PLS Seminars
Seminars are held throughout the year in Tokyo and Osaka. These are held primarily in English, and both teachers and non-teaching staff are welcome.
Seminar applications can be made through this form [link].
We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming seminar!
- The PLS training team
● Tokyo Seminars (2025)
Venue: PLS Hamadayama School
Spring
Seminar 1 April 13-14
Seminar 2 June 8-9
Seminar 3 July 13-14
Autumn
Seminar 1 August 24-25
Seminar 2 September 28-29
● Osaka Seminars (2025)
Venue: Osaka Shashin Kaikan
Spring
Seminar 1 March 23-24
Seminar 2 May 11-12
Seminar 3 July 27-28 ＊
Autumn
Seminar 1 September 7-8
Seminar 2 October 5-6
Seminar 3 November 9-10
Times for all seminars:
Day 1 (Sundays) 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. / Day 2 (Mondays) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
There will be short breaks throughout both days of the seminar, however there will only be a lunch break on Mondays. We recommend eating lunch before the seminar starts on Sundays.
＊ Seminar 3 is typically held once a year in each location. As the Autumn 2024 Osaka Seminar 3 was canceled due to a typhoon, a make-up seminar will be held this spring.
Before your first seminar:
Pre-Questionnaire
To give us a sense of your needs and interests, please complete this questionnaire at least a week before your first seminar of the season.* You can submit the questionnaire for spring 2025 seminars here.
*Please submit a new questionnaire each season (spring / autumn) even if you have previously submitted one.
Before each seminar:
Preparation
Our aim at seminars is to provide as much hands-on practice as possible. We ask that you complete the following preparation to deepen your knowledge of the program and activities, and to minimize the time spent on ‘how-to’ and ‘why’ lectures at the seminar.
These pages also include a reference list of the activities to be covered at the seminar.
Spring 2025 Seminars:
After each seminar:
Quiz 1
The week after each seminar, we ask that attendees complete a closed-book quiz to gauge their understanding of the seminar content. The quiz is taken online, and the link will be sent to attendees’ schools in advance of the seminar. If you have not received the link the day after the seminar, please talk to your manager or head teacher.
Quiz 2
The week before the next seminar, we ask that attendees complete a closed-book quiz to gauge their retention of the previous seminar’s content. The quiz is taken online, and the link will be sent to attendees’ schools in advance of the seminar. If you have not received the link a week before the seminar, please talk to your manager or head teacher.
Questionnaire
We are always trying to improve our training seminars. To help us do so, your feedback is greatly appreciated. A link to share your thoughts on the seminar will be included at the end of the post-quiz.
After completing the seminars:
Certificate of Completion
A certificate of completion will be sent to attendees who:
Attended the full two days of Seminars 1, 2, and 3
Earned reasonable scores on seminar quizzes
Attendees who have made a clear effort, but have a low grade average or show inadequate improvement in mock teaching sessions, may be asked to try again in a subsequent seminar, free of charge.
Class Critiques
Teachers who have completed a seminar are eligible, within three months of the seminar, to send in class videos for critique and feedback at a reduced fee. Please talk to your manager or head teacher, or get in touch with us for more information.