{"id":8170,"date":"2019-04-03T23:14:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?p=8170"},"modified":"2019-04-03T23:14:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:14:28","slug":"welcome-to-our-department-of-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/04\/welcome-to-our-department-of-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to our Department of English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>School started today with our entrance ceremony and orientations. This year, 41 new students will be joining our department. We&#8217;re really looking forward to getting to know them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, two new teachers joined us this week. Professor Kaori Ota will be focusing on teaching phonetics, and Mr Andrew Zitzmann, who many of our students already know from his many years as a part-time teacher with us, will be teaching communication classes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" data-amp-lightbox=\"true\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"8171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/04\/welcome-to-our-department-of-english\/entrance2019-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554209079&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00051387461459404&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"entrance2019 &amp;#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherry blossoms&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-1-600x450.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-1-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8171\" data-link=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?attachment_id=8171\" class=\"wp-image-8171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Cherry blossoms<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"8172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/04\/welcome-to-our-department-of-english\/entrance2019-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-P5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554284525&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"entrance2019 &amp;#8211; 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Entrance ceremony&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-2-600x450.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-2-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8172\" data-link=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?attachment_id=8172\" class=\"wp-image-8172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Entrance ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"8174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/04\/welcome-to-our-department-of-english\/entrance2019-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-P5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554291803&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"entrance2019 &amp;#8211; 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Placement test&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-4-600x450.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-4-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8174\" data-link=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?attachment_id=8174\" class=\"wp-image-8174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-4-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Placement test<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"8173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/04\/welcome-to-our-department-of-english\/entrance2019-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-P5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554291761&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"entrance2019 &amp;#8211; 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Meeting the parents&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-3-600x450.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-3-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8173\" data-link=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?attachment_id=8173\" class=\"wp-image-8173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Meeting the parents<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"8175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/04\/welcome-to-our-department-of-english\/entrance2019-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-P5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554291869&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"entrance2019 &amp;#8211; 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-5-600x450.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-5-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8175\" data-link=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?attachment_id=8175\" class=\"wp-image-8175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-5-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"8176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/04\/welcome-to-our-department-of-english\/entrance2019-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1274,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-P5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554296426&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"entrance2019 &amp;#8211; 6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Prof. Ota and Mr Zitzmann&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-6-597x600.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-6-597x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8176\" data-link=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?attachment_id=8176\" class=\"wp-image-8176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-6-597x600.jpg 597w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-6-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/entrance2019-6.jpg 1274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><figcaption>Prof. Ota and Mr Zitzmann<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School started today with our entrance ceremony and orientations. This year, 41 new students will be joining our department. We&#8217;re really looking forward to getting to know them all. In addition, two new teachers joined us this week. 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