Current mood:

drained

Weekly Schedule
I have been meaning to post my schedule since I got here ages ago. Anyway for those curious, here is my weekly schedule.


Monday:
1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays of the month
12:30 - leave
1:30-2:25 - Adult beginner level class
2:25-4:15 - "free time" with my boss. Usually we go to the post office, 100-yen and a restaurant.
4:15-5:00 - Children aged 7-11
5:00-6:15/6:30 - travel home. Sometimes I make my boss buy my groceries if he has pissed me off.
7:30-8:30 - kids class in my house ages 7-12
(3 lessons)

2nd and 4th Mondays of the month
3:15 – leave
4:15-5:00 - Children aged 7-11
5:00-6:15/6:30 - travel home. Sometimes I make my boss buy my groceries if he has pissed me off.
7:30-8:30 - kids class in my house ages 7-12
(2 lessons)



Tuesdays:
11:40 - Leave
12:50ish - arrive
1:00-2:00 - 3 20-minute lessons for all kids ages 4-6
2:30-2:50 - 3-4 year olds
2:50-3:10 - 4-5 year olds (all repeats from earlier)
3:10-3:30 - 5-6 year olds (all repeats from earlier)
3:30-4:10 - 6-7 year olds (first year of elementary school)
4:10-4:50 - 7-8 year olds (second year of elementary school)
4:50-5:30 - 8-10 year olds (3rd-4th years of elementary school)
5:30-6:10 - 10-12 year olds (5th-6th years of elementary school)
6:10-7:25ish - travel
7:45-8:45 - adult class in my house
(11 lessons)



Wednesdays:
10:00-10:55 - adult conversation class in my house
11:00-11:50 - adult intermediate class in my house
12:00-1:05 - travel to work
1:15-2:15 - 2 30-minute classes for 5-6 year olds
2:30-2:50 - 3-4 year olds
2:50-3:20 - 4-5 year olds
3:20-3:50 - 5-6 year olds (all repeats from earlier)
4:00-4:40 - 6-7 year olds (first year of elementary school)
4:40-5:20 - 7-8 year olds (second year of elementary school)
5:20-6:00 - 8-10 year olds (3rd-4th years of elementary school)

1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays of the month
6:00-7:30 – travel home
(10 lessons)


2ndand 4th Wednesdays of the month
6:00-7:00 – travel to next job
7:00-7:55 – Adult beginner level class
8:00-8:55 – Adult advanced level class
9:00-10:30 – travel home
(12 lessons)





Thursdays:
10:00-11:00 - adult conversation class in my house
12:00-1:10 - travel to work
1:20-1:50 - 5-6 year olds class
2:00-2:20 - 3-4 year olds
2:20-2:50 - 4-5 year olds
2:50-3:20 - 5-6 year olds (all repeats from earlier)
3:40-4:20 - 6-7 year olds (first year of elementary school)
4:20-5:00 - 7-9 year olds (2nd and 3rd years of elementary school)
5:00-6:10 - "free time" with my boss
6:15-7:05 - 7-12 year olds
7:05-8:45 - travel home
(8 lessons)



Fridays:
12:00-1:10 - travel to work
1:20-1:50 - 5-6 year olds class
2:00-2:20 - 3-4 year olds
2:20-2:40 - 4-5 year olds
2:40-3:00 - 5-6 year olds (all repeats from earlier)
3:40-4:20 - 6-7 year olds (first year of elementary school)
4:30-5:10 - 7-11 year olds (2nd years of elementary school and up)
5:10-6:45 - travel home
(6 lessons)



I never work on the weekends. I get all national holidays off plus one week in August and two at Christmas/New Years. My schedule is slightly reduced in August and April but not by much (maybe one hour per day less in August and two or so in April). Getting days off is hard if not impossible. I am the only teacher so....


As you can see I teach quite a few lessons each week. And while some are short (only 20 minutes), I still have to plan for each lesson. Some days I can teach the same thing to every level, some days I can’t. Also, each class is different, so that makes it harder. All of my planning and preparation has to be done before I leave for work as I do not have time or a place to do anything like that the schools. I only have short breaks (if anything) when I am at the schools, and most of the time those breaks are filled with kids still in the classroom.

If you add in travel time and time spent with my boss, I am at work for about 40 hours a week teaching almost 40 lessons a week.