Trivia of the Week: Calculating distance to lightning

When lightning strikes, you see a flash of light. If you are lucky enough to be facing the right direction, you may see the lightning itself. Then, you hear the thunder. You can estimate how far away the lightning is by counting the seconds between the time you see...

Idiom of the Week: Follow Suit

“After one major game console manufacturer included motion control in their new console, the other manufacturers followed suit and introduced similar technology over the next few years.” The phrase “to follow suit” originally meant “to play a card from the same suit...

Word of the Week: Burdock

Burdock is a vegetable you can buy in any Japanese supermarket. But you will have a difficult time finding it in the U.S. In America, it grows wild in some places, but it is considered a weed and not a food. The word “burdock” sounds a little bit like “bulldog”. Do...

Phrase of the Week: Let’s Wrap it Up

“We’re just about finished over here!” “Alright, that’s the last of it. Let’s wrap it up!” “Wrap it up” means “finish”. We often wrap up a project. A story can also be wrapped up by an author. Maybe the phrase refers to wrapping up a gift after it is completed, or...

キッズサマーレッスン 開催!!

今年も香里園本校でキッズサマーレッスンを開催します! 7月27日、8月3日、10日(金)の3日間! 時間 10:00~と11:30~の1日2回(各60分) 場所 香里園本校 料金 1レッスン 1,350円 1クラス定員 8名(2名以上で開催) 対象年齢   幼稚園~小学6年生まで 担当講師   フェルナンド先生(子供に大人気のアメリカ人の先生です) ★生徒さん以外のお子様も参加できます。 レッスン内容は… 7/27 サンドイッチショッピング 8/3  アイスクリーム作り 8/10 ポップコーン作り、英語DVD鑑賞...