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An interview with Eri Shimomukai, exploring her journey of learning English across Japan, Canada, Switzerland, and the U.S., and her tips for maintaining motivation and continuing English studies while living in Japan.
下向 依梨 Eri Shimomukai
Originally from Osaka Prefecture, Eri Shimomukai works as an educational creator, primarily designing cross-curricular English and math materials and curricula for elementary school students, as well as providing consulting on classroom management.
After graduating from junior high school, she moved alone to Switzerland to attend a fully residential high school. Upon graduation, she returned to Japan and enrolled in Keio University’s Faculty of Policy Management.
She created Changemaking Patterns in both Japanese and English, a work that articulates the tacit knowledge and experiential insights of social entrepreneurs using the Pattern Language method, and published the English edition. In 2014, she moved to the U.S. and earned a master’s degree in Learning Sciences and Developmental Psychology from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. After returning to Japan, she taught at a full-time alternative elementary school in Tokyo.
She later assumed her current roles as Director of Live Innovation and Manager of the Education Creation Division.
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