Face-to-Face eTEFL Summer Immersion Program

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 secure your spot early!

• Housing in Japan provided by our Partner company, Come On Up. Housing provided for Week 2 by our partner organization. Stay in comfortable, convenient accommodations to help you focus. More details coming soon.

• Domestic Transportation for Week 2 only (including both local transportation within cities and bullet trains)

• 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 different city in Week 2 (location details coming soon!) and apply what you’ve learned in your TEFL course through teaching actual Japanese students.

Program Structure

Week 1: Complete Your TEFL Certificate and teacher training (tokyo, japan)

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

• Professional Support: Receive guidance and feedback from experienced instructors and work together with other participants to build your teaching skills upon arrival to Japan.

Week 2: Teaching Practicum & Cultural Exploration

• Travel & Explore: Take the bullet train to a local Japanese city and experience the culture firsthand while getting the opportunity to apply your skills in the classroom. We will be traveling outside of Tokyo to teach for several days after you have completed the TEFL course.

• Teach 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!

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!