Learning Through Action!
Develop Conversation Skills in English and an International Mindset,
Making it Fun to Express Yourself!
ALA SATURDAY
PROGRAM Action Learning Academy
AOBA Action Learning Academy (ALA) is a completely new style of an English learning program offering 40 lessons a year on Saturdays at each Aoba Group campus, where students enjoy learning English through action.
Unlike cram schools, using mainly textbooks and pens, this program uses interactive displays and involves both mind and body movement, making it the most efficient and enjoyable way to acquire conversation skills in English and an international mindset.
A-JB Shibaura Campus will be closed at the end of March 2025 and be integrated into A-JB Harumi Campus from April 1st of the same year.
Accordingly, the ALA Saturday Program trial lessons of Shibaura Campus have been closed.
Through English Acquisition!
and English level
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Level: Beginner
Age: 2-3 year oldsLK Little
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Little Kinder
Time: 90 / 180 minutes
Tuition: 13,750 yen / 27,500 yen (month)
We strive to provide our students with everything they need to encourage learning from an early age. Our program of music, color, crafts, interactive learning really helps the students visualize and take in English naturally. With our new AOBA original workbooks and phonics books, we can capture their attention and imagination in a natural English environment.
Standard Daily Schedule (Example) Time Activity 9:00-9:15 Arrival and free play 9:15-9:20 Clean up time 9:20-9:45 Morning Circle / Music and Movement 9:45-10:00 Workbook 10:00-10:15 Craft Time 10:15-10:30 Closing Circle
Book reading and Goodbye song*180 minute course is also available
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Level: Beginner
Age: 3-4 year oldsIEN Interactive English
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Interactive English Nursery
Time: 180 minutes
Tuition: 27,500 yen (month)
The students in this class will be dancing, singing, embracing a natural English environment with English teachers who come from all over the world. New words and natural conversational phrases will be learned here. Students will also have fun with simple crafts, art, science and more, and all in English. Repetition is key at this stage so we ensure students try to repeat everything to promote better speaking abilities.
Standard Daily Schedule (Example) Time Activity 9:00-9:20 Drop off time 9:20-9:40 Morning Circle time 9:40-10:00 Phonics chant 10:00-10:20 Phonics Workbook 10:20-10:40 Craft 10:40-11:00 Snack + Learning Center 11:00-11:25 Theme discussion / Student’s book 11:25-11:45 Activity of the day 11:45-12:00 Closing Circle Time / Bye bye Time -
Level: Beginner to Elementary
Age: 4 year olds and aboveIE1 Interactive English
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Interactive English Level 1
Time: 180 minutes
Tuition: 27,500 yen (month)
We aim to build on the foundation of English they have acquired in the earlier classes through new words, new English phrases, music and even more repetition. With Scholastic workbooks, we aim to increase the students' word banks whilst also enhancing their phonetic understanding of the lower case alphabet. Short sentence reading and uppercase and lowercase writing is also thoroughly enhanced here too, along with their speaking abilities.
Standard Daily Schedule (Example) Time Activity 9:00-9:30 Welcome time and Learning centers 9:30-10:00 Circle time / Song and Movement / Vocabulary practice and Phrase repetition 10:00-10:40 Scholastic workbook and writing practice 10:40-10:50 Toilet time and Snack time 10:50-11:45 Craft time / Activity time / Science time 11:45-11:55 Phonics chants and CVC word practice 12:00- Farewell time -
Level: Elementary to Intermediate
Age: up to Grade 3IE2 Interactive English
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Interactive English Level 2
Time: 180 minutes
Tuition: 27,500 yen (month)
This class will focus a little more on speaking with the aim of students making longer sentences. Phonics' understanding of the lower case alphabet is reviewed and practiced continuously to enable students to read, not only short words but also sight words and short sentences. Students here will learn an abundance of English phrases, simple grammar and new words which are designed to help them speak with more confidence.
Standard Daily Schedule (Example) Time Activity 9:00-9:30 Welcome time and Learning centers 9:30-10:00 Circle time / Song and Movement / Vocabulary practice and Phrase repetition 10:00-10:40 Scholastic workbook and writing practice 10:40-10:50 Toilet time and Snack time 10:50-11:45 Craft time / Activity time / Science time 11:45-11:55 Phonics chants and CVC word practice 12:00- Farewell time -
Level: Upper-intermediate
Age: up to Grade 3IE3 Interactive English
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Interactive English Level 3
Time: 180 minutes
Tuition: 27,500 yen (month)
Science, art, technology and critical thinking is the foundation for this class. The students will also be challenged to read more, write more and take in more simple English grammar to help them get their ideas and opinions across. The interactive textbooks, the phonics focus, the art and science experiments are all set up to enlighten and broaden the imaginations of the creative, artistic students. We don’t teach English in this class, we teach IN English.
Standard Daily Schedule (Example) Time Activity 9:00-9:30 Welcome time and Learning centers 9:30-10:00 Circle time / Song and Movement / Vocabulary practice and Phrase repetition 10:00-10:40 Scholastic workbook and writing practice 10:40-10:50 Toilet time and Snack time 10:50-11:45 Craft time / Activity time / Science time 11:45-11:55 Phonics chants and CVC word practice 12:00- Farewell time
*”Age” is as of April 2, 2024.
*All fees above include tax.
*Enrollment fee of 16,500 yen and an annual material fee of 11,000 yen will be charged separately.
*An English proficiency check will be conducted during the free trial lesson to determine the appropriate course.
*Courses, hours, fees and schedules may vary by campus.
Please contact each campus for details.
AOBA original teaching
materials and
”Scholastic" teaching materials
AOBA's original teaching materials developed by the ALA teacher for children who study English once a week.
In addition, we use a wide range of materials from Scholastic, the world's largest publishing company of English language books for children.
We also use digital devices to provide children with materials that make learning English fun.
3 hours of English shower
This is not a textbook-only English study program, but a 100% English environment that challenges students to "communicate in English". Students will learn English for 3 hours through a variety of approaches including crafts and other activities.
Online Books "Bookflix" and Borrowing English Picture Books
Students and parents have access to Scholastic's English library "Bookflix", free of charge. In addition, English picture books are available at each campus for students to borrow for storytelling and reading practice at home.
