What Is Optional Classes and AOTD at JPLT?

Weekly AOTD and Optional Classes

Optional Classes and AOTD are flexible practice spaces inside the JPLT Learning Gym.

Optional Classes are free for enrolled students and provide extra opportunities for deeper practice. These include native courses such as Japanese, related topics. Includes intensive review sessions for learners who want focused reinforcement.

AOTD is free and open to everyone. It offers short, fun activities designed to help learners stay connected to Japanese in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

Both Optional Classes and AOTD are optional and pressure-free. They exist to support learning, build confidence, and help Japanese feel familiar and easy to return to.

What You Can Expect in These Classes
Native Courses
Classes led by native Japanese teachers that focus on real-life language use, natural expressions, and cultural understanding in everyday, work, and practical situations in Japan.
Intensive Review Course
Focused review sessions designed to help learners strengthen key grammar and concepts through guided practice and clarification for JLPT.
Kana Power Up: Hiragana and Katakana
Light review and fun practice activities to help learners recognize, feel comfortable and strengthen their Hiragana and Katakana.
Special Monthly Events (2 times per month)
Fun and relaxed events such as karaoke sessions, poetry readings, or other creative Japanese activities. These events change regularly to keep learning fresh and engaging.

Optional Classes and AOTD Schedule

* Time indicated below is PHT (UTC+08)

* The calendar is in Week View by default. You can change views in the right button to see it in list view (Schedule) or Month view (Month)

* AOTDs are FREE for everyone to join and attend, regardless of enrollment status. Optional Classes are exclusively for enrolled students.

What’s Fun in AOTD?

Learning a language becomes easier when it stays familiar.
AOTD exists to help learners stay connected to Japanese regularly,
even on days without formal classes.

By offering light and optional activities, Weekly AOTD helps reduce forgetting, build comfort, and make Japanese feel like a natural part of weekly life — not just something learned in class.

Weekly AOTD activity

How Weekly AOTD Fits Into the JPLT Learning Gym

Optional Classes and AOTD support the JPLT Learning Gym by offering extra, low-pressure practice alongside BootCamp, Studio, and Grammar Book.

They are completely optional and designed to feel easy, welcoming, and flexible. Learners can join anytime, skip anytime, and return anytime — without feeling behind or pressured. These sessions help learning feel lighter, more social, and easier to continue over time.

AOTD is free and open to everyone, while Optional Classes are free for enrolled students, giving learners more ways to practice Japanese in a relaxed and supportive environment.

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