The bodyLITERATE, originally conceived by Cori Olinhouse and Kai Kleinbard, was created in 2008 as an initiative to understand the process of learning. At the core of the initiative is the idea that the body and mind are connected in everything we do.

The Alexander Technique, is a re-education method that brings awareness, ease and connectivity to everyday movement. Not only does it improve posture and physical efficiency, the technique is a powerful learning tool to maximize one’s ability for awareness and reflection for adaptive, self-sufficiency in learning.

At the heart of the bodyLITERATE is the question: how can we make life for youth more wonderful? In our eyes, the gateway to this is an engaged and self-directed education. We support learning through three lenses, academic tutoring, embodied learning and creative practices. We help students identify and develop their strengths to overcome challenges; we help them become more aware of how they use their “human machinery” during learning, so that they may develop agency and confidence; we also guide youth in identifying and developing their creative interests so that they may become fully expressive and engaged in their education.