I have five years of teaching experience in Japanese, as well as experience as a math tutor. I have taught students of all ages, from as young as 7 to as old as 70. I have taught for programs like the... ILSCA, DuoLingo, Outschool, and Preply. Currently certified up to JLPT N3. I also have experience as a freelance Japanese translator, and have worked on manga projects in the past. In addition to teaching the language, I also teach classes on the history and culture of Japan.read more

A pleasure to meet you. My name is Sammy Rugnao, though online I also go by the name "Sammy Sensei." Since I was young, I have always had a knack for helping people achieve their goals. As a high scho... ol student, I worked as both a dance instructor (tap and ballet, for the curious) as well as a math tutor. I had big plans to go into business management, but my parents told me I would be a teacher one day. I guess the joke was on me., because here I am. At the age of 25, I set out to take the hobby of learning Japanese a bit more seriously. To this end, I began teaching free Japanese classes at my local cafe. This was the start of Sammy Sensei, but little did I know it would alter the course of my life in a cascade of opportunities. ~My Meetup group managed to gain over 900 members in my area, making it the biggest Japanese learning community in the Fullerton area. ~I was asked by DuoLingo (yes, THAT DuoLingo) to host their in-person Japanese events. I gladly accepted. ~I was hired by a local college who needed a Japanese teaching program. I still teach there to this very day, the program is called ILSCA. ~After moving to Arizona, I was immediately hired by a local middle school to teach their Japanese after school program. During school hours, I worked as a special needs instructor. ~After leaving the middle school behind, I became a teacher on Outschool. I had the highest rated Japanese courses available, maintaining a near perfect 5 star rating while having 500 unique students.read more