KID’S MOVEMENT & MINDFULNESS
FACILITATOR TRAINING
In-person training in Movement & Mindfulness for Kids
By established and award-winning charity Stretch & Play.
Whether you’re a concerned Parent, Early Years Worker, School Teacher, Pilates Instructor, Yoga Teacher or Coach, Victoria is excited to help you develop movement and mindfulness skills specifically for working with children aged between 3 and 13 years old.
What’s covered in this 3-day course?
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Stretches inspired by Yoga & Pilates
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Games, stories & songs to make the moves fun
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Meditation, mindfulness & breathwork practices
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Stress in Children & Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Anatomy & Physiology for Children
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The business of Stretch & Play – setting up, marketing, and Health & Safety of running children’s classes
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You will receive a 75+ page Facilitator Manual which includes lesson plans for each age group (3-7 & 8-13)
- You will gain one year’s access to the online course and will be able to download the videos to keep for life
Pre-Requisites
Ideally, students will hold a valid Level 2 Fitness Qualification, Level 3 Diploma in Mat Pilates or a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Certificate or be working towards it.
An Education or Early Years Qualification is also accepted as is a sincere interest in working with this age group so don’t let a lack of qualifications put you off!
You can contact Victoria to discuss on training@stretchbodymind.com.
This course is accredited by IPHM (International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine) allowing you to get insurance and teach anywhere in the world!
COURSE DATES:
This course takes place in person at the University of Strathclyde over three days on 30th Sept/1st Oct with assessments on 7th Oct 2023.
We start at 10 am and work until 5 pm each day (assessment day may be shorter depending on numbers).
COURSE FORMAT:
The Stretch & Play course, like all our courses, runs according to the StretchBodyMind principles of FOUNDATION, EXPRESSION & VISION.
FOUNDATION:
Rationale behind the programme – why
Rationale behind the programme – how
Anatomy & Physiology of Children
EXPRESSION:
Stretch activities – action songs and stretches
Play activities – drama games and relaxation / mindfulness
VISION:
The Business of Stretch & Play
Stress in Children
Health & Safety
INVESTMENT
This 3-day course costs £695
and can be paid in full or in instalments.
(A 20% Earlybird discount is available until 1st Sept)
BECOME A STRETCH & PLAY FACILITATOR
The bonus of this programme is all the themed lessons and songs and activities that you made which are fantastic, I loved them!
Such a very comprehensive and well put together course. I can definitely use some of this material in my classes, or as a stand-alone Stretch and Play class.
TUTOR:
Hi! I’m Victoria Cunningham and I am the Founder of Stretch & Play. I am a trained youth worker and SYT (Senior Yoga Teacher) who is responsible for all Stretch & Play’s training programmes.
In addition to my academic qualifications (we’re talking an MA Honours in English Literature and Sociology from the University of Glasgow and an MSc in Marketing from the University of Strathclyde) and my Pilates and Yoga certificates, I hold qualifications in community development, conflict management, facilitation skills and community drama, all of which equipped me wonderfully to create and develop Stretch & Play.
<<< This is me teaching a Stretch & Play session in 2008. The hair has changed a lot since then but the work remains the same!
HISTORY
Stretch & Play started life as a limited company and registered charity where, from 2006 to 2009, I received awards and support from various funders including the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (Peace II); UnLtd – the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs; Invest Northern Ireland Social Entrepreneurship Programme and Community Foundation for Northern Ireland’s Difference Makers Programme to train Facilitators and deliver bespoke classes for groups such as:
Watch this interview with Stretch & Play Founder Victoria Cunningham to hear more about:
- the importance of movement and mindfulness to childhood trauma recovery
- how Yoga and Pilates provide safe, non-competitive modalities of movement for children
and
- holistic solutions to the ongoing childhood obesity crisis.
ACCREDITATION
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