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Teaching Circus Arts > Instructor
 

Presentation

The goal of this program is to educate circus arts instructors. These instructors will be qualified to provide an initiation to various circus disciplines in the context of recreational activity. These instructors may also serve as educators in the social services arena, introducing young people at risk to the circus arts.

ENC-ACT-DIS-CER_84rlCircus arts instructors are able to find employment in many areas. These include: schools devoted to circus arts as recreational activity, municipal recreational facilities, day or vacation camps, or resorts that offer leisure activities. Instructors may also be called upon to animate after-school programs in educational facilities. Community and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which may also incorporate these arts as a form of social education, have occasion to call upon the services of circus arts instructors.

Upon graduating from the School, instructors may further their professional development by enrolling in the Trainer in Circus Arts program (AEC-NCR.09), receiving credit for the first 5 courses.

The program requires 360 hours (270 course hours and 90 in work internship), which are offered full-time over two semesters.

Educational Objectives

  • Class management: 45 hours
  • Introduction to Circus Techniques: 75 hours
  • Supervising the Creation and Production of a Performance : 45 hours
  • Setting up and Striking Acrobatic Apparatus: 45 hours
  • Lead a circus program in the context of social education : 60 hours
  • Work Experience Internship (90 hours)

Course Calendar

 

410-GEC-NC Class Management
9, 16, 23 September, 7, 14, 21 October 2011 from 4pm to 8pm
11, 18, 25 September, 9, 16, 23 October 2011 from 2pm to 5:30 pm
561-FTC-NC Introduction to Circus Techniques
Augst 15 to 28 2011 from 8:30am to 5pm
561-ECR-NC Supervising the Creation and Production of a Performance
30, 31 March, 1, 13, 14, 15 April 2012 from 8:30am to 5pm
561-MDA-NC Acrobatic Apparatus: Set Up and Strike 
6, 13, 20, 27 January, 3, 10 February 2012 from 4pm to 8pm
8, 15, 22, 29 January, 5, 12 February 2012 from 2pm to 5:30pm 
561-ACC-NC Circus as Social Action - Implementing Activities
4, 11 November 2011 from 4pm to 8pm
6, 13 November 2011 from 2pm to 5:30pm
19, 20, 26, 27 November, 3, 4 December 2011 from 8:30am to 5pm
561-STI-NC Work Experience Internship
10, 17, 24 September, 8, 15, 22, 29 October, 5, 12, 19, 26 November 2011 from 9am to 4pm
7, 14, 21, 28 January 2012 from 9am to 4pm
Saturday February 4 to March 24 2012 from 9am to 4pm and Sunday January 9th to March 25 from 9am to 1pm

Registration Fees

Fees (in Canadian dollars)
Admission Fee $30
Registration Fee $110
Administrative Fee $160
Tuition $1,200 (payable in two equal payments)
Foreign Students $1,675 (payable in two equal payments)

* Fees are subject to change

How to register

Requirements

  • High school diploma (DES) or equivalent
  • Has interrupted studies for at least one school year or has completed one year of post-secondary schooling
  • Has a functional knowledge of the French language, spoken and written

 

Candidate Selection
Admission to the program is limited. The School gives priority to candidates who are already employed in a circus school possess professional experience in circus arts or in performing arts or competitive sports or a relevant discipline.

 

Competency Exemption
A candidate selected may receive credit for previous training or professional experience acquired, conditional upon providing proof. The applicant must also pass an examination to be exempted from any given course.

 

Documents to enclose with admission application:

  • Application Form - Instructor and Trainer Programs, completed and signed by the candidate (in French only)
  • General Questionnaire - Instructor and Trainer Programs, completed and signed by the candidate (in French only)
  • Two passport-sized photographs (4 cm X 6 cm) signed on back by the candidate
  • A birth certificate
  • The most recent report card of secondary-school grades or, if necessary, the official transcript from the Ministry of Education attesting that a high school diploma (DES) or trade school diploma (DEP) or the equivalent has been obtained
  • If relevant, the most recent transcript of college or university grades (courses completed or non-completed)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Any certificates or transcripts confirming participation in an artistic or sports-related pursuit, relevant to School requirements
  • A registered cheque, money order or bank draft in the amount of $30 CDN, payable to the National Circus School. These fees are non-refundable. Unregistered cheques will not accepted

For more information on the admissions policy, see this document.


Admission Procedures

Deadline to register for Fall Semester: May 27, 2012
Applications must be received by the School or be postmarked by the deadline date at the latest, postmark providing proof of same.

Applications for admission must be received or mailed to the attention of:

Registrar
National Circus School
8181 2nd Avenue
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H1Z 4N9