Are you interested in joining the International Mentorship Programme?
Our sixth mentorship programme begins in October, 2024 and we will be welcoming nine people to this new group. The application period is from June 1 to September 17, 2024.
The online meetings are three hours long and the dates for 2024-25 are as follows:
Saturday, October 12, 2024, Sunday, October 13, 2024
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6, 2024
Question and answer meetings (60-90 minutes): Sundays December 1, 2024, February 9 and March 9, 2025
We reserve the right to make changes if necessary.
To apply, send your application to Mentors
Any queries about the programme christacoogan@gmx.net
Requirements to apply:
An undergraduate university degree in music education
Familiarity and basic training in movement/dance styles or techniques
Intensive immersion in Orff-Schulwerk pedagogy (for instance, levels trainings, regular OSW summer course participation, Special Course in Salzburg)
Two-year minimum teaching experience in music and movement
Interest in teaching teachers
A good spoken and written command of the English language
Your application should include:
Your CV including contact information
A letter of motivation outlining the following:
- your professional competencies and personal motivation to choose this programme
- how your music and movement training has prepared you for this programme and what kind of guidance you would like to have
- your intercultural experiences and competencies
- your motivation for teaching teachers
Assignments during the mentorship programme include:
- observational tasks
- written assignments
- teaching
- analyses of different teaching lessons
- artist dates
The teaching assignments include these formats:
- Mentor teaching, mentee observing
- Mentor and mentee teaching together
- Mentee teaching, mentor observing
Participation in the International Mentorship Programme requires a fee of 750€.
The first payment of 375€ is due by November 1st. The second payment of 375€ is due by January 10th.