This is aimed at people who are already teaching or are considering teaching and want to ensure that they are doing so safely. The Foundation course gives you the safety elements of teaching and a taster of what the Diploma course will be like. The Foundation course does not qualify you as a JWAAD teacher. All the modules covering teaching skills are in the Diploma course.
You are expected to be able to execute basic moves clearly in order to teach them, but do not have to be of a high technical level. You can opt to do the course without assessment if you are just doing it for your own learning and enjoyment. You must successfully complete all parts of the course with assessment if you need to achieve the certificate either for MADN insurance or to go on to the JWAAD Diploma course. In order to be accepted on the JWAAD Diploma course, you must have passed the Foundation course first.
What is included?
• Anatomy
• Safe warm ups
• Health & Safety
• Safe stretches and cool downs
• Lesson planning
• Professionalism and administration modules
• Dance classes in technique and breaking down moves
• Three assignments
• Personal technique assessment
• Practical warm up assessment
Comments from participants:
'It was a lot of hard work and quite stressful but I got so much out of it.'
'It confirmed that a lot of what I was already doing was correct and gave me lots of new ideas.'
'I am considering teaching and did this course to help me decide - it has really made me think about my responsibilities as a teacher.'
'The assessments were terrifying but I feel like I now know what I need to work on.'
'Loved every minute of it, learnt so much and met some really nice people. Far exceeded my expectations.'
We currently have 193 people who have passed the JWAAD Foundation course. Our current pass rate is about 80%.
We are continually developing the course.
Our tutors on the course are highly qualified JWAAD teachers with national/international reputations.
For general enquiries about the JWAAD Foundation or Diploma courses, please contact Head of Teacher Training: Kay Taylor: 0191 519 0305, or email jwaadtt@mac.com. For specific enquiries about individual courses, the cont56acts are listed below.
The Foundation course takes place over two weekends and is designed to be run regionally. Senior JWAAD teachers will teach this course in their local areas.
FOUNDATION COURSES 2010
LONDON Foundation Course #16
| Venue: | Kitson Hall, Barnes, London SW13 9HJ |
| Dates: | 13th/14th March 2010 and 22nd/23rd May 2010: 9am - 5pm |
| Tutors: | Yvette Cowles, Beatrice Curtis and Chris Gould |
| Cost: | £300: £135 for weekend 1 and £165 for weekend 2 (includes assessment). £135 is payable on application. £50 of this is a non-refundable deposit. Courses are based on a minimum number of people, so cancellations made within 7 days of the start date will lose their deposit. |
| To Book: | Send a cheque for £135 made payable to 'Y Cowles' to 16 Stone Hall Road, London N21 1LP. Include your full contact details, your cheque and your dance CV. |
| Enquiries: | yvette_cowles@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 07836 503 373 |
NORTH WEST Foundation Course #17
| Venue: | The Barn, Berkeley Drive, Off Shady Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6BY |
| Dates: | 10th/11th April 2010 and 31st July/1st August 2010: 9am - 5pm |
| Tutors: | Kay Taylor and Claire Novis |
| Cost: | £300: £135 for weekend 1 and £165 for weekend 2 (includes assessment). £135 is payable on application. £50 of this is a non-refundable deposit. Courses are based on a minimum number of people, so cancellations made within 7 days of the start date will lose their deposit. |
| To Book: | Send a cheque for £135 made payable to 'C Novis' to 7 Landsbury Court, Longbenton, Newscastle NE12 8RN. Include your full contact details, your cheque and your dance CV. |
| Enquiries: | jwaadtt@mac.com or telephone 0191 519 0305 |
DORSET Foundation Course #18
| Venue: | Christchurch, Dorset |
| Dates: | 18th/19th September 2010 and 20th/21st November 2010: 9am - 5pm |
| Tutors: | Gwen Booth and Jan Piggott |
| Cost: | £300: £135 for weekend 1 and £165 for weekend 2 (includes assessment). £135 is payable on application. £50 of this is a non-refundable deposit. Courses are based on a minimum number of people, so cancellations made within 7 days of the start date will lose their deposit. |
| To Book: | Send a cheque for £135 made payable to 'Jan Piggott' to Hamilton House, Bramshott Hill, Dibden, Hampshire SO45 5TD. Include your full contact details, your cheque and your dance CV. |
| Enquiries: | janbelly@hotmail.com or telephone 07977 909 564 |
NEWCASTLE Foundation Course #19
| Venue: | Dance City, Temple Street, Newcastle NE1 4BR |
| Dates: | 4th/5th September 2010 and 27th/28th November 2010: 9am - 5pm |
| Tutors: | Kay Taylor and Claire Novis |
| Cost: | £300: £135 for weekend 1 and £165 for weekend 2 (includes assessment). £135 is payable on application. £50 of this is a non-refundable deposit. Courses are based on a minimum number of people, so cancellations made within 7 days of the start date will lose their deposit. |
| To Book: | Send a cheque for £135 made payable to 'C Novis' to 7 Landsbury Court, Longbenton, Newscastle NE12 8RN. Include your full contact details, your cheque and your dance CV. |
| Enquiries: | jwaadtt@mac.com or telephone 0191 519 0305 |
Your Tutors:
Our most experienced JWAAD teachers will run the JWAAD Foundation course regionally.
These are eight of our most senior tutors on the JWAAD Diploma course:
Josephine Wise - Principal
Kay Taylor - Head of Teacher Training
Margaret Krause
Yvette Cowles
Beatrice Curtis
Jan Piggott
Gwen Booth
Claire Novis
The following are also JWAAD teachers
Amelia Barlow
Catherine Bartholomew
Gwen Booth
Josephine Brennan
Sinead Browing
Warda Bucciarelli
Sylvia Cannetti
Emma Chapman
Catherine Clarke
Julie Clarke
Yvette Cowles
Beatrice Curtis
Nancy Djadda
Elizabetta Favot
Alison Frankum
Harriet Gervasio
Carol Goodwin
Chris Gould
Shona Hagan
Ann Hall
Ragnhild Hegre
Eizabeth Hopkins
Heike Humphreys
Agnieszka Jablonska
Anne Kingston
Margaret Krause
Judi Linley
Nikki Livermore
Deirdre MacDonald
Karen Mallon
Bree Malone
Raphaelle Masson
Ann McLaughlin
Galit Mersand
Lisa Michaela
Samantha Neal
Pamela Nicholson
Melanie Norman
Claire Novis
Alison Orr
Jan Piggott
Sharlene Pratt
Trish Rapley Giles
Jude Smit
Kay Taylor
Tine Valois
Elaine Widdaker
Jean Young
Dance Leader: Kristyene Boreland
