Face-to-Face TEFL Summer Immersion Program 2025

Program Dates for 2025

Tentative Dates: Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 to Saturday, July 5th, 2025

Participation Fee + What We Provide

• We are excited to offer our two-week program at an Early Bird discount of $1995 until December 31st, 2024! On January 1st, 2025, the price will increase to $2250, so fill out our pre-registration form quickly!

• Domestic Transportation for Week 2 only (including both local transportation within cities and travel to the Week 2 location).

• Housing for Week 2 only

• Teacher Training and Guidance (Week 1 in Tokyo, Japan, will be spent preparing for the Week 2 Teaching Practicum and finalizing your TEFL certificate to ensure you have mastered the content). These sessions will be led by our very own TEFL-certified instructor, Zander Botha!

• Teaching Practicum: Travel to a city in Week 2 (location details coming soon!) and apply what you’ve learned in your TEFL course through teaching actual Japanese students. Put your new skills into practice by teaching English to local students, gaining real classroom experience. Student ages can range from elementary all the way to high school!

• Cultural Immersion: Explore local attractions, try traditional Japanese foods, and deepen your understanding of Japan’s rich culture. Build meaningful friendships and connections with your fellow program participants!

Program Structure and Tentative Schedule

Week 1: sUNDAY, JUNE 22ND - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH

Complete Your TEFL Certificate and Teacher Training (Tokyo, Japan)

• Location: Kohitsuji Educational Training Center

• Working Hours: 10:00-18:00

• Housing not included for Sunday, June 22nd up to the morning of Sunday, June 29th

• Meals not included

• Transportation not included

• Online Coursework: Finish your TEFL certification through our flexible, self-paced online course prior to arrival in Japan.

• Professional Support: Receive training, guidance and feedback from experienced instructors and work together with other participants to build your teaching skills upon arrival to Japan. Plan curriculum and receive training on how to execute effective lesson plans.

Week 2: sunday, june 29th to saturday, july 5th

Teaching Practicum & Cultural Exploration

• Location Details and Times coming soon!

• Meals not included

• Housing and Transportation completely covered

• Travel & Explore: Travel to a local Japanese city and experience the culture firsthand while getting the opportunity to apply your skills in the classroom. We will teach for several days after you have completed the TEFL course, and teachers will help in planning the curriculum and lessons for the teaching practicum.

MEET YOUR TEFL COURSE LEADER!

My love and passion for creatively teaching, training, and mentoring people and seeing them progress is what drove me to become an ESL teacher. I am eager to utilize my strengths as a public speaker and I am driven by excellence, to guide others in their journey of learning a new language. I have more than 8 years of coaching, training, mentoring, and public speaking experience. My experience as a public speaker has especially enabled me to help people become better communicators by improving every aspect of verbal and non verbal communication. I also have extensive experience in conversational English, Career path preparation (interviews, presentations, professional profiles etc), life-skills and basic business English.

MEET YOUR logistics coordinator!

My name is Faby Alvarez and I’m from Miami, Florida, USA. I graduated from Hamilton College with a degree in Dance and Movement Studies and Japanese. My hobbies include exercising, makeup, and spending time with my dogs. I have worked as an Assistant Language Teacher to elementary school students in Osaka. In addition, I have worked with high school students in various English camps in Fukuoka, where I helped them write essays and practice speaking. Conversation and writing are where I’ve helped students the most. Nice to meet you and let’s study together!