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Acro and Social Justice Teacher Training – Florida 2018

September 22, 2018 - September 30, 2018

| Submitted by Danya Xena

DATE: 22-30 September, 2018
LOCATION:
The Movement Sanctuary, St. Petersburg, Florida

Join Danya Xena of the Acro SuperHeroes for this awesome first of it’s kind Acro and Social Justice Teacher Training through the SuperHero Circus Academy!

INVESTMENT:
Original Prices:
$999 Early Registration
$1300 Regular Price

DEPOSIT:
$500
• Deposit will hold your space and the early registration price
• Deposit is transferrable (to another TT, or another participant that meets the pre-reqs) but non-refundable.

REGISTRATION AND DEPOSITS REQUIRED BY 14 July
Registration and deposits are required 10 weeks before the start of the contact time. This is to give students enough time to adequately engage the 10 week pre-course material.
The training will only go forward once 8 people are registered, there is a maximum of 12 people that can register.

Investment includes the main training, basic accommodation (excluding food) as well as social justice themed guided pre-reqs and support for the post-course personalised project.

REGISTRATION LINK
http://www.superherocircusacademy.com/teacher-training

CERTIFICATION:
On completion of this course successful participants will receive a certification through the SuperHero Circus Academy. This is NOT a ‘participation only’ based teacher training (as in by paying your fees and participation fully or partially you automatically receive certification). Participants must complete the Pre-Course Work, before the course starts, and must successfully complete, reflect and report on their post-course project in order to receive certification.
Participants that do not adequately complete all components of the course will not receive certification.

LIMITED:
This intimate training is limited to 12 participants. The small group will ensoure an intimate environment to explore both the parts of this practice that bring us the most joy and the most challenge.

TRAINGIN STRUCTURE
1 – PRE-COURSE WORK:
July 14-September 21, 2018
Exploration, Reflection and Sharing on 10 Social Justice themes. (Details of which are shared once you have registered for the course).
July 14-September 21, 2018

2 – CONTACT WEEK
September 22-30, 2018

3 – POST-COURSE:
Personalised Project

APPLICATION:
Follow this link: http://bit.ly/APPLY-AcroAndSocialJusticeTT

PRE-REQS:

TEACHING Pre-Reqs:
This course is best suited for people that already have teaching experience. We will go deep into communication and group facilitation – some previous group teaching/facilitation will provide context and a good foundation to add the social justice lens to.

SOCIAL JUSTICE Pre-Reqs:
Previous Social Justice experience and education is an asset but not required. What is required is a desire to learn, reflect, unlearn, and be challenged. A passion for making the world a better place is the foundation for successful participants.

PHYSICAL PRE-REQS
VIIDEO SUBMISSION – all Teacher Training applicants must submit a video demonstrating the physical pre-reqs AND
• A 2 minute explanation in your own words of why you want to attend this particular training (Acro and Social Justice through the SuperHero Circus Academy)

General Acro Experience
It ​is expected that participants will have a broad level of Acro experience before applying to the program, wether measured in hours training, learning, or number of people worked with. Questions about your physical embodiment of the practice are included in the Teacher Training Application.
For this part of the video submission, include a bit of Acro that you are particularly proud to share.

Handstand
• 1 X 60 Second handstand by the wall

Standing Acro​
• Thigh Stand
• Two High
• Standing Foot to Hand (any entrance, please use spotters)

L-Basing Acro
• 60 Second F2H extended arms
• Shoulder stand, star, free star, reverse star, side star
• Star and Reverse Star presses with hands connected (base bends arms and legs)
• Washing Machines: ninja star, barrel roll, high barrel roll

Tumbling
• Expect to practice basic tumbling such as forward rolls, back rolls and cartwheels

​Spotting​
• The desire to practice, learn and teach acrobatics safely and learn the art of spotting

Life
A good attitude: listen well, open to feedback and trying different techniques, ability and desire to ‘play nice with others’.

USE SPOTTERS
Please use spotters when training these skills.

QUESTIONS
If you have questions about the pre-reqs or need help/direction with positions, grips or spotting don’t hesitate to send a message!

SUBMIT YOUR PRE-REQ VIDEO
Please send a link to a video of yourself completing the physical pre-reqs to [email protected] with the subject: Teacher Training Pre-reqs.

Details

Start:
September 22, 2018 @ 9:00 am
End:
September 30, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
Cost:
$999
Event Category:
Website:
www.SuperHeroCircusAcademy.com

Venue

The Movement Sanctuary
The Movement Sanctuary
Saint Petersburg, Florida 33705
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