NEWS
News
Announcements and stories from Lightship’s activities.
NEWS ARCHIVE · 2022–2023
Announcement archive
Past announcements, presented with their original publication dates, newest first.
SPILA’s language-exchange sessions were paused in the December 1, 2023 notice. A restart date has not been announced. Please contact us about participation and activities.
NoticeLanguage Exchange on Pause
SPILA announced a pause in its language-exchange sessions for operational reasons. No restart date was set.
Read this announcementNoticeNovember 2023 Sessions Cancelled
November sessions were cancelled. The later December notice announced an indefinite pause.
Read this announcementPast scheduleOctober 2023 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule. It listed 2 planned sessions.
Read this announcementPast scheduleSeptember 2023 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule.
Read this announcementPast scheduleApril 2023 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule. It listed 2 planned sessions.
Read this announcementPast scheduleMarch 2023 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule. It listed 4 planned sessions.
Read this announcementPast scheduleFebruary 2023 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule. It listed 4 planned sessions.
Read this announcementPast scheduleJanuary 2023 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule. It listed 4 planned sessions.
Read this announcementPast scheduleDecember 2022 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule. It listed 3 planned sessions.
Read this announcementPast scheduleNovember 2022 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule.
Read this announcementPast scheduleOctober 2022 Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule.
Read this announcementNoticeSPILA Language Lessons Launched
An announcement of instructor-led English lessons alongside language exchange.
Read this announcementPast scheduleSeptember 2022 SPILA Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule.
Read this announcementPast scheduleAugust 2022 SPILA Schedule
The historical schedule introduced one-to-one language exchange.
Read this announcementNoticeSPILA Volunteer Recruitment Notice
A 2022 invitation for volunteers to support beginners in SPILA conversations. Please contact us about opportunities available now.
Read this announcementPast scheduleJuly 2022 SPILA Schedule
An archived announcement of the language-exchange schedule.
Read this announcementActivity reportLightship at Metakuri EXPO
A report on Lightship’s booth at a metaverse exchange event.
Read this announcementNoticeIntroducing SPILA Language Exchange
An archived introduction to SPILA language exchange for Japanese and English learners.
Read this announcementNoticeMetakuri EXPO Booth Announcement
An archived announcement of Lightship’s booth at Metakuri EXPO, an exchange event in the metaverse.
Read this announcement