EIFJ Art Teacher is a New Yorker and a BFA graduate of the New York School of Visual Arts. While in Japan, he has worked for the Japanese government as an ALT for all grade levels, from kindergarten to high school and adults, and an art instructor. Exposed to art and nature from the age of three, living across from the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Zoo, art, nature, and science have been constant parts of his journey. This has led him to hold art exhibitions and conduct robotic design research at Waseda Takanishi Lab, Tokyo Daigaku, and Shibaura Tech.

He believes that creative exploration is vital for expanding young minds and supporting academic growth. The arts foster patience, observation, experimentation, and discovery, nurturing human ingenuity and abstract thinking. In his English teaching, he applies similar principles, encouraging students to approach language through exploration, creativity, and meaningful real-world contexts.

The scope of knowledge spans multiple mediums and tools of the arts, which he enjoys teaching to children. Some examples include drawing and sculpting characters and creatures from observation and imagination using both traditional 2D techniques (pencil, ink, paint, clay) and 2D digital design tools (vector apps, Photoshop, image editors). His work and teaching have also included editorial and urban photography exhibitions, as well as product design and spatial design using CAD, 3D printing, and laser etching technology applications and hardware for design. In addition, he brings strong experience in developing cross-curricular projects that integrate English with the arts, sciences, and technology, preparing students for 21st-century communication and problem-solving.

Some of his side activities include zoology, archery, 3D modeling apps and printing, travel, and urban day cycling.

CALENDAR, FEES & SCHOOL BUS

• The fees are termly (Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer), payable before every term.
• A trial session is offered at half price for new students.
• There are no admission fees.
• Online courses are possible, too.
• The number of lessons is clarified before every term based on the professor’s availability and the students' need.
• Lessons during school holidays are often possible based on demand, and invoiced separately.
• In case of the absence of the activity leader, no refund is possible, however a catch-up lesson can be offered in the final week of each term (which remains without lesson for this purpose) depending in availabilities of the activity leader and the student. It is the responsability of the activity leader to avoid absences, offer extracurricular classes and communicate with the families via the school app in a rigorous way.
• After the registration, in case of absence of the student what any reason, no refund is possible for any missed lesson.
• Weekly lessons can be given for faster progress (payable also before every term). Change of schedules, extra lessons are possible during each term, but without any refund of the current registration.
  
• Any lesson starting during a term is invoiced on a pro rata temporis.
• Transportation: stay on campus if your child is a regular student, or make your own way to EIFJ Tokyo from 3:30 p.m. (1 p.m. on Wednesdays). Following the activities, the main buses depart at 17:00 to bring students back home, while Alpha bus departs at 16:00 and 17:00.

To enroll, please check the following table, select the time slots, and fill in the online admission form with all needed information: our team will get back to you shortly.

NB: Japanese scholarships for Japanese, French, and international families (37,000 to 97,000 yen subsidies per month) are applicable to 3 to 6 years old students (Pre-K to 1^st Grade) enrolled in EIFJ or other schools for childcare, holiday school, intermittent class & regular school programs only. Please visit our dedicated page for further information.