Students practice the technique on one another
General Information
The classes are taught in a large studio with plenty of light, with a space for movement, and even a grand piano. They're located in the St. John’s Presbyterian Church complex at 2727 College Ave, Rm 207, Berkeley, California, email: gro.euqinhcetrednaxela@ofni. The Alexander Educational Center is an AmSAT approved Teacher Training Course.
Staff
The Directors of the training program, Giora Pinkas and John A. Baron, have over 55 years of full time teaching experience between them and have trained over 200 students to become teachers of the Alexander Technique. Additionally, the Alexander Educational Center includes guest teachers and graduate teaching assistants, most of them graduates of our program.
One student working on another
Schedule
The training program meets from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Monday through Friday and is in session 36 weeks a year. The School operates on a trimester system consisting of 12 week trimesters. The total training consists of nine 12 week trimesters.
TRAINING-CLASS CALENDAR for 2007
| 1st TERM | January 8th | to March 30 |
| 2nd TERM | April 23 | to July 6th |
| 3rd TERM | September 10 | to December 7th |
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS and BREAKS:
- January 15
- May 28
- July 4th
- November 19 - 23
Tuition Costs
- Enrollment Deposit $500
- Trimester Tuition $2400
- Final Trimester: Trimester Tuition less $500
- Current Total Tuition $21,600
The fees will not be increased by more than 10% ( if at all ) during the course of a student’s training. There will be no increase during the student’s first year of training.
The total tuition fees of $21,600 to be paid in nine installments over the three-year training period and are to be paid in full on or before the first day of each trimester.
Course Material
Though it is presented in a group setting, the training is individual. Scheduling is determined by the individual level of each trainee therefore we do not present a Monday through Friday hour by hour schedule for the scope of the program.
The following is a list of the topics covered in the course of each individual’s training:
- Daily personal instruction in the Alexander Technique
- Observation and diagnosis of postural “mis-use”
- Understanding the “use of the self” at rest and in movement
- Approaching the new pupil
- Pupil/teacher communication
- Self awareness
- Applying the Alexander Technique to present skills, activities and situations
- The "use of the voice" applied to oneself, pupils and professional voice users
- Individual consultations
- Guest teacher seminars
- Professional ethics instruction
- Business development instruction
- Basic anatomy and physiology instruction
- Ongoing study and discussion of literature about the Alexander Technique
- Ongoing study and discussion of F.M. Alexander’s writings
Certificate of Completion
After completion of the minimum 1600 hours training and the satisfaction of the Directors that the student has attained the satisfactory level of proficiency, a Certificate of Completion will be awarded at a special honors ceremony.