KID’S PILATES & YOGA
FACILITATOR TRAINING
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 course?
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Stretches inspired by Yoga & Pilates
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Games, stories and songs to make the moves fun
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Meditation & mindfulness 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)
Pre-Requisites
This is recognised as a Specialist Teacher Training Course by Yoga Alliance Professionals and, in order to be certified, students purchasing this course must pay an additional £25 certification fee and hold a valid:
- Early Years or Teaching Qualification,
- Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing or Exercise to Music,
- Level 3 Diploma in Mat Pilates, or a
- 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Certificate or equivalent.
However, you can do this training without applying for certification so don’t let a lack of qualifications put you off!
You can contact Victoria to discuss on training@stretchbodymind.com.
COURSE DATES:
This course is self-paced and has a number of in-depth lessons and a 75+ page manual which are immediately available upon purchase. It should take you anywhere between one week and three months to complete the course depending on how quickly you want to be teaching.
To receive the professional course Certificate, please send the additional fee of £25 and your homework as detailed in the Teacher Training Manual. Upon receiving your final assignments, I will supply personalised feedback to your class plan and video, as well as present you with your course certificate and register you with Yoga Alliance Professionals as a Specialist Yoga Teacher- Kids.
If you decide to apply for Certification you have SIX MONTHS from date of purchase to complete your work.
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
The course costs £497.
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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