矢部 文、主宰｜Aya Yabe, Principal
1985年より、ニューヨーク補習授業校初等部、中等部、高等部で教鞭を執る。生徒の日英バイリンガルとしての強みを活かすカリキュラム作成を依頼され、2002年よりニューヨークタイムズと朝日新聞の記事を比較しながら時事問題を学び、批判的思考力を磨く「メディア」講座を開設し、その担当に。さらに2008年、高等部の「大学進学ガイダンス」を担当したことをきっかけに、米国生まれ育ちの生徒の進学を多面的にサポートすることを決意。
2015年補習校を退職後、日英バイリンガル生徒を対象とする日本語作文教室を発足。続いて日米の大学進学にチャレンジする生徒とその家族を対象としたコーチングサービスを開始。総合的な進路指導はもとより、英語ネイティブのスタッフとともに、エッセイのブレーンストーミングや添削など「書くこと」に重点をおいたガイダンスを提供。一方、翻訳家としてのキャリアも長く、法務やマーケティングなどの実務翻訳の傍ら、Nassau BOCES（ニューヨーク近郊ロングアイランドの広域教育委員会）の通訳・翻訳を通して日本人児童生徒を支援。さらに、『コンピュータユーザのための健康サバイバルガイド』、『ウィッピング・ガール』など書籍翻訳も手掛ける。早稲田大学第一文学部・マイアミ大学（オハイオ州）大学院人類学部卒。
Who is Aya Sensei?
Aya Yabe, Principal, Oshiete Aya Sensei!
Aya Sensei believes in you and your dreams. She serves as a coach who lets you take the lead and helps you explore options you may not have thought possible. She brings many years of experience providing multifaceted support to students and offers comprehensive guidance on college and career paths.
Aya Sensei started her teaching career in New York at the Japanese Weekend School of New York, where she taught K-12 students. She was asked to develop a new course that highlighted the strengths of Japanese and English bilingual students. She created a curriculum, Media, in which students discussed current events by comparing articles in the New York Times and the Asahi Shimbun, to hone their critical thinking skills. In 2008, when she was assigned to handle “College Admission Guidance” for high school students, Aya Sensei decided to provide multifaceted support for students born and raised in the US who did not attend weekend school.
Aya’s services stand out because of her emphasis on critical thinking and self-discovery. She helps you think through what matters most to you to give you confidence as you take big steps forward in the next chapter of your life. With her support, you will write compelling essays that help your application stand out. Born in Japan and now living in the US, she is fluent in both English and Japanese. She can help you work across cultures to navigate college admissions processes in the US and Japan. Her warm personality and sense of humor make the process much more fun and less stressful than it might otherwise be.
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