PLS Newsletter -
December 20th, 2021
We are pleased to announce the annual schedule for the 2022-23 school year. Please take note of these events. The finalised calendar will be available on the sister school website shortly.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was feasible to hold face-to-face training sessions in 2021, so we opted to hold online seminars. The online format helped us maintain a sense of connection among sister schools, but also reminded us that there is no substitute for face-to-face training.
Although the situation is still unpredictable, the number of cases is has been low recently. With this in mind, we are cautiously hoping that face-to-face training will once again be possible in 2022 and tentatively planning for two-day seminars in both Tokyo and Osaka. In the event it is unfeasible to host face-to-face training sessions, we will continue online seminars. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
For the spring seminars, we have planned an alternative schedule in the event that the seminars are held online. For the June convention and November forum, we will evaluate the situation closer to the event date.
Venues for in-person teacher training seminars (tentative):
Tokyo: PLS Hamadayama School
https://www.pacificlanguageschool.com/school-info
Osaka: Osaka Shashin Kaikan 5F
https://osaka-shashinkaikan.com/map.html
*To be held with a minimum of 5 participants.
Tentative Event Schedules:
Total Management Seminar
Sunday, January 9, 10:00-17:00 (online)
Nenchu Seminar
Sunday, February 6 (online)
Depending on the situation, we may hold an in-person event in Tokyo with a restricted number of participants. We will share confirmation at a later date.
Teacher Training Seminars
Day 1 (Sunday): 10am-6pm
Day 2 (Monday): 9am-5pm
Tokyo
Spring
Seminar 1: March 20-21
Seminar 2: April 17-18
Seminar 3: May 22-23
Autumn
Seminar 1: September 4-5
Seminar 2: October 2-3
Seminar 3: November 6-7
Osaka
Spring
Seminar 1: March 27-28
Seminar 2: April 24-25
Seminar 3: May 29-30
Autumn
Seminar 1: September 11-12
Seminar 2: October 9-10
Seminar 3: November 13-14
Should the spring training seminars be held online, Tokyo and Osaka attendees will be merged into one single-day event per seminar, to be held on the following days:
Seminar 1: Sunday, March 27
Seminar 2: Sunday, April 24
Seminar 3: Sunday, May 29
The 18th Annual PLS Convention
Tentative: Sunday, June 19 or Sunday, June 26 (to be confirmed at a later date)
The 18th Annual PLS Autumn Forum
Tentative: Sunday, November 27 (to be confirmed at a later date)
2023 Total Management Training Seminar
January 8-9 (Sunday-Monday)
Contact: Makiko Hara
PLS office hours for end-of-year and final shipping dates
Our business days for the year-end holiday season are as follows:
Close of business, 2021: Friday, December 24 (5pm)
Business resumes, 2022: Wednesday, January 5 (10am)
Orders and shipping of teaching materials
Orders placed by 2:00 pm on Friday, December 24 will be shipped by the end of the year.
Orders closed: Saturday, December 25 to Tuesday, January 4
Please note that couriers are currently collecting packages earlier than usual (the normal order deadline for same-day pick-up is 2pm) so please allow plenty of time for your order to be processed to avoid delays.
If you would like to place an order before the end of the year and have it dispatched in the new year, please let us know.
Contact: Makiko Hara and Saki Imamura