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24 to 31 August 2012
Mas Collades,
Cataluña, Spain
Training Course Residential
This event is part of the teacher-training programme
at
WATC.
It is also open to experienced pupils who would like
to participate in an "Alexander intensive", and to
teachers who would like post-graduate tuition.
The Programme
 A
general outline of the programme is as follows.
We will arrive during the
afternoon of the first day and, after settling in, have the
"introductions" in the early evening and then have dinner.
The pattern of the morning
sessions will be similar to a morning on the training
course, with turns from the teachers, guided hands-on work
for teachers or senior trainees, and modules on elements of
Alexander's teachings: for prospective teacher-trainees this
provides a good "taster" of what it is like to train at
W.A.T.C..
After
lunch there will be free time for having a rest or other
activities (tennis, table-tennis, swimming, walking, etc.).
In the early evening
between 5 and 6:30
there will be themed workshops, CPD workshops for
teachers and guided discussions.
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After dinner we can just
relax or join in some activities with others (singing,
dancing, games). Musicians are welcome to
bring their instruments.
 On one of the days -
mid-seminar, to make a break - there will be optional trips
to Montserrat (the
extraordinary Benedictine Monastery on the top of a
mountain) or other
local places of interest; activities or
just
rest. We will still have our early evening workshops.
We will organise the
catering for ourselves with everyone taking turns at
cooking, cleaning etc. - a wonderful opportunity to apply
the technique to practical tasks shared with other people.
On the last day we will we
will have a leisurely breakfast and summing-up before
departure.
Course Leaders
The course leaders for this event will be:
John
Hunter, Dorothea Magonet and Philippa Castell
Fees
The fee,
including tuition,
seven nights accommodation (shared twin rooms) and
all meals (communal self-catering) is €640. Full-time
students are offered a discount of 20%. AT teacher-trainees are welcome to attend with the agreement of
their Head of Training.
Transport
 Participants
are advised to fly to Barcelona Airport (BCN). There is
an easy journey to Plaza de España where you can catch
a train (FGC) to Manresa. From there you can be picked up by
car.
Please note there
are two more major airports in the region of
Cataluña - Reus (REU) and Girona-Costa Brava (GRO).
Both of them are approximately 100km from Barcelona.
It is not normal to refer to these airports as
'Barcelona' airports, though some airlines still do.
It would add considerably to your journey-time if
you were to use either of these airports as you
would need to get a train or bus to Barcelona and
find your way to Plaza de España to catch a train
to Manresa.
Booking
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