up Santa’s … Continue reading →

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Game Over In Shimo-Akatsuka

Posted on December 22, 2010 by tokyofox

The curtain came down on my time in Shimo-Akatsuka school last Wednesday (15th December) after 5.5 years. As it was a split day I also made my exit from Narimasu but I’ve been there and done that once already! For 15 … Continue reading →

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A Spook-tacular Halloween (2010)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by tokyofox

It’s getting more difficult to think of something original to do at Halloween in my classes. Last year I made a load of new Halloween flashcards and used Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ in a variety of different ways to help the … Continue reading →

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A Sign Of (Slight) Power!

Posted on May 28, 2010 by tokyofox

Where I work in Shibuya has a short walkway area leading to the lift which takes people up to the school on the fourth floor. This area is undercover and protected from the wind and rain. With the majority of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Sayonara Yoyogi School

Posted on May 12, 2010 by tokyofox

The end of March brought about the end to my short time (6 months) in Yoyogi school although bizarrely I was there the following week to cover myself! When I started in October I took on some of the most badly … Continue reading →

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