Teaching yoga to 8-12yr group can be challenging, especially if you are using the same techniques you use for the 3-8yr group.
At this age Children want to feel grown up and often shun many of the activities that are seen as childish or they become bored with their existing interests/activities.
The Little Greene Yoga alignment based 8-12yr yoga course beautifully caters for this age group – Classical yoga is taught with precision using techniques that are inspirational in the level of brain absorption and yet the children are never bogged down with detail and continue to have fun.
The course focuses not only on the postures, which are age related, but also class plans and how to deliver and teach this wonderful age group.
The 3 day course is intensive yet extremely practical. The syllabus is completely different from the Foundation certificate (3-5yrs & 5-8yrs) where the focus is on ‘yoga derived’ postures, stories & games.
Now as the children move into their pre-teen years their bodies are going through a huge, internal development as their endocrine systems gear up for puberty. Their coordination and balance are more developed as is their concentration …………Now yoga comes into its own!
The techniques used keep the children very much present, in the moment, by helping them focus on their bodies and breathing. Of course this is what yoga is about, if you are a mature adult, but this course makes yoga accessible for the 8-12yr group and keeps them coming back!
This course is a 50hr Kids Teacher Training Course, certified by YOGA ALLIANCE PROFESSIONALS (YAP)
What's included:-
28 hours will be contact time, with a Senior Little Greene Yoga® trainer, and 22 hours will be prep & homework.
28 hours contact time include:
22 hours will be prep & homework include:-
Access to our ONLINE platform is for 4 months (we encourage you to successfully complete the course within 4 months and have LIVE weekends scheduled at least 3 times per year to facilitate this). There is the option to extend and this is detailed in your TERMS & CONDITIONS.
Many people sign up for a course and don't complete but this has not happened with our nurturing approach, as we keep in regular contact with you.
Our course follows a successful process to start you thinking differently about children's movement and the connection to the brain!
HAVE A LOOK AT OUR LESSONS for a FULL BREAKDOWN.
You will also be provided with 3 PDF Manuals which will be provided the day of your LIVE (in-person or ONLINE) weekend. These manuals are for you to keep as a reference and contain all and more of the information already taught on the recorded modules.
You will be asked to register on a LIVE weekend as part of your orientation in the GETTING STARTED MODULE. The reasons for this is so you can plan a date, put it in your calendar and we will work with you to achieve completing your LIVE and the course.
As part of GETTING STARTED you will also be asked to fill in questionnaire detailing your background with working with children (you don't need prior experience) and your yoga background (you do need to have practiced yoga). As part of your yoga background we will ask to show that you have yoga experience through photos of you in some basic postures (detailed in your questionnaire) and/or a reference from a yoga teacher. We will also ask for a character reference as part of this process.
If you have any questions then please drop us an email to admin@littlegreeneyoga.com
Applying for the course:-
The course is for anyone who wishes to combine their love of working with children with their love of yoga.
The course is suitable for yoga teachers and trainees from all yoga traditions who wish to learn how to adapt their knowledge to be able to teach a successful children’s yoga class for 8-12 year olds. Applications are welcomed from yoga teachers, school teachers, health professionals and educators who want to bring the benefits of yoga to their classrooms.
Applications will also be considered from PE instructors who have a strong knowledge of fitness for children.
All applicants will be asked to demonstrate a thorough understanding of yoga and a strong personal yoga practice.
What taking the course means:-
On successful completion you will have the knowledge and backup to teach yoga based exercise classes to children of the following age groups:
8 – 12yrs Little Oak Trees
You will be entitled to insurance under the Little Greene Yoga umbrella group or Yoga Alliance
You can become a member of Yoga Alliance and chose to become a member of the Little Greene Yoga Faculty for continuing education
What the course covers:-
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