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Hello, Giinagay, Hai
Welcome to the Week 7 newsletter.
Brain Gym® is a program we use here at our school to help students to be willing, ready and able to learn.
Brain Gym® Benefits
Brain Gym® is a series of specific movements that activate the brain and body for particular skills of behaviour management and learning i.e. focus (action), organisation (feeling) and communication (thinking). The program improves the physical skills, rather than focusing on just the mental skills involved in behaviour and learning.
I am sure everyone who has an interest in Brain Gym® will be thrilled in this new research. It’s another step in the importance of Brain Gym® in uncovering the secrets of successful ageing.
A new study from researchers at the University of New South Wales compared the brains of cognitively healthy “super-agers” (aged 95+) to the brains of people in their 70s. They found the super-agers had stronger connectivity between the left and right sides of the brain.
More can be learnt at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-people-aged-stronger-brain.html
It has been very apparent to researchers over the years, working with people of all ages, that people who were ageing well (little or no signs of any Alzheimer’s/dementia) could successfully do Cross Crawl and many other Midline Movements. Those with ageing issues had difficulties or were unable to do Cross Crawl at all i.e. already very homolateral with related switched-off issues.
Cross Crawl activates both sides of the brain and body at the same time to enhance the process of building a bridge through the corpus collosum to facilitate clear communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Doing Cross Crawl daily to improve the connections between the left and right side of the brain, appears to assist in successful ageing. Done standing, Cross Crawl also activates the vestibular system to improve orientation in space in relation to body balance. It also stimulates eye-hand coordination and eye-to-eye coordination. This in turn, will also improve cognitive functioning.
Below is a representation of the actions of Cross Crawl.
What is school readiness?
School readiness refers to whether a child is ready to make an easy and successful transition into school. Lifetime Connect has made a Zoom webinar available addressing school readiness.
Please share with your friends who have children between the ages of 3 to 5 years. The presenter is Melinda Vander Reest, Senior Learning and Early Childhood Consultant with Early Life Foundations. Click the link below to see the Meeting Recording along with the access password.
Meeting Recording:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/5OpPbJyh72pOb9b1xGPiXJ8oT4_6T6a80XAZ8qJbxUowHys0_gBO4OWpJdzHh0ai
Access Password: 6D@@!6^J
Thanks, yaarri yaraang, terima kasih.
Bu Gillian Gillian Stuart - Principal
