Graduation

personal & professional enrichment program

MUSIC EDUCATORS PROGRAM

Those enrolled in the Enrichment Programs receive a Certificate of Completion of Hours after each year of study and upon completion of tuition payments.

Trainees wishing to continue towards Teacher Certification must apply for the Teacher Training 2 year program.

Some people who don’t need or want a Teaching Certificate but would like further study, can choose to take the Enrichment Program repeatedly.

contemporary alexander teacher training program

Graduation is dependent on proficiency.

When you have the skills to impart the essence of the Work, through touch and language, it is time for you to graduate.

Graduation does not mean that you’ve ‘got it’, but that you have the necessary skills to recognize when you are inside the field of the Work and when you are not - and the conscience to get yourself back on track. It means you are ready to begin your life-long practice, which is actually how you learn the Work. 

There are 2 Certificates available:

  • Certificate of Completion of the Training Program

    The requirements for this Certificate are:

    1. completion of all requirements of 2 fulltime years of PEP, plus 2 fulltime years of Teacher Training; there is a 6 month grace period to allow for make-up time

    2. payment of the full tuition cost

    3. ability to demonstrate a deep understanding and personal embodiment and application of the principles of the Work

  • Certification as a Contemporary Alexander Teacher

    The requirements for this Certificate are:

    1. all of the above, plus

    2. teaching proficiency, as determined by the Alexander Alliance International Directors/Faculty

Not everyone becomes proficient within the same time span, and everyone has different schedules for training, as shaped by their life.  Graduation is determined by the CAS/AAI Directors, in discussion with the individual trainee.  The program is designed to take four fulltime years, but the actual graduation date is based on the reality of each trainee’s program.

In general, if a trainee is not proficient by the end of the the grace period, there is additional tuition for all training required to reach proficiency. There are sometimes exceptions to this, at the discretion CAS.

Graduates may apply for the post-graduate mentoring year, specifically designed for students who want personal mentorship through CAS Events and assistance in building their practice .  It is meant to be used as support once you are out teaching and are able to identify where you may have confusions or need a deeper skill set, or perhaps where you feel a bit lost, or if you find yourself overworking in some way.

Graduates are welcome to return for Graduate Studies, paying 50% tuition for each regular training event.  All graduates pay the Graduate Rate for all Special Events.

 Certification

Graduation from CAS is all that is required to legally become a Certified Alexander Technique Teacher.  Graduates may then choose to apply for membership in the Alexander professional organizations, ATI or AmSAT.  These organizations offer useful community and professional support, but DO NOT actually “certify” teachers, and membership is not required in order legally become an Alexander Teacher.

In some states, teachers may be required to be licensed to use their hands.  Please become informed about your own state requirements.  You have sole responsibility for complying with your state requirements for the use of touch.  In many states, Alexander is exempt from massage therapist licensure, as it is in the category of movement education, rather than therapy.