| Type | Kabushiki kaisha |
|---|---|
| Industry | Language instruction |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Fukuoka |
| Key people | Masami Sakaguchi (CEO) |
| Website | www.seiha.com |
Seiha English Academy (セイハ英語学院 Seiha eigo gakuin) is a private eikaiwa English conversation school run by Seiha Network Co., Ltd. (セイハネットワーク株式会社 Seiha Nettowāku kabushiki gaisha) primarily in western Japan for children from six months to 12 years old. A course for junior high school students ages 12 to 15 has recently been started.[1] Seiha Network runs over 330 schools in Japan[2] (usually at shopping centers), operates international schools, and sends foreign teachers to kindergartens. Native-English speaking teachers co-teach in tandem with native-Japanese teachers.[3][4]
Seiha's curriculum includes Total Physical Response-style teaching.[4]
The academy's mascot is Hency, an anthropomorphic yellow bear dressed as a postman.
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