Take actions to improve your life with English in this 12 month course.
Integrate the 12 key topics and strive towards your potential.
Every little step counts!
Take actions to improve your life with English
in this 12 month course.
Integrate the 12 key topics and
strive towards your potential.
Every little step counts!
Topics for improving
your life
Experience better study, better sleep, better nutrition and improved self esteem – all while meeting new people and improving your English.
Monthly
MEET-UPS
Get fit, make new friends and learn new skills.
Weekly online
Classes
With a different topic every month.
Weekly ‘Life Up’ Live Chat Sessions
Remember what you’ve learned and practice conversation with other students.
TOPICS FOR IMPROVING YOUR LIFE
Experience better study, better sleep, better nutrition and improved self esteem – all while meeting new people and improving your English.
Weekly online
Classes
With a different topic every month.
Monthly
face-to-face events
Get fit, make new friends and learn new skills at monthly meet-ups.
Weekly ‘Life Up’ Live Chat Sessions
Remember what you’ve learned and practice conversation with other students.
Course features and Benefits
Course features and Benefits
How to focus your mind
In this English language course that focuses on specific content, you will learn the importance of your day-to-day lifestyle choices. You will discover how your mental and physical wellbeing are connected and the impact this has on your success – now and in the future. With the goals you set, we work together to achieve your goals. You will be encouraged to review, summarize key points and briefly journal how the content applies to you, then formulate an action plan for gradual habit modification.
Ways to improve your english
You will experience live weekly online classes conducted in English using Zoom. Zoom features language translation to support various students’ English proficiency levels. With recorded lessons you can review the lesson content freely. Multimedia is used for your engagement with the content, and the style of teaching aims for an enjoyable learning experience. You will also have opportunities for discussion, critical thinking and reflection throughout the course.
Lifestyle, culture and Sports Action
During our monthly ‘Meet-up’ event days, you will meet your classmates face-to face while participating in a variety of sports, musical, artistic and life-related activities. Participation is optional but highly recommended. The event costs are included in the tuition fee, excepting transport to and from the venue. Class and event related information will be available on the calendar in your student portal.
Steve began teaching English in 1996 and has provided healthy lifestyle advice to Japanese university students since 2004
APRIL – TIME MANAGEMENT
MAY – EXERCISE
MARCH – FOOD + NUTRITION
DECEMBER – HABITS
FEB – MIND BODY CONNECTION
JANUARY – SLEEP
Course Curriculum – a new topic each month
- Sleep: Circadian rhythm, brain activity, tips for restorative sleep, negative impacts of insufficient sleep and positive impacts of quality sleep, learning, memory consolidation
- Mind-Body Connection: Overview, breath work, mindfulness, art and music, Yoga, Tai chi, meditation, visualization, gratitude lists, socialization, indoor and outdoor sports
- Food and Nutrition: Fast food, highly processed foods, individual dietary needs, neurotransmitters and brain chemicals, meal planning, cooking, 80-20 rule
- Time management: Study skills techniques and strategies, goal setting, to-do lists, autonomous learning, mind maps, student life balance
- Exercise: Benefits for the brain and body, duration, frequency, intensity, exercise type combinations, dopamine, healthspan, oxygenation and blood flow
- Prolonged close-up work and screen time: Eye strain, myopia, approaches to support eyesight health, exercises, nutrition, 20-20-20 rule
- Stress: Effects of chronic stress, impact on immune system, gut health, perception mindset, self-awareness, coping behaviours
- Hydration & Water Quality: Individual needs, thermoregulation, effects of dehydration and excess, sugar-sweetened beverages, exercise, humidity, heat, caffeine
- Sedentary lifestyles: Energy expenditure, harmfulness of prolonged sitting, blood circulation, posture, musculoskeletal system, integrating intermittent movement, standing and adjustable desks
- Learning, Attention and Memory: How we learn, retention, chunking, critical thinking, knowledge, intelligence, emotion, neurotransmitters, dopamine, positive psychology, motivation, reflection, spaced repetition
- Student survey-based topics: Connect the dots across the entire curriculum to understand the bigger picture, English learning advice, using English vs studying English, national and international current events, global issues
- Habits: Theories and approaches used for practical application to modify lifestyle choices, goal setting, maintaining new habits, mindset change
Subscribe to life up action
start your 12 month cycle at the beginning of any month
Access the calendar to never miss an online or live event
Access your personal student portal to keep track of your learning
There are weekly lessons, weekly online conversations and monthly meet-ups. Flexible payment options are available. You can pay monthly, 6 monthly or save with a once off payment for the full 12 months.
Join us for a free introductory session.
Total Value:¥ 22,000 monthly (tax included) OR¥ 250,800 one-time payment
Subscribe to life up action
start your 12 month cycle at the beginning of any month
Access the calendar to never miss an online or live event
Access your personal student portal to keep track of your learning
Pay monthly, 6 monthly or save with a once-off payment for the 12 month course. There are weekly lessons, weekly online conversations and monthly meet-ups.
Join us for a free introductory session.
Total Value:
¥ 22,000 monthly (tax included)
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