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Teacher Training Program
Program Overview &
Completion Requirements

Program Overview
The Pilates Center Teacher Training Program is a year long program that requires 950 hours to complete. Comprised of the Formal Lecture Series, an internship and exams, the program prepares students who have the desire, dedication and determination to be exceptional Pilates teachers.

The Pilates Center Teacher Training Program offers two start times each year, March and September that coincide with the beginning of the Formal Lecture Series.

Completion Requirements - 950 Hours
    Orientation - 5 hours
         New Student3 hours
         Case Study2 hours
     
    Formal Lectures - 120 hours
     
    Advisor Meetings - 5 hours
         First Advisor Meeting1 hour
         Second Advisor Meeting1.5 hours
         Third Advisor Meeting1.5 hours
         Fourth Advisor Meeting1 hour
     
    Internship - 800 hours
         Practice Teaching250 hours
         Observation200 hours
         Personal Workouts150 hours
         Lessons100 hours
         Miscellaneous46 hours
         Case Study40 hours
         Observed Teaching10 hours
         Teaching Clinic4 hours
     
    Exams - 20 hours
    Passing score of 85% or higher required on all exams.
         Written Exam 12 hours
         Performance Evaluation2 hours
         Written Exam 22 hours
         Practice Performance2 hours
         Practice Practical2 hours
         Written Exam 36 hours
         Final Performance2 hours
         Final Practical2 hours
     
    Additional Requirements - time varies
     Completion of Reading List 
     Completion of Anatomy Coloring
    Book Requirements
     
     Completion of Journal 
     

    Trainee Benefits
    • Full use of The Pilates Center facilities to fulfill Internship hours
    • Weekly Trainee symposiums
    • Weekly Trainee classes
    • Teacher Training Program advisor
    • Access to video/book library
    • Seven percent discount on lessons
    • Teacher Insurance Coverage

    Long Distance Students

    Long distance students must be prepared to travel to Boulder five to seven times during their 12 months of training, and can arrange to complete the majority of their Internship requirements at an approved studio in their area.



"There is only one way to say it. The Pilates Center in Boulder, Colorado is the Harvard of the Pilates schools."

Noam Gagnon, Pilates Director, Noam Gagnon's Wellness Center, Beyond Pilates Inc., Vancouver, BC

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