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1-Day EAL Symposium in Kobe
Everyone is a Language Teacher: Building Bridges Across Content and Language
Venue: Marist Brothers International School
Dates: November 7, Saturday, 2026
Time: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Become a Sponsor | Become a Presenter | Other Locations: Puchong (Oct 17), Shanghai (Nov 21)
Date & Time
Saturday, November 7, 2026
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Location
Marist Brothers International School, Kobe Japan
🐦 Early Bird Price 🐦
JPY 32,000 JPY 24,000
Bulk discount available
Audience
EAL Specialists, Homeroom Teachers, and any teaching staff
About this EAL Symposium
This Symposium brings together EAL specialists, homeroom teachers, and subject-area experts to dismantle instructional silos. We are here to ensure that every educator feels confident and equipped to support language development alongside content knowledge.
"It's a must attend PD to have an update of things you could have been doing already or to learn new things."
— EAL Symposium Shenzhen Attendee
Essential Questions
Participants will explore practical strategies, share classroom experiences, and learn from colleagues across disciplines. Together, we will ask:
How do content-area teachers integrate language learning into their practice?
What does it look like when language and subject knowledge grow side by side?
How can schools create environments where every teacher feels confident supporting language development?
This symposium is far more than a listening experience. It is a space for active participation, professional exchange, and taking immediate action. You will leave with concrete strategies tailored to your classroom, a renewed sense of inspiration, and a regional community of peers to support your journey long after the event ends.
Learning Strands
Our sessions move beyond theory to provide concrete, classroom-tested solutions for every educator, from Early Years to High School. Whether you are navigating transdisciplinary units in the PYP or specialized inquiry in the DP, these strands offer actionable strategies for your specific context:
Inclusive Instruction for All Multilingual Learners
Assessment & Data-Informed Practices
Belonging, Inclusion, Identity, & Multilingual Culture
Collaboration & Systems for Supporting Language Growth
Innovation in Language Learning
Early Bird Pricing until Oct 1, 2026
Bulk (4+)
JPY 28,000
JPY 21,000
Group of 10+
We love hosting large, cross-disciplinary teams! Reach out to us directly if you are sending 10 or more staff members so we can coordinate the best rate for your school.
Individual
JPY 32,000
JPY 24,000
Core Format
Our symposia are designed to be interactive, collaborative, and action-oriented. The event follows this structured flow:
Keynote & Interactive Networking
Connect with a diverse network of educators to share experiences and build community.
Presentation Sessions
Attend multiple breakout sessions focused on disciplinary language development, homeroom strategies, and literacy routines across subjects.
Table Topics Café
Engage in small-group discussions over refreshments to share classroom practices and explore innovative tools.
Innovation Lab
Participate in collaborative "Ideation & Action" sessions to identify concrete, actionable steps to bring back to your school.
About the Series Host
Celina Mathews
Founder of Fluency Compass
Celina Mathews is the founder of Fluency Compass, a language assessment and data platform built for international schools. Previously an EAL Program Lead at Shekou International School, she brings a practitioner’s perspective to the design of assessment systems that are both rigorous and practical for classrooms.
Her work centers on supporting multilingual learners through data-informed instruction and empowering all teachers to see themselves as language teachers.
About
Fluency Compass
Fluency Compass is An English language assessment, data analysis, and instructional guidance system designed for international schools. Fluency Compass assesses multilingual learners across Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking - delivering actionable insights and instructional guidance foreducators, students, and families.
Become a Presenter
We are inviting educators to share practical, classroom-tested ideas that help all teachers support language development across subject areas. If you are integrating language and content in your practice, experimenting with new approaches, or leading work to improve outcomes for multilingual learners, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for practitioners, from EAL specialists to subject-area leaders, to lead 60-minute interactive sessions that provide "Monday-morning ready" strategies for our community.
Share your practice and help strengthen language-rich teaching in every classroom.
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Don't let paperwork wait.
Go ahead and register, and you can handle the approval process once the invoice arrives.
Bulk (4+)
JPY 28,000
JPY 21,000*
Group of 10+
We love hosting large, cross-disciplinary teams! Reach out to us directly if you are sending 10 or more staff members so we can coordinate the best rate for your school.
*Early Bird Pricing until Oct 1, 2026
Individual
JPY 32,000
JPY 24,000*
Recommended Hotel
ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe
1-Chome, Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0002, Japan
Contact Person:
Shinya Ashikawa
Director Of International Sales
shinya.ashikawa@ihg.com