What kind of training do teachers have?
Certified teachers of the Alexander Technique have completed a teacher training program of 1600 hours of class instruction over a minimum of three academic years with a student/teacher ratio no greater than five-to-one.AmSAT (American Society for the Alexander Technique) maintains the nation’s highest standards for teacher training, certification and membership and maintains affiliations with similar credentialing bodies worldwide. In theUS there are twenty AmSAT-approved teacher-training programs in ten states and dozens of programs certified by affiliated societies in countries around the world. Board-approved AmSAT teacher training courses meet the requirements of the Training Approval Committee which periodically reevaluates each of AmSAT’s teacher training programs and its directors. There are over 600 AmSAT certified teachers nationwide.
