The course retraces the stages of the first year, this time from the perspective of teaching. Students therefore focus on the educational methods needed to convey this knowledge. Each seminar is examined individually; participants then assist with seminars and meet again to reflect on and evaluate their experience.
Who Can Participate
The annual course is intended exclusively for those who have already completed the standard Transcendental Art course.
Duration
The annual course is divided into:
- 11 two-day meetings devoted to studying and analysing the seminars, following preliminary reading of the reference texts. These meetings take place on the weekend 15 days before the corresponding standard course.
- 10 seminars lasting 3+1 days each, plus a final seminar in July lasting 7+2 days. Participants serve as assistants in the seminars they attended the previous year. These monthly intensive sessions take place from Friday to Sunday at a rural hospitality venue reserved exclusively for participants. The additional day beyond the standard seminar is devoted to a collective overall evaluation.
At the end of the course, participants receive the ES.TE.TRA. Teacher Diploma.
Certificate
To obtain the certificate, participants must attend at least 9 of the 12 seminars. The certificate recognizes work completed not only during the seminars, but especially in the intervals between them.
Annual Course Fees
The annual course comprises 816 teaching hours.
It is divided into 72 working days (24+36+12).
The course fee is €8,000 per year.
The teaching cost is approximately €10 per hour.
Food and accommodation during the residential sessions cost €3,600 per year.
For several years, external sponsors have supported the new Transcendental Art teaching programme, making it possible to reduce the annual tuition fee by 50%, to €4,000. The organizations financing the Institute thus make the new discipline accessible to more people.
Thanks to this external contribution, the total cost of the course (tuition, food and accommodation) is €7,600 per year, payable in four quarterly instalments of €1,900.
The annual fee includes:
- Art materials and equipment
- Accommodation in rural hospitality facilities
- Meals featuring organic and locally produced food
- Handouts and photocopies covering the seminar topics