FOUNDATIONAL GUIDE TRAINING
10-Day Hybrid Certification
The Clearest Step By Step Certification
to prepare teachers and guides with skills to lead 2 Hour Learning so your students learn 2x in 2 hours, love school, and achieve impossible goals.
AM I A FIT?
Whether You Have...
No experience with 2 Hour Learning
You'll leave with 2 Hour Learning Guide Certification, confident and equipped.
Uncertainty about what to do
You'll get a simple, step-by-step roadmap to carry you to professional success.
Questions about the 4 hours in the afternoon
You'll develop irresistible ideas for impossible possibilities for your students.
Reluctant staff or parents
You'll gain knowledge and tips for how to energize your stakeholders and get buy-in.
Limited time for training
You'll fast-track your skills and leave with practice, templates, and shortcuts.
Few mentors to support you
You'll join a loyal cohort of guides who will support and nudge your progress.
Why Our Program Prepares You So Well
BY THE TIME YOU'RE CERTIFIED, YOU WILL HAVE:
Examined Alpha School and its 2 Hour Learning method in detail
through a series of documentary-style videos that give you the complete insider's view of their systems.
Developed a persuasive vision of the benefits of the guide role
compared to the traditional teacher role based on examples of successful guides in top-performing schools.
Practiced giving a walk-through tour of your implementation
to rally the support of your stakeholders, including civic leaders, parents, students, and the media.
Designed your students' first weeks of the 2 Hour Learning experience
ensuring you can confidently lead your classroom implementation without a lengthy planning phase.
Recentered on building individual relationships with students
to shift into a coaching role where you offer relentless motivation, emotional support, and high expectations.
Demonstrated mastery by completing in-person mastery challenges
to earn provisional certification based on peer assessment and official certification based on student surveys.
Foundational Guide Training Syllabus
01
DAY 1 | MONDAY | REMOTE
Introduction to Foundational Guide Skills
Morning Self-Paced Coursework: 3‒4 hours at your convenience
- School Tours
- Role of a Guide
- The 3 Commitments
Zoom Discussion: 3‒5 p.m. Central
02
DAY 2 | TUESDAY | REMOTE
Practice Day
Practice and apply the previous day's learning independently using the templates and scaffolding we provide. Prepare for the "Test2Pass" mastery challenge on Days 8‒10.
03
DAY 3 | WEDNESDAY | REMOTE
Launching Limitlessly into Core Skills
Morning Self-Paced Coursework: 3‒4 hours at your convenience
- Limitless Launches
- Core Skills & 2 Hour Learning Tech Support
- 1-1 Limitless Meetings
Zoom Discussion: 3‒5 p.m. Central
04
DAY 4 | THURSDAY | REMOTE
Practice Day
Practice and apply the previous day's learning independently using the templates and scaffolding we provide. Prepare for the "Test2Pass" mastery challenge on Days 8‒10.
05
DAY 5 | FRIDAY | REMOTE
Passion-driven Afternoons
Morning Self-Paced Coursework: 3‒4 hours at your convenience
- Workshops & Masterpieces
- Working with Stakeholders
- Townhalls
Zoom Discussion: 3‒5 p.m. Central
06
DAY 6 | MONDAY | REMOTE
Practice Day
Practice and apply the previous day's learning independently using the templates and scaffolding we provide. Prepare for the "Test2Pass" mastery challenge on Days 8‒10.
07
DAY 7 | TUESDAY | IN PERSON
Travel Day
Morning: Grab your sunglasses and travel to our in-person retreat.
Welcome Dinner: 6‒8 p.m. Central at a top-rated local restaurant. Introductions, persona activity, and observation game
08
DAY 8 | WEDNESDAY | IN PERSON
Test2Pass: Team A
Team A demonstrates mastery of foundational guide skills. Team B gives feedback and scores according to our rubric.
09
DAY 9 | THURSDAY | IN PERSON
Test2Pass: Team B
Team B demonstrates mastery of foundational guide skills. Team A gives feedback and scores according to our rubric.
10
DAY 10 | FRIDAY | IN PERSON
Awarding of Provisional Certification
Morning Townhall: We'll close our gathering by awarding provisional certification to those who qualified. We'll then invite you to repeat the Test2Pass upon returning home. But this time, your students' feedback and scores will decide if you qualify for official certification.
Closing Lunch featuring delicious local catering
Departure: The retreat ends at 12:30 p.m. Schedule flights to depart after 2:30 p.m.
Program Details
Start date for Cohort 1
July 14th, 2025
Remote Learning Days
July 14-21, 2025
Roughly 6 hours per weekday, including the following Zoom discussions:
July 14, 2025 | 3-5 p.m. Central
July 16, 2025 | 3-5 p.m. Central
July 18, 2025 | 3-5 p.m. Central
Travel Day & Welcome Dinner
July 22, 2025
Dinner begins at 6 p.m. Central in Austin; venue TBA
In-person Learning Days
July 22nd dinner - July 25th lunch
Location of In-person Learning
Alpha School
1201 Spyglass Dr.
Austin, TX 78746
Nearest Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
13 miles away
Price
$3,500 per person
Includes the Welcome Dinner and breakfast/lunch on Days 8-10.
Travel, lodging, and other meals are not included.
Certification
Successful completion of Foundational Guide Training results in Provisional Guide Certification. We'll also support your journey toward Official Guide Certification at no additional cost. Documentation for applying for continuing education units is available upon request.
Refund & Cancellation Policy
Due to our carefully curated cohort sizes and composition, we do not offer refunds at this time.
Byron, 11-year-old student at Alpha School
“Before I came to Alpha, I was feeling kind of limited. But once I started 2 Hour Learning, I began learning at more than twice the pace I did before. The afternoon workshops and projects let me explore things I’m passionate about, like engineering and music, and my guides have helped me discover new interests and skills. I feel more motivated and engaged every day, and I actually look forward to school now.”
We help you reach impossible teaching goals.
As predicted by the theory of disruptive innovation, AI apps are replacing conventional instruction with stunning efficiency. I've helped schools embrace this disruption for 15 years. It's the solution many discouraged or underchallenged children need.
You have the opportunity to lead the way in fixing today's broken instructional model. You can make a world-changing impact.
Alpha School and its 2 Hour Learning method are at the forefront of the movement. Plus, they're hiring a lot of guides!
Ditch the traditional classroom and bring mastery-based, personalized, limitless learning to students. You'll fall in love with teaching in an entirely new way.
I hope you'll join our next cohort for an exclusive experience to reskill for a breathtaking new paradigm. You'll leave with confidence, tools, and skills to guide students to love school, learn 2x, and reach impossibly big goals that simply aren't reachable in the old system.
Grab your spot today!
