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Teacher Programs and Teacher Training
Education for Life Teacher
Training Curriculum
For details on the Sept 2008 - June 2009
program, click here.
Education for Life teacher training has three strands.
- Personal Development and Wholeness
- Education for Life Teaching Philosophy & Methods
- Practical Experience.
Training begins with Level 1 course work followed by the Level 2
internship leading to certification.
Level 1: Course Work
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Strand One: Personal
Development and Wholeness
27 hours class time, 3 hours service
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Strand Two: Education for
Life Teaching Philosophy & Methods
63 hours class time, 7 hours service
- Strand Three: Practical Experience
12 hours observation in an Education for Life School, plus
5 hours teaching in approved setting (at an Education for Life
school or possibly where the participant is already teaching)
Level 2: Internship
Level 2 consists of an internship in a Living
Wisdom School, under a Master Education for Life Teacher (a teacher
with a minimum of three years experience).
Pre-requisite:
Satisfactory completion of Level 1.
Internship: 4 days a
week for 6 weeks. or 5 days a week for 5 weeks (145 hours). Included
in the 145 hours is a weekly meeting with the school director
reviewing theory, practice, and experiences.
Certification
Satisfactory completion of Level 1 qualifies
student for certificate of Education for Life coursework completion.
Satisfactory completion of Levels 1 and 2 qualifies the student for
certification as an Education for Life apprentice. (An apprentice is
qualified to be an aide, teaching assistant, or a first-year teacher
under supervision of a Master EFL teacher. One school year as an
apprentice, working at least half-time, is required for full
certification as an Education for Life teacher.)
Details on September 2008 to June 2009
training program.

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