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The Yoga Chid, Kids, Teen and Family Teacher Training programs

with Gail Silver, Jd, RYT 200 & ERYT 200.

Welcome to this new and joyous step in your life.
Yoga Child offers a variety of training options for those interested in becoming teachers of children's yoga and mindfulness. You are welcome to take all programs during the same year or to register for them individually at your convenience. It is not mandatory that you complete each training.

Yoga Child Certification & Yoga Alliance Registration

Teacher Training Program Summary Chart-5 trainings from which to choose
Please note that the programs are grouped by color for ease of reference. You can elect to enroll in any program at any time as long as you meet the pre-requisite requirements.

Training Programs	Hrs	Pre-Requisites & Inclusions	Cost	Dates
YC Core Training I Pre-School-5th grade Yoga & Mindfulness	32	Pre requisites: None Includes: Teaching Manual and curriculum. The YC CD is included for those who also sign up for the apprenticeship.	$1199	March 18-21 2011
YC Apprenticeship I Pre-School-5th grade To be completed in your home town or in Phila. Phase I Class observation, 12hr Assignments, 12hr Phase II, Student Teaching, 10hr, Lesson planning,8hr, Written assignments, 6hr	48	Pre-req: Core Training I Includes: A mentor to assist you and to review your assignments. Includes a closing conference with Gail Silver, guidelines for marketing yourself as a Yoga Child Instructor, a certificate of completion, a listing on the Yoga Child site and free adult yoga at Yoga Child.	$499	Begin apprenticing upon completion of Core Training and complete by December 2011.
Required reading	15	Core Training I	N/A	On own time
YC Core Training II Grades 6-12 Yoga & Mindfulness	20	Pre-Req: Adult Yoga 200hr training. Includes: Manual & curriculum	$875	TBA
YC Apprenticeship II Grades 6-12-complete in Phila or in own hometown. Phase I Class observation, 8hr Assignments, 4 hrs Phase II Student Teaching, 6hrs lesson planning, 3hrs Written Assignments, 3hrs	24	Pre-Req:Core Training II Includes: a mentor to assist and review assignments, a closing conference with Gail Silver, guidelines for marketing yourself as a Yoga Child Instructor, a listing on the Yoga Child Web site, a certificate of completion, and free adult yoga at Yoga Child.	$399	Begin apprenticing upon completion of Core Training and complete by December.
Required Reading	15		N/A	On your own
Desk and Chair Training:A training for teachers, children's social workers and therapeutic professionals	18	Pre-Req: Employment as a teacher, therapist or social worker for children. Graduate students welcome Includes: Manual & CD	$999	November 5-7, 2010
Family Yoga	10	Pre Req: Core Training I Includes Teaching Manual	$400	TBA
Private Trainings For Schools	30	For schools who would like Yoga Child to privately train school staff to teach our curriculum.		Contact Gail Silver.

YC Core Training I, & Apprenticeship I

Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children, Pre-School To 5th grade,

With E-RYT 200, Gail Silver

Core Training, $1199, March 18-21, 2011

Apprenticeship, $449, Spring 2011 or Fall 2011 (optional)
Required if you would like to teach on behalf of yoga child or receive a Yoga Child certification or become a licensed Yoga Child instructor.

Program Description

Skillfully create an enjoyable & developmentally appropriate thematic yoga class.
During these 32 hours you will acquire a true understanding of yoga and mindfulness as well as an appreciation of the developmental and behavioral needs of pre-school and elementary children so that you are well positioned to share your teachings in a thematic way that is both meaningful to your students and well received by your students. At the conclusion of the the training you will know how to skillfully create and teach a thematic class format that is safe, fun and developmentally tailored for specific age groups within the range of ages 3- 10.

Learn to keep behavioral disruptions to a minimum.
Teaching yoga to children requires so much more than teaching children yoga poses. You will learn how to tap into your own inner child and learn how to see the world through the eyes of your students so that you can communicate effectively, set appropriate limits, and enable your students to not only benefit physically and emotionally, but to look forward to the lessons you will teach.

Allow children to discover the benefits of Mindfulness Meditation on & off the mat. Mindfulness practice allows one to be fully present in each moment so that we are able to find more fulfillment in life, process our feelings with greater ease and communicate with others more compassionately. Many trainees learn and practice mindfulness for the first time when they enroll in the Yoga Child training and are pleased to find it to be a useful practice for reducing stress in their own lives as well as in the lives of their students.

The Yoga Child Curriculum is enjoyable and memorable for young children because it employs the following techniques to teach important life lessons.

Inspirational Yoga Themes

Magical meditations

Yoga Games

Original music and songs

Literature, Stories and Poetry

Yoga Journaling

Thematically significant craft and art projects
And Off the mat lessons in mindfulness

Upon Completion of the core Training, your apprenticeship will begin, ( unless you have elected a fall apprenticeship period), and you will receive an assigned Yoga Child Mentor and have up to 8 months to complete your apprenticeship. Please see below for details on apprenticeship and apprenticeship enrollment.

Required Reading and Listening for YC Core training I

The Yoga Child Teacher Training Manual, by Gail Silver. Included for all registrants

A Peaceful Place Inside, Yoga Child CD, Gail Silver and Robin Trent, Included for those registered for both Training I and Apprenticeship I. Available for purchase at Yoga Child, Amazon.com or Bingorecords.com

A Pebble for your Pocket, by Thich Nhat Hanh, Available at Parallax.org

Anh's Anger, by Gail Silver, Available at Parallax.org, Amazon.com, Borders.com and Barnes and Noble.

Spinning Inward, Maureen Murdock, available at Amazon.com.

You will receive the Yoga Child Teacher training manual on the first day of our training. Please obtain all other reading materials prior to the training as we will make reference to it during the training. You can enjoy a20% discount when you order all of your required materials through our neighborhood bookstore Head House Books.

The Next Core I Training is Scheduled for: March 18-21, 2011

Friday March 18, 4-9pm, Includes 5:45pm Vinyasa yoga class
Saturday March 19, 2:30-8pm,

Sunday March 20, 9am-8pm, Includes 10am Hatha yoga & 6pm restorative yoga

Monday March 21, 10:30-6pm, Includes one hour of observation of children's yoga

Training will begin promptly at the start time each day and will end promptly at the designated time. We will break for Lunch and snacks as needed.

YC Apprenticeship I, Pre- School-5th Grade, A 4-Step Journey

This is an integral part of the Yoga Child Training where you obtain your field experience and receive supervision in the classroom. It is required for anyone wishing to receive a Yoga Child Certification or Yoga Child Certification & License.

You Must be registered for YC Core training I or have competed YC Core Training I in order to enroll in the YC Apprenticeship.

Please know that if you are travelling from out of town and would like to fulfill your apprenticeship in your home town or home state that you may do so through email communication with your Yoga Child Mentor.

Please read below for details on how the apprenticeship program works

1. When you register for the teacher training you will select and register for your preferred 2010 Apprenticeship Session:

Spring 2011: Summer 2011

Fall 2011: September 7-December 18

2. At the conclusion of core training I you will Select your class location(s) and Receive Your Mentor:

3. Complete Phase I of Apprenticeship:

a. 12 hours of yoga class room observation: Approximately 1-3 hours per week of observing your mentor teach and assisting your mentor in the classroom.
b. Complete written assignments based upon observation of each class.

4. Complete Phase II:
a. 6-10 hours of student teaching in the classroom under the supervision of your mentor(s)

b. 8 hours for creation and submission of lesson plans. (One for each class you teach)

c. 6 hours for consultation, review of your teaching, and submission of student teaching assignments.

Receive your Yoga Child Certification and begin your paid Teaching career as a Yoga Child Instructor.

Becoming a Yoga Child Instructor
Upon completion of the core training and apprenticeship training you will receive your Yoga Child Teaching certificate and will be recognized as a Yoga Child teacher.

If you live within 60 miles of Philadelphia you can elect to receive paid teaching placements as a Yoga Child instructor. The graduates of the Yoga Child training have been enjoying fulfilling careers teaching yoga in our community since 2001. These placements are in area schools and camps and at our Center City Studio. It is not mandatory that you teach on behalf of Yoga Child. Those who teach on behalf of Yoga Child will be required to sign a Teaching agreement or independent contractor agreement. This enables us to protect the interests of the many happy hardworking Yoga Child Teachers in Philadelphia and to protect the growing business interests of our organization while also defining your role as a yoga child teacher. Those who do not wish to teach on behalf of YC, but who instead wish to teach on their own elect to become licensed Yoga Child Teachers and sign the appropriate paperwork and follow the YC teaching guidelines. See more detail below in the next section.

If you live out of state or more than 60 miles from Yoga Child, you will be recognized as a Yoga Child instructor and will receive your Yoga Child Teaching Certificate upon completion of the core training and apprenticeship. You can elect to do your apprenticeship in Philadelphia or to do it in your home state. If you elect to apprentice in your home state you will be responsible to locate a facility at which you will volunteer your teaching services for approximately 2 hours per week while you complete your field learning. It is our experience that is quite easy to locate a school or camp which will graciously accept you and your new skills. We can assist you with this if needed. You also have the choice of becoming an independent contractor or Licensed Yoga Child Teacher. See below for details.

Registration

Please complete the appropriate form below.

an mail to Yoga Child, PO box 63730, Philadelphia PA 19147 with a 50% deposit. Please note that if you are selecting to become a certified & licensed Yoga Child teacher you must submit forms #1, #3 and #4. All others can submit forms #1 and #2.

1.Registration Form (1 documet)
2.Yoga Child Non-compete-Certified Independent contractor agreement (1 document) or
3.Non-compete Agreement for those who will become Certified and Licensed YC Teachers,

4.Primary Licensing Agreement-For those who will become Certified and Licensed Yoga Child teachers

Space is limited to 20 applicants.

Registration is now open and we are accepting enrollment for the 2010 program.

One partial Work Study position is available for this training. A deposit of 50% is required and then the balance is worked off through a weekly 4-hour shift at our center or through grass roots marketing for our center.

Understanding the difference between a Certified Yoga Child Independent contractor And a Certified Licensed Yoga Child Instructor

All Applicants are to select one option and elect to become Certified Yoga Child Independent contractors or Certified and Licensed Yoga Child Teachers.

As an Certified Yoga Child Independent Contractor,

You will receive a Yoga Child Certificate, free yoga classes at YC, and teach a minimum of 2 hours per week for Yoga Child for a period of at least 2 years. Instructors are paid between $25-$40 per hour. You will be asked to sign a combined non-compete & independent contractor agreement with Yoga Child. This agreement requires that if you are going to teach yoga to children in schools and family centers or other yoga studios that you do so through Yoga Child. Your insurance costs will be pre paid by Yoga Child and then deducted off your first invoice.

YC Core Training II,

Teaching yoga and mindfulness to Grades 6-12, with Gail Silver E-ryt

March 26-28th, 2010

$875- Core training II

$399- Apprenticeship
One Partial work study position is available. 50% deposit required. Balance to be worked off in 4-hour shift at our center prior to training start date.

Schedule
Friday,        3/26 7:30-9:30pm
Saturday,   3/27 10:30-8pm
Sunday,     3/28 9am-6pm

Program Description and pre-requisites

All participants must have completed or be in the process of completing a 200hr adult yoga teacher certification program.

Skillfully create an enjoyable & developmentally appropriate thematic yoga class.
You will acquire a true understanding of yoga and mindfulness as well as an appreciation of the developmental and behavioral needs of adolescents and pre adolescents so that you are well positioned to share your teachings in a thematic way that is both meaningful to your students and well received by your students. At the conclusion of the the training you will know how to skillfully create and teach a meaningful thematic class format that is safe, inspiring and developmentally tailored for specific age groups within the range of ages 6th-12th grade.

Learn to keep behavioral disruptions to a minimum.
Teaching yoga to adolescents requires so much more knowledge than knowing how to teach a yoga poses. You will learn how to how to see the world through the eyes of your students so that you can communicate effectively, set appropriate limits, and enable your students to not only benefit physically and emotionally, but to look forward to the lessons you will teach.

The Yoga Child Curriculum is well received by students because through the use of themes it provides a framework for you to teach and framework in which the adolescents can appreciate and recall thse important life lessons.

Learn to teach:
Inspirational Yoga Themes

Age Appropriate meditations

Yoga Games

Original music and songs

Literature, Stories and Poetry

Yoga Journaling

Thematically significant craft and art projects
And Off the mat lessons in mindfulness

Upon Completion of the core Training, your apprenticeship will begin, (unless you have elected a fall apprenticeship period), and you will receive an assigned Yoga Child Mentor and have up to 8 months to complete your apprenticeship. Please see below for details on apprenticeship and apprenticeship enrollment.

Required Reading

The Yoga Child Teacher Training Manual, by Gail Silver. Included for all registrants

Under The Rose Apple Tree, by Thich Nhat Hanh, Available at Parallax.org

Wide Awake, Diane Winston, Available at Parallax.org,

Spinning Inward, Maureen Murdock, available at Amazon.com.

Fulfilling your Apprenticeship

This is an integral part of the Yoga Child Training where you obtain your field experience and receive supervision in the classroom. It is required for anyone wishing to receive a Yoga Child Certification or Yoga Child Certification & License.

You Must be registered for YC Core training II or have competed YC Core Training II in order to enroll in the YC Apprenticeship.

Please read below for details on how the apprenticeship program works

1. When you register for the teacher training you will select and register for your preferred 2010 Apprenticeship Session:

Spring 2010: March 16- June 10

Fall 2010: September 7-December 18
Spring and Fall 2010: March 16- December 18

2. At the conclusion of core training I you will Select your class location(s) and Receive Your Mentor:

3. Complete Phase I of Apprenticeship:

4. Complete Phase II:
a. 6-10 hours of student teaching in the classroom under the supervision of your mentor(s)

b. 8 hours for creation and submission of lesson plans. (One for each class you teach)

Registration and FAQ's

1. I have heard that I might have to work for Yoga Child and that I can't teach anywhere else if I take your training. Is that true? No. That is not true. If you would like to be to receive paid teaching placements provided by Yoga Child you can and would become what we all an independent contractor for Yoga Child. If you choose to do this, thenany childrens classes that you teach would be done through YC. If you do not want to receive paid teaching placements from Yoga Child, but instead would like to teach the Yoga Child program on your own then there is an option to become a Certified & Licensed Yoga Child Yoga Instructor. The differences between the two options are outlined below and the agreements are available in detail under the registration section.

All Applicants are to select one option and elect to become Certified Yoga Child Independent contractors or Certified and Licensed Yoga Child Teachers.

As a Certified Yoga Child Independent Contractor,

As a Certified Licensed Yoga Child Teacher
You will receive a Yoga Child certificate and license to use the Yoga Child name and logo for the purpose of teaching the Yoga child program to children on your own as well as promotional materials. As a licensed YC Instructor you are responsible for your own insurance and for payment of annual licensing dues in the amount of $180 per year. There are teaching and pricing guidelines that must be followed and non-compete guidelines that are contained within this agreement . Generally, it only precludes you from teaching in locations where Yoga Child currently teaches or has taught and enables you to teach anywhere else in a school or studio location.

2. Can I sign up for just the apprenticeship? No. It is only open to those who have taken the core training.

3. I have been practicing yoga for a long time but I have not taken an adult yoga teacher training. Can I take this training? Exceptions can be made in some circumstances, but it is not recommended. This trainings assumes that all trainees already know how to teach asana so that we may spend our time focusing on how to modify the practice to meet the needs of adolescents. There will not be time to review basic asana instruction.

Registration

Please complete

A registration form and your selected agreement (s)

and please mail to Yoga Child, PO box 63730, Philadelphia PA 19147 with a 50% deposit. Please note that if you are selecting to become a certified & licensed Yoga Child teacher you must submit forms #1, #3 and #4. All others can submit forms #1 and #2.

1. Registration Form (1 documet)
2.Yoga Child Non-compete-Certified Independent contractor agreement (1 document) or

3.Non-compete Agreement for those who will become Certified Licensed YC Teachers,

4.Yoga Child Primary Licensing agreement .

Space is limited to 20 applicants.

Registration is now open and we are accepting enrollment for the 2010 program.

Family Yoga Teacher Training, with Gail Silver E-ryt

Teaching Yoga to parents and children

Schedule

Pre-requisites
Core Training I

Program Description
Coming soon

Registration

Private Yoga Teacher Training For Schools
This program has been designed for public, private, charter schools and school districts who wish to have Gail Silver come to their school or district and train its teachers to teach the Yoga Child Yoga and Mindfulness curriculum.

This training is designed based to meet your needs. It can cover pre-school through Grade 12 or provide a special focus for any age group in-between.

Base Rates begin at $15,000 for this 30 hour training and include the training cost, teaching manual, Yoga Child CD, Yoga Child curriculum, and lesson plans for up to 10 trainees.

Private Trainings are typically booked up to a year in advance.

Please contact Gail directly at gail@yogachild.net to book your training.

Desk and Chair Yoga Training, with Gail Silver

For School Teachers, Therapeutic professionals and children's health care workers

November 5-7th 2010

$999
There are two work study positions available with this training.

Schedule
Friday November 5,               7:30-9:30pm
Saturday November 6th,       1-7:30pm

Sunday November 7th, 9-6pm (includes 10am hatha yoga class)

Pre-requisites
Employment or prospective employment as a school teacher, health care worker, foster care worker, nanny or other therapeutic professional working with children.

Program Description

This course has been designed specifically for the professional who would like to take the Yoga Child yoga and mindfulness curriculum into their own class room, work setting hospital setting or other therapeutic setting for the purpose of enhancing the lives of children, reducing stress in their lives and enhancing child awareness and self expression.

If you are interested in teaching yoga to children in a setting where space allows for yoga mats to be unrolled then please consider Core Training I which will provide you with the skills for this kind of teaching. The Desk and Chair training will teach only asana and meditations and mindfulness exercises that can be done in special settings, such as in a desk, hospital bed or doctor patient setting.

The curriculum is drawn from elements of both YC core training I and II with a special focus on asana and meditations that can be taught to students or young clients who are sitting in a desk or a chair or a hospital bed.

This program comes with the Yoga Child teaching Manual, lesson plans and curriculum guide.

Required Reading

The Yoga Child Teacher Training Manual, by Gail Silver. Included for all registrants

A Peaceful Place Inside, Yoga Child CD, Gail Silver and Robin Trent, Available for purchase at Yoga Child, Amazon.com or Bingorecords.com and itunes.com.

A Pebble for your Pocket, by Thich Nhat Hanh, Available at Parallax.org

Anh's Anger, by Gail Silver, Available at Parallax.org, Amazon.com, Borders.com and Barnes and Noble.

Spinning Inward, Maureen Murdock, available at Amazon.com.

Wide Awake, Diane Winston, Available at Parallax.org,

Registration
There are two partial work study positions available for this training. Receive a 50% discount. To apply for a work study position please email jordyn at info@yogachild.net.

1. Registration Form

Testimonials

Heather Marie Miller, Bryn Mawr PA, 2010 graduate

Thank you for the inspiring, fun, and overall just wonderful Yoga Child training. What a gift you have for teaching people how to connect with children - and not just children, but with mindfulness and with yoga. I'm amazed at the energy you exuded throughout the training, and how you freely shared it with us. As you said about Gurmukh - ie., that she inspires people with her energy/love/exuberance to find more energy within themselves - you do the same with your student trainees. May the energy, love, mindfulness and tlc inside of you be inspired and present in all of your teachers, and the children and students in your classes. Surely your passion is changing peoples' lives.

Gratefully,

Heather Marie

Kelly Miller, East Falls, 2009 graduate

Yoga Child's Teacher Training was fantastic! Gail did a wonderful job of breaking down the components of a children's yoga class and gave us great examples and ideas. By observing actual classes and student teaching, I was able to put what I learned into practice. Overall, it was an incredible learning experience and I feel very confident in my ability to teach!

Maria Hier, Milan Italy, 2007 graduate

Thank you for the great Yoga Child Teacher Training. I had a wonderful time in your Yoga Studio! I am back as a 24-hour-Mom, without real "personal" time, but I feel how your training has changed me. Often I speak like Gail did, or I do breathing exercises and yoga while playing with my children, and they just LOVE it. It is amazing! Grazie! I wish you a wonderful time with a lot of sunshine!

Namaste

Kim Fleisher, Philadelphia, 2006 graduate

The Yoga Child Teacher Training program did a great job preparing me to teach yoga to children. I loved the combination of reading, discussion and hands-on work. I also loved the manual. The course prepared me to work with children and families of varying ages and needs.

Great Job!

Robin Trent, Philadelphia, 2004 graduate

The Yoga Child training made me feel like I really do have something amazing to offer to children. Sometimes sweet and wise words that Gail has spoken run through my head; significant to what is happening at the moment. For instance, some children just need to lay down and rest. I see this often in the classes that I teach in schools through Yoga Child. Kids are tired. Gail's words help me remember that I am offering them a time to turn into a snake and hiss and stretch, and also a place to “restore and replenish.” . After the training, Gail is still there to offer support and advice. Gail gave me confidence. I am grateful for the opportunities I have had working with kids."

Robin Trent, Philadelphia

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