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Mike :: Coordinator

Nationality: Canadian
Hometown: Peterborough, Ontario
Education degree: computer science
Favorite food: falafel
Favorite season: fall
About:

カナダ、オンタリオ州トロント出身のネイティブスピーカー。

大学ではコンピューターサイエンスと数学を学び、SEEDでは２つ役割を持って働いている。

生徒がやる気を持って取り組む事に焦点を当て、SEEDのカリキュラム教材や新しい指導方法を導入することによって成功を築き上げていると共に、

ビジネスコーチ、ライフコーチ、フィットネスコーチでもあり、それらの才能を生かし英語教師としても活躍中。

SEEDに入る前はカナダのトロントのテクノロジー企業で、ソフトウェア開発者、設計者、情報統括員として活躍。

また、起業家、マラソン、トライアスロンの選手、公認のライフコーチでもある。

Mike is a native English speaker from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied computer science and mathematics in university and works at seed academy in 2 roles. He is currently building upon Seed’s early success by introducing new curriculum materials and new teaching methods, with a focus on student engagement. He is also a business, confidence and fitness coach and brings these talents in his second role as an English language tutor at Seed Academy. Previous to joining Seed, Mike has been a software developer, architect and chief information officer for a technology company in Toronto, Canada. He is also an entrepreneur, marathoner, triathlete and certified life coach.

 

Yuta :: Head Teacher

Nationality: Japanese, English
Hometown: London, UK
Education Degree: Human Sciences
Favorite Food: Ramen
Favorite Season: Summer
About:

イギリスで生まれ育ち、両親が日本人のため、幼い頃から日本に興味を持ち始めた。
日本の大学へ行きたく、日本に帰国。

イギリスで18年間、義務教育を全て英語で受けている。

 

英語はネイティブであり、イギリスでの義務教育で学んだことなどを使った楽しくできる英語の教え方を心がけている。

 

イギリスの頃から心理学や社会学に興味があり、それをさらに深めるため大学でも人間科学部へと入った。

趣味は映画鑑賞や哲学書を読むことである。

Born and raised in the U.K., Yuta has always been interested in living in Japan.
After deciding to go to a Japanese university, he left for Japan putting behind his 18 years of experience in England.

As an English native, Yuta strives to use all experiences and what was learnt in England to teach children in Japan.

While in England, Yuta had always been interested in psychology and sociology and entered the faculty of human sciences to further his education.
His hobbies include watching movies and reading philosophy books.
 

Daisuke

Nationality: Japanese
Hometown: Yokohama
Education Degree: Hospitality and Tourism Management
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Season:Summer
About:

 

 

John

Nationality: American
Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Education degree: B.A. in East Asian Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Favorite food: yuzu
Favorite season: Summer
About:

John is from the beautiful state of North Carolina, USA. In high school, he began learning Japanese and participated in an exchange and homestay program in Sapporo, Japan, which sparked a passion for international exchange.
After receiving his degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he moved to Japan to work as a CIR (Coordinator for International Relations) in Kochi prefecture. There, he taught English and culture classes at kindergartens, elementary, and junior high schools in his local community.
John currently works at Seed Academy as an English instructor and coordinator for study abroad programs. He places great importance on making English a cultural experience that learners can enjoy and always encourages students to speak without fear of making mistakes.
When John is not teaching or studying, he enjoys traveling, weightlifting, reading, and spending time in nature.

アメリカ、ノースカロライナ州出身。高校生の時、札幌へ交換留学プログラムとホームステイに参加しに行きました。貴重な経験となり、国際交流に熱心になりました。
シードアカデミーで英語教師と留学コーディネーターとして勤め、英語と国際教育を通じて子供たちの視野を広げたいと思っています。

Gen

Nationality: American, Japanese
Hometown: Los Angeles, California 
Education degree: Keio University, BA in Economics
Favorite food: Italian food 
Favorite season: Fall
About:

Raised in California, United States of America, and born to Japanese parents, Gen is an international student majoring in economics. Fascinated and appreciative of his Japanese American background, Gen decided to take his English studies abroad through an all English program offered in Japan. Before coming to SEED, Gen was a soccer coach, private tutor and high school assistant teacher. In his spare time, Gen enjoys playing soccer, camping, photography and any activity involving the outdoors. 
At SEED, Gen strives to deliver one message: learning and growing always starts with curiosity, passion and fun. From this, Gen individualizes his interaction with each and every student to allow them to explore and learn freely. Gen hopes to find that every student will enjoy learning as much as he enjoys teaching.

 

アメリカ合衆国、カリフォルニア州で、日本人の両親の元で育つ。

日本の大学で経済を学んでいる留学生である。

日系アメリカ人としての背景に、それぞれの良さを理解しつつさらに興味を持ち、日本という海外で、英語でのカリキュラムが行われている授業を学ぶことを決意。

SEEDに来る前は、サッカーコーチ、高校でのアシスタントコーチであった。

余暇には、サッカー、キャンプ、写真を撮ったりアウトドアの活動を楽しんでいる。

SEEDでは、「学ぶことと成長することは、常に好奇心、情熱、そして楽しむことから始まる」というメッセージを伝えることに努めている。

生徒一人一人と個々に向き合い、彼らが自由に探索し、学べる環境を作り上げている。

自らが教えることを楽しむのと同様、全ての生徒が学ぶことを楽しんで欲しいと望んでいる。

Ayane

Nationality: Japanese
Hometown: Yokohama
Education Degree: Psychology 
Favorite Food: miso soup
Favorite Season: Winter

About:
横浜生まれ。2歳から11歳まで9年間海外に在住。オランダでは2年間インターナショナルスクールに通い、カナダでは4年間現地の学校と補習校へ、韓国では3年間日本人学校に通っていた。現在は上智大学で心理学を専攻している。

SEEDでは英語を教えるだけでなく生徒からも学べることがあると考え、生徒と一緒に楽しく学んでいく雰囲気づくりを目指している。

SEEDでの英語講師以外にも中高では合唱を、大学からクラシックギターをはじめ、音楽に興味を持っている。

Born in Yokohama. Lived abroad from 2 to 11 years old. In Holland, Ayane went to an international school, and then a native English school for 4 years in Canada, whilst going to a Japanese school on weekends. In Korea, she spent 3 years in a Japanese school and is currently studying Psychology at Sophia University.

At SEED, she believes that there is much to learn from the students too, and strives to create an atmosphere where students can enjoy learning.

During Junior high and high school, Ayane was part of the chorus, Aside from SEED, Ayane currently plays classic guitar, and is interested in music.

Yuki

Nationality: Japanese
Hometown: Tokyo / New Jersey
Education degree: B.A. in Policy Management (Psychology), Keio SFC University / Masters in Luxury Brand Management, Domus Academy (Italy)
Favorite food: Avocado / Vegetables in general
Favorite season: Spring
About:
初めまして！
私は大阪で生まれ、2歳から 9歳までの 7年間を、アメリカのニュージャージー州で過ごしました。その後一時帰国し、3年間日本の公立小学校に通い、12歳から中国・上海に移動しました。4年間インターナショナルスクールに通った後、高校から慶應 SFCに入学。大学もSFCに進学して心理学を学んだ後、イタリア・ミラノに移住。大学院を卒業し、日本に帰国しました。
 
英語を教え始めたのは、5年前。英語塾で子供を教えるほか、企業に出向いて大人向けのレッスンを行うなど、幅広い年齢層に教えています。また、通訳・翻訳のお仕事も受けております。英語に関する多様なお仕事を通して、自分自身、日々学びながら成長させて頂いています。レッスンを通して、前向きな明るさとアクティブなエネルギーを、多くの生徒さんと共有していけると嬉しいです！

Born in Osaka, Japan, Yuki moved to New Jersey, USA at the age of 2. Spending 7 years there, she returned to Japan at the age of 9. 3 years later, Yuki moved to Shanghai, China, and attended International School there for 4 years. 

Yuki returned to Japan from high school, attending Keio SFC High. She moved onto Keio SFC University, where she mainly studied psychology/ psychiatry. After graduating from SFC, Yuki moved to Milan, Italy to complete her Masters degree in Luxury Brand Management.

Yuki has been teaching English since 2013; she has taught over 100 students between the ages 3-50, and she also takes on translation/ interpretation jobs as a freelancer. 
At SEED, Yuki offers positive, energetic lessons, and is always willing to go one step further to understand each student’s personality & potential. She provides detailed feedback, and aims to create a safe learning environment for students to grow and explore.

Ryu

Nationality: Japan 
Hometown: Canada Vancouver 
Education Degree: Social Science
Favourite food: Curry
Favourite season: Summer
About: 
I have been living in Canada ever since I moved to Canada with my mother and brother in 4th grade. 
In Canada, I was able to experience many interesting and fun things through learning English.
When I first went to Canada, I had no English skills what so ever, which made it very difficult for me to communicate with people around me. However, through sports and other activities, I was able to improve my English little by little. Now as a 19-year-old, I am fully able to communicate in English with no problem at all. 
As a teacher, I hope to teach my students the fun and interesting things that come with being able to communicate in English as well as how fun the language itself is.

Haruka

Nationality: Japanese
Hometown: Yokohama, Japan
Education degree: Global and Transcultural studies
Favourite food: Yakisoba
Favourite season: Winter

About:
I was born in Yokohama, Japan. Lived in Texas, USA for 6 years from the age 3 to 9. I have also gone studying abroad to New Zealand for a year in junior high, and after several years from that, I gained TESOL qualification. Ever since I started living in the States I fell in love with English, and even when I moved back to Japan up until now I still study English trying to maintain it.
As a teacher in SEED Academy, I would love to interact in English with each and every student and hope that they would broaden their future by learning together with us!

私は横浜で生まれ、3歳から9歳までの6年間をアメリカのテキサス州で過ごしました。高校生の時に一年間ニュージーランドに留学し、その数年後にTESOLの資格を取得しました。アメリカに住んでいた時から英語が好きで、日本に戻ってきてから今でも英語の勉強をしています。
SEED Academyの講師として、生徒たちと英語で交流し、ここで培った力で将来を切り開いていって欲しいと思っています！