Staff | International preschool Rivercity English School

James is a co-director of Rivercity English School. James helped found Rivercity Playgroup in spring 2005 after teaching English in Japan since 1990. Rivercity aims to give its students a love for learning through playing and doing activities. James is always pleased to meet with parents who are interested in English education and talk with them about the curriculum. 'Rivercity English School offers English classes for adults and children. The teachers encourage students to speak English as much as possible during their lessons. They choose topics of conversation individuals are interested in so they can practice talking naturally with a trained teacher to provide guidance in any areas of difficulty. Rivercity believes that education is extremely important to society and that learning to communicate effectively will greatly improve your professional life'.

Nick is an experienced preschool and kinder-school teacher who joined Rivercity in April 2008. He is very patient and conscientious working with children, and is very good at helping them to learn. Nick is very friendly and enjoys talking with parents about their child's progress. He also shows great character and integrity.

Michelle joined Rivercity English school at the beginning of 2007. Children enjoy her lessons because Michelle is very entertaining and friendly. Her adult English students find her lessons engaging and informative. Michelle has a naturally friendly personality and interacts with the students easily and comfortably.

Michelle is from Canada. She has experience teaching preschool and adult English classes and enjoys teaching both small children to adult students. She is creative and efficient working in pre-school, and is able to patiently communicate with all the children.

Divina has been teaching in Japan for more than 7 years. She has an exellent teaching technique. She has small children's classes and adult classes. She likes teaching beginner students through to business students. She studies Japanese language and culture every day so she can manage her classes well with her Japanese students. Divina is popular among our students for her personality, enthusiasm and good teaching techniques.

Kumiko is a bilingual teacher educated at middle school and high school in America. She has experience in preschool teaching and creates fun English-learning games and activities, including arts and crafts. She is popular with students because she has a cheerful personality and kind nature, and cares deeply for them.

Yasuko joined our school in September 2006. She graduated with qualifications in a child minding program at technical school. Yasuko's professional experience also includes working as a preschool manager and teacher. As a natural communicator she is able to explain to parents the events of their child's day. Yasuko has a creative curriculum certificate from Child Care solutions.

Hiromi joined our team in April 2007. She is a certified physical education teacher who enjoys aerobics and dancing. Hiromi has a bright and friendly personality and is able to communicate with the students' parents very well. She is also a great support for little children and helps to contribute to our happy school environment.

Mika's teaching experience includes working in a kindergarten in Australia where she gained valuable insight into early childhood learning. Mika is very good with younger children and they love learning to speak English by playing games and doing activities with her.

Noriko is a licensed preschool teacher who has more 6 years work experience in a Japanese nursery school. She is very patient with children and observes children carefully so they are safe and having a good time. She is a gentle lady with a nice personality - she also loves scuba diving and enjoyed scuba diving in Australia.

Yukiko is another expert Baby Sign Language (BSL) teacher. She has a young daughter of her own and has taught her Sign Language from an early age. The pair often talk in sign language and feature on an American BSL website. Yukiko and Keiko enjoy preparing BSL lessons that make learning fun for all involved.

Kazuko has been teaching our Sunday classes since April 2009. She lived in the USA with her family and her children attended an American kindergarten and elementary school. She is familiar with early child education environments in the USA. Many of her ideas are from American schools and she enjoys sharing them with our students and teachers.

Tamaki is a co-director of Rivercity English School. Tamaki developed an interest in the English language through hosting students and being an exchange student herself while attending elementary school and high school. Tamaki continued studying abroad through her university years and is committed to providing good opportunities to people who are interested in studying English. Tamaki has a creative curriculum certificate from Child Care Solutions and is happy to provide guidance to parents and students.

Keiko joined our school in April 2006. She has experience teaching children how to use computers after attaining a national qualification and working in the IT industry. She also assists with rhythmic classes and childcare for a not-for-profit organization. She is very excited to be part of Rivercity's team and enjoys teaching children, assisting in preschool classes. She has a creative curriculum certificate from Child Care Solutions. Also trained in dance and choreography, Keiko has an excellent perspective of training, leadership and teamwork.