講師＆スタッフ紹介

John

ジョン（英語講師）

Hi I’m John! 

I am from Detroit, Michigan in America, but I have lived in Japan for 32 years. 

I have taught English at Ark for many years. I think English is a good thing to learn. I hope you enjoy your classes at Ark and improve your English. I look forward to teaching you! 

Joseph

ジョセフ（英語講師）

Hello, my name is Joe.

I am from America but have lived in Japan for over 15 years. I have a lot of experience teaching English and love seeing my students grow and learn!  I hope that I can have the opportunity to teach you!

Thank you!

Micah

マイカ（英語講師）

I'm from America. I like cooking, playing guitar, and playing with kids. I want to help people thrive in their English ability by providing them with high quality English education.

Elijah

エライジャ（英語講師）

Born in Japan, raised in Hawaii. I love kids and I want to create a fun environment for them to learn English. English is a language used all over the world, and as a native speaker, I would like to teach kids natural English to give them more opportunities for their future.

Klinessa

クリネッサ（英語講師）

Hi! I’m Klinessa. Originally from the Philippines, but I was raised mainly in Saipan and Japan. I speak 4 languages fluently, English as my first language. I’m a mother of three boys and I am raising them to be bilingual speakers.  I have more than 15 years experience teaching English in Japan to children, teenagers, and adults.

English is a wonderful language because it allows you to connect with people from around the world. Come and learn English together with us! We will have lots of fun discovering new ideas through stories, songs, and games. Hope to see you soon! 

Joy

ジョイ（英語講師）

I was born and raised in Hawaii, and I love children. Reading is my favorite hobby. My goal is to help everyone acquire excellent English skills in an environment that is fun and pleasant.

Kay

ケイ（英語講師）

Hello! I'm Ms Kei (Kay). I was born in Japan and was raised in Chicago, Yokohama and Bangkok where I honed my bilingual skills in English and Japanese, alongside some survival level Thai and Spanish. I am currently a Master's student studying environmental sciences in Tokyo and am researching about air conditioners. I hope to learn from the students as much as I get to teach them 🙂

(The University of Tokyo
Graduate Program on Environmental Sciences / 東京大学修士課程在籍)

Alisa

アリサ（英語講師）

Hi!
My name is Alisa.
I am Australian-Japanese and lived in Melbourne, Australia for 14 years.
As a linguistics major, I am very passionate about language education and have 7 years of teaching experience.
I look forward to meeting you and hope I can help you to reach your English goals!
Let’s have fun!!

Leny Valle

レニー（英語講師）

Hello! I’m Leny. Originally I’m from Philippines but now living happily in Japan.
I like reading, listening to Gospel music, travelling and going to “onsen”.
Teaching Bible studies and English language became my passion.
I hope to share with you my knowledge of speaking English fluently
via Ark School.

Speaking and understanding English will allow one to communicate effectively
in so many parts of the world and in turn be able to explore and travel confidently
to other countries.
I believe Ark School will be able to meet your needs to study English efficiently.

Joelle

ジョエル（英語講師）

Hello! My name is Joelle, and I come from France. I have lived in Japan for over twenty years, and love both countries very much.

I am looking forward to sharing the joy of communicating in English with many people! Learning and using English can be so fun. Let's explore it together!

Ms. Mina Takamura

高村 未奈（クラスプランナー・多読クラス講師）

永福小・向陽中卒業。アメリカイリノイ州現地高校・イリノイ州立大学卒業後帰国、アパレルメーカーでインポートブランドの企画担当。一児の母。

Ms.Mari Noto

能登 麻里（受付）

幼少期は米国で生活。その体験から、幼少期の語学習得の影響力を痛感。受付で生徒さんや親御さん達と関わることが大好き！

Kiho

幼少期からGrapeSEEDなどを使って英語を学び、高校1年生の時には英検1級に合格しました。英語は4技能すべてが大好きです！

Kyoko

私は小学生からGrapeSEEDを始め、中学生から英語多読を始めて、身構えたり意識したりせず、自然体で英語でコミュニケーションする力を身につけることができました。英語が使えると、世界は着実に広がります。英語で英語を学ぶ冒険に一緒に踏み出していきましょう！