aks@aksmassageschool.com
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AKS
Massage School, Inc.
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Katharine Hunter
Owner & Managing Director
11793 Indian Ridge Road
Reston, VA 20191 |
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| Committed
to excellence through innovative instruction
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Comprehensive instruction that prepares
students to become Nationally Certified
Massage Therapists with the NCBTMB
and obtain state and local certifications
and licenses |
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Continuing education that allows health
care professionals to
learn new modalities and skills, as
well as meet their requirements for
renewing certifications and licenses
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Facilities and classrooms that may be
used for events, instruction, and other
activities |
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WE
HAVE CLOSED OUR SCHOOL FACILITY LOCATED
IN HERNDON, VIRGINIA
Student enrollment has been
declining for the past several years.
This
appears to be a result of several factors:
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The economy is hurting many businesses
across the country and, in turn, our work
force. This limits the use of personal,
discretionary funds, which are required
to embark on new careers and professions,
such as massage therapy;
- Many
large, corporate-owned schools have moved
into the area over the past 10 years,
including those that offer massage therapy
coursework. The few private schools in
the area must now compete with these larger
entities; and,
- The
need for colleges and universities to
broaden their focus and boost enrollment
in order to meet the needs of our community.
This has, in turn, prompted our educational
centers to offer more vocational skills
and professional programs, including massage
therapy and bodywork curriculums.
Simply
put, competing in this arena as a private
school is very challenging.
AKS
prides itself on good compensation for its
instructors and retains a team of professionals
to help candidates learn massage and introduce
new bodyworking modalities. It also offers
an environment tailored to learning bodywork
and provides high-quality instruction and
materials to health care candidates and
professionals.
To
all of our past students, alumni, instructors,
supporters, friends, and family:
THANK YOU for the privilege of
working with you and serving you in this
fashion for the past 20 years!
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WE
ARE STILL HERE TO SERVE YOU
We
have closed the Herndon facility for now,
but the SCHOOL itself HAS NOT CLOSED!
The
school lives on. We are simply "hibernating"
for the time being.
Our
charter, our intellectual property, real
estate, and most of our instructors and
staff are still here to serve you any way
we can see fit.
- We
can still offer a Certification Program
for interested massage therapy candidates;
- We
can still create custom-designed curriculums
to meet the needs and desires of health
care students and professionals;
- Many
of our instructors are independent Approved
Providers with the National Certification
Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
(NCBTMB) and, therefore, will continue
to offer continuing education classes
and credit to health care professionals;
and,
- We
will continue to stay active in the community
and keep our hands in the local, state,
and national legislation that regulates
our profession and industry.
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PLEASE
RETURN ANY MATERIALS THAT YOU HAVE BORROWED
Please
contact Katharine using the email address
or phone number shown on this site!
WE
WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT AND INVENTORY OUR
SCHOOL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES.
Over
the years, AKS has freely lent much of its
equipment and reference materials to students,
graduates, and the community. Similarly,
many graduates and patrons have lent and
donated equipment to the school.
Much
of this property has NEVER been returned!
If
you KNOW someone that may have borrowed
equipment or materials, and may not have
returned it for some reason, then please
let us know so that we may contact them.
AKS,
as well as it friends and supporters, would
deeply appreciate getting some of their
equipment and supplies back! This includes
ME, the school webmaster. Among other items,
I'm looking for a burgundy, Oakworks massage
chair that I lent to the school, is valued
at over $400, was lent or borrowed, and
can no longer be found.
THANK
YOU AGAIN! |
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AKS listens to and answers
questions from potential students! We actually
really like you to come and visit us. We
want you to make an informed decision about
this important career choice and profession.
Be sure to visit and consider AKS when pursuing
a career, or just an interest, in massage
therapy and bodywork. We'd love to discuss
your future with you. |
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AKS is an official Biotone
Distributor, Custom
Craftworks Representative, and Oakworks
Representative.
Contact
us today for your supply and reference book needs.
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Applied
Kinesthetic Studies
(aka
Awesome Kneading School) |
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STUDENTS:
Please return equipment that you have
borrowed! |
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