Kinetic Mke Teacher training

-600 Hour Comprehensive Classical Program-

Our in-house Comprehensive Classical Pilates Teacher Training solidly prepares serious students of the Pilates Method to enter the industry grounded in the original work & teachings of Mr. Pilates across the entire studio & able to work with any client who might walk in the door.

We take our responsibility as educators of the next generation of Pilates teachers seriously, and our aim is to instill a depth-full & embodied ownership of the Classical Pilates Method that our graduates can carry forward to positively impact the health & well-being of their own students. Graduates of our program receive a diploma upon completion of their studies, and are then eligible to sit for the National Pilates Certification Exam.

Kinetic MKE is a licensed approved vocational school through the State of Wisconsin.

Entrance Requirements & Fees:

-Prospective students must be able to perform the Intermediate Mat & Reformer sequences from memory as their audition to be accepted.

-Application & Program Evaluation Fee: $150

Program Schedule:

The Kinetic MKE Teacher Training Program is 10 months in duration & offers two cohort cycles/year-one beginning in the Fall & one in the Spring. We only take 6 students in each cohort. Students should expect to dedicate a minimum of 12-15 hours/week towards their studies.

Tuition:

$5,000, which can either be made in one payment in full -or- made over 4 payments of $1,250 over the course of 10 months.

*the cost of required books, private lessons & group classes not included.

Program Structure:

600-Hours total:

-Curriculum Seminar Weekends (3 in total: Foundational, Intermediate & Advanced): 54 hours

-Apprentice Meetings (6 in total): 36 hours

-Apprentice Hours (200 Observation, 150 Practice Teaching, 150 Personal Practice): 500 hours

-Exams: (3 exams total-each comprised of Teaching, Technique & Theoretical): 10 hours

Educational Assets:

-Curriculum Seminar Workbooks

-Online visual reference manual

Required Reading:

-Return to Life, Joseph Pilates

-Your Health, Joseph Pilates

-Contrology Handbook, Sandy Shimoda

-Principles of Movement, Brent Anderson

-Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Eric Franklin

-NCPT Study Guide

-NCPT Exam Review

Curriculum Seminar Dates:

Spring 2026 Cohort:

Foundational Seminar:

March 6-8 2026

10am-5pm each day

Intermediate Seminar:

June 5-7 2026

10am-5pm each day

Advanced Seminar:

August 21-23 2026

10am-5pm each day