Become a Transformational Teacher and Leader
Breathe For Change’s Master’s of Education Degree Program is for educators inspired to take their teaching and leadership to the next level and facilitate learning environments that promote positive behaviors, elevate student performance, and enrich the well-being of entire communities. In this program, participants will enhance their pedagogy, deepen their expertise in mindfulness and yoga, and improve their ability to foster healing and social change in their classrooms and communities.
Degrees, Certifications, & Career Advancement
Post-Graduate Degrees & Certificates
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Masters of Education in Transformative Teaching and Leadership
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Certificate of Specialization in Social-Emotional Learning
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Certificate of Specialization in Mindfulness and Yoga
Yoga Alliance Certifications
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200-hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Certification (CYT-200)
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300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification (CYT-300)
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Qualified to Register Through Yoga Alliance (RYT-500)
Breathe For Change Certifications
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Social-Emotional Learning Facilitator Certification (SEL*F)
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T.E.A.C.H. Method Certification
Program Syllabus
This Master’s of Education program is fully online and over the course of 12-24+ months.
As an organization by educators for educators, we have designed our programs to provide educators an exceptional learning experience. As a result, our transformative trainings blend dynamic, community-oriented live Zoom sessions with self-paced on-demand content. Educators gain invaluable tools, form lasting relationships, and develop leadership skills that propel their personal and professional growth.
Our Master’s of Education Degree consists of three modules:
Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training
6-week summer immersion
or 6-month semester program
30 ECTS = 15 Credits
5 Courses:
- Teaching Inclusive Yoga
- Mindfulness & Meditation in Education
- Social-Emotional Learning and Facilitation
- Transforming Education from Within
- The Philosophy of Mindful Education
Learning Outcomes:
- Enhance Your Well-Being: Enhance your own physical, mental, and emotional well-being by cultivating a yoga and meditation practice
- Teach Yoga & Mindfulness: Teach trauma-informed, accessible yoga classes and meditation practices to adults and young people
- Facilitate SEL Strategies: Integrate researched-based and CASEL-aligned social-emotional learning practices into your instruction
- Lead Wellness Workshops: Design and facilitate wellness workshops and professional development for your school, district, or organization
- Build Lasting Community: Join a community of educators and leaders using wellness as a vehicle for healing and social change
Transformative TEACHing and Leadership Training
School or calendar year
Complete after Module 1
45 ECTS = 22.5 Credits
9 courses
- Trauma-Informed Teaching
- Equitable Teaching
- Accessible Teaching
- Community-Based Teaching
- Healing-Centered Teaching
- Teaching Chair Yoga
- Teaching Restorative Practices
- Teaching Yoga – Advanced
- Yoga Philosophy & Social Change
Learning Outcomes:
- Be Trauma-Informed: Learn to teach using a trauma-informed lens, and integrate trauma-sensitive wellness practices into your instruction as well.
- Foster Equity & Inclusion: Embody equity-centered social-emotional learning competencies, and consequently, help your students strengthen these key life skills
- Make Learning Accessible: Support and teach students of diverse identities, backgrounds, and abilities, ultimately ensuring all members of your community thrive
- Cultivate Community: Build a deep sense of community through fostering vulnerability, co-creating learning, and catalyzing human connection
- Facilitate Healing: Facilitate experiences that rejuvenate, heal, and restore both you and your community, and ultimately foster collective well-being
- Deepen Expertise in Yoga: Expand your ability to make yoga accessible, safe, and above all, inclusive for diverse audiences and contexts
- Lead Social Change: Finally, learn to utilize yoga as a vehicle for healing and social change in your life, classrooms, and communities
Practicum & Capstone
Two semesters
Complete in parallel with or after Module 2
15 ECTS = 7.5 Credits
2 courses
- Practicum
- Capstone
Learning Outcomes:
- Enhance Your Leadership: Advance your career and take your teaching and leadership to the next level as a B4C Wellness Champion
- Design Your Initiative: Design a plan to bring wellness, inspiration, and community to the educators and students you serve
- Implement Your Program: Execute your plan to enhance well-being, improve outcomes, and foster connection in your community
- Engage Your Community: Inspire diverse stakeholders to cultivate wellness, inspiration, and community in their lives and education
- Create Positive Change: Foster healing and social change in your community, and move the field of education in a positive direction
Pathways for Completion
Complete your master’s of education degree in 12-24+ months with one of the following tracks:
Complete Your Master’s of Education In…
Start Date
June 2024
Step 1: Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training
Summer: June-July (2 days/wk)
Step 2: Transformative Teaching and Leadership Training
School Year: September – June (1 kickoff weekend + 2 two-hour sessions per month)
Step 3: Practicum & Capstone
School Year: September – June (10 two-hour sessions – weeknights)
Graduation Date
June 2025
Start Date
March 2024
Step 1: Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training
Spring: March-June (2 weekends/month)
Step 2: Transformative Teaching and Leadership Training
School Year: September – June (1 kickoff weekend + 2 two-hour sessions per month)
Step 3: Practicum & Capstone
School Year: September – June (10 two-hour sessions – weeknights)
Graduation Date
June 2025
Start Date
June 2024 or 2025
Step 1: Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training
Summer: June-July (2 days/wk)
Step 2: Transformative Teaching and Leadership Training
Calendar Year: January – December (6 weekends)
Step 3: Practicum & Capstone
Calendar Year: January – December (10 two-hour sessions – weeknights)
Graduation Date
December 2025 or 2026
Start Date
January 2025
Step 1: Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training
Winter: Jan-June (1 weekend/month)
Step 2: Transformative Teaching and Leadership Training
School Year: September – June (1 kickoff weekend + 2 two-hour sessions per month)
Step 3: Practicum & Capstone
School Year: September – June (10 two-hour sessions – weeknights)
Graduation Date
June 2026
Start Date
October 2024 or 2025
Step 1: Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training
Fall: October-March (1 weekend/month)
Step 2: Transformative Teaching and Leadership Training
School Year: September – June (1 kickoff weekend + 2 two-hour sessions per month)
Step 3: Practicum & Capstone
Spring: January – May (5 sessions – weeknights)
Graduation Date
June 2026 or 2027
Start Date
March 2024 or 2025
Step 1: Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training
Spring: March-June (2 weekends/month)
Step 2: Transformative Teaching and Leadership Training
Calendar Year: January – December (6 weekends)
Step 3: Practicum & Capstone
Calendar Year: January – December (10 two-hour sessions – weeknights)
Graduation Date
December 2025 or 2026
Start Date
June, September, January, or March 2024-2026
Step 1: Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training
Choose from a cohort below:
- Winter: Jan-June (1 weekend/month)
- Spring: March-June (2 weekends/month)
- Summer: June-July (2 days/wk)
- Fall: October-March (1 weekend/month)
Step 2: Transformative Teaching and Leadership Training
Choose from a cohort below:
- School Year: September – June (1 kickoff weekend + 2 two-hour sessions per month)
- Calendar Year: January – December (6 weekends)
Step 3: Practicum & Capstone
Choose from a cohort below:
- School Year: September – June (10 two-hour sessions – weeknights)
- Calendar Year: January – December (10 two-hour sessions – weeknights)
Graduation Date
Dependent on End Date of Selected Cohorts
Tuition
Higher education is an investment in your career and we are committed to making our degree program accessible. Our team is here to help you understand the costs and provide the resources available to make your education affordable, including payment plans and financial assistance options.
Full Tuition: $14,000
Inaugural Tuition: $10,000*
*For first 100 enrollments in 2024
Flexible interest-free payment plans are available.
200-hour Alumni can put their training toward their Master’s and receive tuition reduction.
300-hour Alumni can put their training toward their Master’s and receive extra tuition reduction.
300-hour Alumni can put their training toward their Master’s and receive extra tuition reduction.
Admissions
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Apply Online
Complete the application form below and schedule your interview with our admissions team.
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Complete Your Interview
Talk through your goals, get your questions answered, and receive an acceptance decision.
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Join the Program
Submit your undergraduate transcript and get started on your journey of transformation!
Start Your Online Application
Let’s get started. Fill out the application form below.
Are you a 200-hour or 300-hour training alumni? You will be able to count your training hours and tuition toward our Master’s Degree hours and tuition!
Breathe For Change, a Member College of Woolf
Breathe For Change has become a member college of Woolf, a global collegiate Higher Education Institution based in Europe whose degrees and credits are recognized in over 50 countries, including the United States.
Being a member college of Woolf is analogous to Rockefeller College being a member college of Princeton University, or Branford College being a member college of Yale University. Through our partnership with Woolf, Breathe for Change will be able to offer accredited degrees and credits.
Accreditation Pending
Kindly be informed that this program is undergoing accreditation* from the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA). Should you wish to express your interest to register for this educational program, please contact us via this admissions form. A student agreement [for this accredited program] inclusive of payment of registration and tuition fees shall only be signed upon approval of accreditation of this educational program, by the MFHEA. *Accreditation is a form of certification in which the MFHEA will verify that an academic or vocational program meets minimum academic and vocational standards. Accreditation ensures that the qualification a student works so hard to obtain meets quality standards, and that it will be recognized as such by other educational institutions and employers. The decisive state of accreditation is the mapping of the program to the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) – further information on the MFHEA and the MQF/EQF may be obtained from www.mfhea.mt