Our Comprehensive Mentorship Program will provide you with "Ground-up" information, exposing you to the skills and choreography for the Classical Pilates repertoire. This program generally takes one year.
The 5 Workshop Weekends are offered twice-a-year and each Trainee is encouraged to attend all 10 weekends during their Program year. In addition to 144 hours during the Workshop Weekends, the Functional Strength Trainee is required to log a total of 966 apprenticeship hours including:
- 156 Individual Workouts
- 205 Observation Hours (can include attending other Pilates Educational Workshops)
- 234 Teaching Hours
- 120 Lessons
- 50 Thesis Hours
- 25 Home Study Hours (including reading texts on Reading List)
- 3 Hours of Orientation
Finally, the Trainee will have written and performance based tests including:
- 2 hour written exam based on the Anatomy Workshop
- 2 hour written exam based on the Foundational Movements Workshop
- 3 hour written exam based on the first Repertoire Weekend
- 3 hour written exam based on the second Repertoire Weekend
- 3 hour written exam based on the third Repertoire Weekend
- 2 hour Performance Exam #1
- 2 hour Performance Exam #2
- 2 hour Teaching Exam #1
- 2 hour Teaching Exam #2
- 5 hour Final Exam
Investment: $5750, price includes:
- 10 private lessons at Functional Strength
- The ability to jump into any Pilates class with openings without charge
- The use of the studio for Individual Workouts and Teaching hours
- 15% discount on all Functional Strength purchases (including lessons)
- A Functional Strength T-shirt
Total Cost of Program, including items listed above: $6000 + textbooks & lessons not included in the above list.
*The Comprehensive Program requires previous Pilates experience and students must pass an entrance evaluation. In the evaluation session you must be able to perform Intermediate level Classical Pilates exercises, in Classical order, with a reasonable amount of structural integration. If you are interested in the Comprehensive training but do not feel ready, please talk to us! We will work closely with you in our Preparatory Package or an individually tailored Preparatory Program so you can meet your goals.
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