My Daily Life (English Education)

Our family places a high value on education.
Especially when the children are young, our approach is to provide them with various experiences and let them learn through those experiences.

Among them, English education is something we’ve been careful about, aiming to teach in a way that doesn’t feel like "studying."
While English education is important, we also believe that time spent playing with friends at the park, playing with toys, doing crafts, singing, and dancing is equally valuable.

Tokyo offers many places where children can learn English through experience.
In our family, we started using an international school when our child was 2 years old.
There are several international preschools that accept children as young as 0 years old, with native teachers, allowing children to immerse in an English-speaking environment.
The schedule was flexible, so we decided to enroll our child in a Saturday school, attending only on Saturdays.
As a result of this educational experience, when I scold my child, they now respond with "English please."

At the age of 4, my child began attending an English after-school program.
This program allows children to spend their after-school hours with native speakers, in addition to their regular preschool or kindergarten.
Depending on the school, children engage with English through activities.
My daughter is already fluent in English and says there’s nothing more to learn at this point.
More than anything, she gained confidence quickly!

There’s no rush at all, so I aim for her to enjoy learning, and by the time she graduates from high school, I hope she will be able to score around 100 on the TOEFL iBT.

Yoshiko Kuno