L'ÉCOLE NATIONALE DE CIRQUE : Programs -- Programmes pour instructeurs et formateurs

The National Circus School offers two specialized programs: Instructor in Circus Arts and Trainer in Circus Arts. The aim is to prepare teaching professionals versed in the circus arts able to provide high quality, safety-conscious training from introductory to advanced levels. Both programs lead to a college diploma: Attestation of Collegial Studies (AEC - Attestation d'études collégiales) accredited by the Quebec Ministry of Education. They were developed by NCS with the collaboration of Cirque du Soleil, and with financial assistance from the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications.

ATTESTATION OF COLLEGIAL STUDIES (AEC)-NCR.08

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.

Circus 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.

Apply the principles of class management: 45 hours.
Provide an initiation to circus techniques: 90 hours
Prepare students to exploit their own creativity and to mount a number: 45 hours
Set up and dismantle acrobatic apparatus: 45 hours
Animate a circus activity program in the context of social action: 45 hours

410-1-1-NC		Class Management 6 intensive days before the end of August
561-101-NC		Introductory in Technical Training in Circus Arts 4 extended (3-day) weekends during September and October
561-102-NC		Facilitating the Creation and Mounting a Performance 2 extended (3-day) weekends in November
561-103-NC		Set up and Dismantle Acrobatic Apparatus 3 (2-day) weekends during January and February
561-104-NC		Circus as Social Action - Animating Activities 3 (2-day) weekends during March and April
561-105-NC		Work-Study Internship Starting before September 30th

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.

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.

Admission Fee	$30	(not refundable)
Registration Fee	$110
Administrative Fee	$50	(25 $ per semester)
Tuition	$1100	(payable in two equal payments)

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.

Deadline to register for Fall Semester: May 30, 2008.
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

Documents to enclose with admission application:

Application Form - Instructor and Educator Programs, completed and signed by the candidate;
General Questionnaire - Instructor and Educator Programs, completed and signed by the candidate;
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.

Attestation of Collegial Studies (AEC)-NRC.09

The goal of this program is to prepare trainers in circus arts. These trainers will contribute directly to the development of the circus arts professionals of the future by providing highest-quality instruction in techniques associated with the circus.

In addition to the recreation and social service sectors, educators may be employed in the professional preparatory education sector in circus arts, in primary or secondary-level schools, or in the area of continuing education of circus professionals.

The program requires 720 hours (510 course hours and 210 in work internship) offered full-time over three semesters.

Apply the principles of class management: 45 hours.
Provide an initiation to circus techniques: 90 hours
Prepare students to exploit their own creativity and to mount a number: 45 hours
Set up and dismantle acrobatic apparatus: 45 hours
Animate a circus activity program in the context of social action: 45 hours
Promote the physical and psychological development of the student: 60 hours
Provide advanced instruction in various circus arts: 90 hours
Provide high-level training in a circus technique: 90 hours

410-1-1-NC		Class Management 6 intensive days before the end of August
561-101-NC		Introductory in Technical Training in Circus Arts 4 extended (3-day) weekends during September and October
561-102-NC		Facilitating the Creation and Mounting a Performance 2 extended (3-day) weekends in November
561-103-NC		Set up and Dismantle Acrobatic Apparatus 3 (2-day) weekends during January and February
561-104-NC		Circus as Social Action - Animating Activities 3 (2-day) weekends during March and April
561-205-NC		Physical and Psychological Development of the Student 3 extended (3-day) weekends during September, October and November
561-206-NC		Advanced Training in Circus Techniques From November to January: 90 hours (Daily schedule)
561-207-NC		Perfecting a Circus Discipline From January to May 2008: 90 hours (Daily schedule)
561-208-NC		Work-Study Internship Starting before September 30th

High school diploma (DES) or equivalent;
Has interrupted studies for at least one school year or has completed one year of post-secondary schooling;
Possesses at least one year of professional experience as a circus artist, dancer, or actor, or as an instructor of circus arts, dance or acting.
or has been involved in a competitive sport at the provincial or national level;
or possesses a Level II certification from the Coaching Association of Canada;
or has been involved in a Advanced Training in Circus Arts
Has a functional knowledge of the French language, spoken and written.

Admission to the program is limited. The School gives priority to candidates who are already employed in a Preparatory Circus School, have completed the AEC Circus Arts Instructor Program possess professional experience in circus arts or in performing arts or competitive sports or a relevant discipline.

Admission Fee	$30	(not refundable)
Registration Fee	$110
Administrative Fee	$50	(25 $ per semester)
Tuition	$2100	(payable in three equal payments)

To acknowledge the training or the professional experience of it's candidates, the School has an equivalency policy. Following approval of an equivalency request based on training or experience, the student must pass a competency examination to be exempted in part from a given course (except for those offered in the Circus Arts Instructor AEC-NRC.08 program)

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

Documents to enclose with admission application:

Application Form - Instructor and Educator Programs, completed and signed by the candidate;
General Questionnaire - Instructor and Educator Programs, completed and signed by the candidate;
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.