Teaching Course - Module 1, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
About this course:
Suitable for those who already teach bell handling and want to update their skills AND for those who have never taught anyone to handle a bell, Module 1 provides you with the skills and techniques necessary to take a ringer from their first lesson to having competent bell control.
You will learn through a mixture of practical and classroom sessions:
Hot drinks and biscuits will be available throughout the day, but delegates are advised to bring a packed lunch.
- How to teach a skill
- How to break down bell handling into easy stages that the new ringer can master
- About different learning types and how to adapt your teaching for them
- The benefits of intensive teaching
The practical sessions will give you plenty of time to practise your new skills in a safe environment. Working in pairs you will also have opportunity to hone your observation skills and get feedback on your feedback.
There will be a local charge of $10 to cover refreshments, including a sandwich lunch so that the lunch break may be kept to a reasonable length of time.
Event Details
| Event Start | Tue 15-Sep-2026 09:00 |
| Event End | Tue 15-Sep-2026 17:00 |
| Registration Closes(Cut-off) | Mon 31-Aug-2026 |
| Capacity | 16 |
| Registered | 1 |
| Available places | 15 |
| Event Fee | £35 per attendee + $10 local donations for drinks, lunch and refreshments. |
| Event Prerequisites | You must be a bell-ringing teacher (or would-be teacher) aged 14 or over. You must have sufficiently good bell control to be able to inspire confidence in others and an ability to comfortably raise and lower a bell. We expect that you should easily be able to pass the Learning the Ropes Level 2 handling assessment. For more information, see bellringing.org/about-teaching/bell-handling/#GoodHandlingStyle |
| Event Access | If you are interested in attending this course please contact: the North American Guild of Change Ringers, email president@nagcr.org |
| Location | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Team
Andrew Slade
Tutor
Andrew served as Chair of the ART Management Committee from 2023 to 2026. Having worked in the university sector for over 30 years, Andrew brings an understanding of how to work through others and an in-depth experience of the world of quality assurance of education programmes and activities.
Andrew has taught many people to ring, principally during his 28 years as Ringing Master of his home tower, St. Mary’s Richmond, North Yorkshire. He is a firm believer in theory and practice being necessary to develop ringers, and welcomes the opportunity to bring the skills and experiences of his work and his hobby to bear on the task of maintaining and developing bellringing as a tutor.