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Kane School

Directed by Kelly Kane and Matt McCulloch, the Kane School Pilates certification is a rigorous training program combining the classic principles of Pilates with a modern, clinical perspective on the body. The program crafts advanced teachers with x-ray vision—teachers with solid knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics and injuries as well as the skills to perceive and improve them. Graduates work in variety of settings across the fitness, wellness, and medical worlds. The full training includes Foundation Training (Core Muscle Anatomy), Comprehensive Mat, and Apparatus Training certifications.

Step 1: Foundation Training

Lay the groundwork for learning the Pilates discipline with a comprehensive anatomy foundation. All Pilates certification students must complete Core Muscle Anatomy, or test out with a passing grade on the Kane School Anatomy entrance exam. CECs: 24 Kane School
Total hours: 24

Step 2: Kane School Comprehensive Mat

Get to know the Kane School Core Principles and how they apply to the Pilates method. This in-depth course shapes advanced instructors with a mastery of Pilates mat exercises as well as the knowledge to address biomechanics and postural issues in private and group settings. Includes lecture, self-study and assistant-teaching hours.
Total hours: 67

Reading material for Pilates Certification
Pilates teacher training session with equipment

Step 3: Kane School Apparatus Training

Gain a comprehensive Pilates equipment education. Learn choreography on the Pilates apparatus – reformer, chair, cadillac, and barrels – and how to apply Core Principles to equipment sessions. Interwoven through the training is the story of the moving body—its anatomy and biomechanics as well as its common postural problems and injuries.
Total hours: 388 (Intensive), 370 (weekend)

Kane School Bridge Program

Already certified in Pilates but want a Kane School education? The Bridge Program offers teachers an abbreviated track to enhance their current training with a Kane School Certification in both mat and equipment. Req: Take or test out of CMA, 1st weekend of Comp Mat, Phase 2 of the Apparatus Training, taking practical + written exams.
Total hours: 108 hours (Intensive), 99 hours (Weekend)

Additional Pilates training for already certified instructors
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  • My time at the Kane School has been full of personal and professional growth. The thoughtfully-scaffolded structure of the Basic Training program allowed me to repeatedly circle back to ideas, each time with a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the material.

    Ellyn Sjoquist, Kane School student 2017

Kane School Course Dates

Core Muscle Anatomy

 

LOCATION: All of these courses are held at kinected in NYC.

PREREQ for Comprehensive Mat & Basic Training equipment certification.

FORMAT: Two weekends, Sat/Sun, 10:00am-4:00pm. All courses now in person. Email for virtual options.

Sept 20-21 & 27-28; register 9/6 and save $50!

Kane School Comprehensive Mat

 

LOCATION: All of these courses are held at kinected in NYC.

PREREQ: Core Muscle Anatomy or passing grade on anatomy entrance exam.

FORMAT: Two weekends, Sat/Sun, 9:00am-5:00pm. All courses now in person. Email for virtual options.

May 17-18 & May 31-June 1; register by 5/3 and save $50
October 11-12 & 18-19; register by 9/27 and save $50!

Kane School Apparatus Training

 

LOCATION: All of these courses are held at kinected in NYC.

PREREQ: Core Muscle Anatomy and Comprehensive Mat

FORMAT: Weekend + Intensive tracks available, all courses in person. Email for virtual options.

Module 1: Teaching & Touch Primer, The Healthy Client, Lumbopelvic Region
Module 2: Head, Neck & Ribs, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, & Hand
Module 3: Hip, Knee
Module 4: Ankle & Foot, Clients Over 60

Jan-July ’25 Weekends

FORMAT: Sat/Sun, 10:00am – 4:00pm

PHASE I:
Basic Choreography: Jan 11-12; register 2 weeks in advance to save $75!
Intermediate Choreography: Feb 8-9
Advanced Choreography: March 8-9
PHASE 2:
Module 1: April 5-6
Module 2: May 3-4
Module 3: June 7-8
Module 4: July 19-20

March-May ’25 Intensive

FORMAT: Weekdays, 12-4pm

PHASE I:
Basic Choreography: March 24-26; register 2 weeks in advance to save $75!
Intermediate Choreography: March 31-April 2
Advanced Choreography: April 7-9
PHASE 2:
Module 1: April 28-30
Module 2: May 5-7
Module 3: May 12-14
Module 4: May 19-21

June-December ’25 Weekends

FORMAT: Weekends 10am-4pm

PHASE I:
Basic Choreography: June 21-22; register 2 weeks in advance to save $75!
Intermediate Choreography: July 12-13
Advanced Choreography: Aug 2-3
PHASE 2:
Module 1: Sept 13-14
Module 2: Oct 11-12
Module 3: Nov 8-9
Module 4: Dec 6-7

Bridge Program

LOCATION: Largely virtual, some courses at kinected

PREREQ: Core Muscle Anatomy or testing out, contact education@kinectedcenter.com for CMA and Comp Mat options

FORMAT: Fridays and weekends

COST: See table below

Bridge Program Apparatus Training (Phase 2) – Winter/Spring 2025
at kinected and virtual

FORMAT: Fridays & weekends

Virtual: Feb 7 & 28, March 14 & 28, April 4 & 25, May 9 & 23, 1-5pm EST
In-person at kinected: June 7-8, 1-7pm

Want to try it solo?

If you can’t make these dates, ask us about private training in any teacher training course. If you have an accessibility request, please contact us with “Kane School Accessibility Request” in the subject line. Please give us two weeks notice to grant your request.

Kane School Certification Tuition

• Tuition: $550 (includes both required texts: CMA manual and Trail Guide to the Body)

• Tuition: $975 (includes Kane Core Principles 3-DVD online series and all independent study hours)
• Required Text: (included) Comp Mat manual
• Suggested Text: Netter’s Moving AnatoME
• Student Class card: $505 (includes both manual, workbook, mat classes, 1 expert private session and 1 senior private session). $25/month virtually kinected membership is purchased separately.
Total: $1,555.00

• Tuition: $4,675.00
– includes all lectures, meetings with program directors, supervised teaching, Student Lecture Series sessions, independent study hours and $125 final exam fee.
– $300 deposit due at time of registration, payment must be made through the Education Manager. Inquire for payment plans.
• Kinected Student Card: $1,919.22
– includes Phase I & II manuals, workbook, 10 equipment classes, 9 private expert sessions, 1 private senior session, 10 private apprentice sessions
– purchased through the Front Desk one week prior to the start of the program
– optional to purchase: flashcards, $50
Total: $6,669.22

  • The Kane School BIPOC Scholarship Fund fully covers CMA, Comprehensive Mat and the Apparatus Training. The deadline is July 15, 2024. Apply here.
  • Kane School work-study positions cover a significant portion of the Basic Training Phase I/II tuition.
    Email us to learn more.

CMA tuition: $550, including manual and textbook

Comprehensive Mat tuition: $560, manual included. Additional: $25 virtually kinected month-long membership

Apparatus Training tuition: $1,880 incl. manual. Additional: $75 for 3 months of virtually kinected + 1 private review session with both Matt + Kelly at $120 each

  • The Kane School’s meticulously crafted program was so much more than simply learning how to teach Pilates choreography. I was given the space to learn theoretically and kinesthetically while thinking critically and applying it all with creativity. The teacher trainers are at once generous with their knowledge but firm with their expectations that we go beyond memorizing content. I participated in a virtual version of Basic Training and was amazed at how supported I felt through the entire process. Despite participating in this training from across an ocean, the experience felt very intimate. My perspectives on moving, teaching, and learning are forever changed.

    Katherine Laplant, Kane School student 2020

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