Directory of Certified Practitioners
New South Wales
Belinda Flynn
Kids In Tune
PO Box 10
Woolgoolga. NSW 2456
Ph: 0422594536
email: kidsintune@gmail.com
Belinda has created and implemented a daily movement program with small groups of High School students who have learning difficulties and/or behavior problems for over eight years. She had witnessed many and varied improvements with these children before introducing the Move To Learn program. Belinda was very impressed with the evident improvements the program brought once added to her repertoire and has since gone on to become a certified Move to Learn Practitioner.
Her High School Program is holistic in its approach including such things as dietary information (focusing on the effects of food additives), sensory activities, Brain Gym, Imagination Gym, yoga and other relaxation techniques, games and LISTENING (to students concerns and anxieties) as well as Move To Learn.
Belinda is an experienced PDHPE teacher, a certified Move To Learn practitioner, Imagination Gym consultant, and a certified provider of The Listening Program She is also qualified to work with children with Brain Gym. She is currently completing her Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Belinda is available to run workshops at staff development days and also parent and community workshops. For those who don’t have the confidence to implement the movement sequences themselves, Belinda is available to work individually or with small groups of children or adults.
Evonne Bennell
Evolve into Being
Warrawee 02 9489 3348 ~ 0410603114
Five Dock 02 9715 3155 (Wednesdays & Saturdays pm)
www.evolveintobeing.com
www.rhythmicmovement.com
Evonne has a varied practice at Warrawee & Five Dock, seeing a wide of clients from babies to seniors for developmental & learning support, personal growth or maintaining or regaining function after stroke etc.
Evonne has a special interest in retained primitive reflexes and their impact on sensory processing, learning and living, drawing from numerous modalities to deliver individual of group programs for a variety of ages and ability groups.
In addition, to being a certified Move to Learn Practitioner, Evonne is also a licensed Brain Gym® & Visioncircles™ Instructor, an Educational/Holistic Kinesiologist, Rhythmic Movement Training Instructor and Provider, craniosacral therapist and a Therapeutic Listening Program provider and currently, assisting little ones at GymbaROO Bondi.
In August 2011, Evonne was awarded an Outstanding Service award to BRAIN GYM® International.
She runs regular workshops offering Move to Learn, Brain Gym, Rhythmic Movement Training and sensory processing support in Sydney and in country NSW/QLD offering to support for teachers, parents and therapists from many modalities.
Queensland
Rachel Fisher
Left Right In Learning Solutions – A business dedicated to those who’ve been left out.
PO Box 87 Aminya St
Mansfield QLD 4122
Rachel is passionate about helping people with learning difficulties with practical and individual help and programs.
In 2005 she was inspired when she heard Barbara Pheloung speak about learning difficulties. The information Barbara gave resonated with what Rachel was seeing at the school where she was helping out. She attended Barbara's workshop that same year and was trained in the Move to Learn movements.
Rachel was able to run the program in her school five days a week, for fifteen minutes.
"In the first couple of weeks we began to notice changes in the students. Changes ranged from better organization to being able to concentrate for longer periods, both of which are essential to learning. I was able to work with teachers to modify teaching styles so that the whole class could keep up, and be involved with classroom activities."
At this time Rachel also piloted a Move to Learn Program with adults with intellectual disabilities, mental health issues, and addiction issues.
In 2006 she wrote a chapter about this program which was published in School Floors by Hyde Park Press and presented a workshop at the Move to Learn Conference about her work at the school with both students and adults and also commented on counselling issues for students with learning difficulties.
Since then she has presented workshops and seminars at the following locations:
- SCEE(Southern Cross Education Enterprises) Pacific Educators Conference in Queensland.(2007)
- ACE Educator’s Forum in Tasmania (2007).
- Papua New Guinea Mega Conference in Lae, PNG (2008).
- Professional development day at a Queensland school (2010).
- Private workshop for a small group (2010).
Rachel is an experienced counsellor and has managed a house for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities for the last four years.
In 2011 she started her business "Left Right In" and wrote the school and home based program "Creating Connections" and developed "Beadlers".
Rachel’s current qualifications include: B.A. Counselling, B.A. Intercultural Studies, Grad Dip. Counselling, Cert IV in Small Business Management.
Rachel offers a range of professional development workshops for schools, community groups, and university students.
South Australia
Nadia Gagliardi
Prospect
Adelaide, South Australia
Ph: 0423167793
Nadia is a working mother of three children all of whom had or still have developmental and sensory processing issues.
Nadia was taken on her own learning journey as she helped each child work through their individual problems.
Inspired by this personal experience, Nadia has developed a passion for helping children with learning difficulties and strives to increase community awareness of the brain and body connection.
Nadia is a provider of the Listening Program, is a Certified Provider of ‘Move to Learn’ and a soon to be provider of ‘Rhythmic Movement’. She is part of the team that established ‘Learning Moves’ - a service that promotes and encourages the use of Movement Education in overcoming learning difficulties within the school and home setting.
Nadia is also completing further study in Allied Health with the aim of providing an affordable mobile service to homes and schools.
Dominique Giansilj
Bellevue Heights, SA
Email: bodybrainconnectionsa@yahoo.com.au
Dominique's interest in Move to Learn began when she found it a useful tool to address learning difficulties with her own two children. She pursued her interests in the field after being pleased with the results she saw.
Originally from France, Dominique has lived in Australia for 10 years. She has completed her Move to Learn qualifications as well as Rhythmic Movement Training.
Dominique's passion is using rhythmic movement and sensory integration in conjunction with Move to Learn to address learning difficulties at any stage. She has a special interest in working with Twice Exceptional children.
Tasmania
Diana Martin
Activate Learning
47c Best Street
Devonport, TAS, 7310
Phone: 0407 110 052
Email: dmartin@aussiemail.com.au
Diana is an experienced classroom teacher who now owns and operates Activate Learning.
During 2007 Diana found Move to Learn as a result of a desperate search for something that would help the large number children in her class with learning difficulties. Diana then implemented this program into her classroom successfully and to the benefit of the children she taught until the end of 2010.
During this time Diana developed a passion for helping children with learning difficulties reach their full potential. She has trained as an Integrated Listening Systems (sound therapy) practitioner and is also undergoing training as an Extra Lesson practitioner.
Diana opened Activate Learning in April, 2011 and works individually with children with learning difficulties. She is available to work individually or with small groups of children and is also available to work with schools in training and helping them implement Move to Learn into their classrooms.
Malaysia
Rochelle Carberry
Garden International School
Primary Learning Support Department
16 Jalan Kiara 3
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Ph: (603) 6209 6888
Email: carberry.r@gardenschool.edu.my
Rochelle Carberry is an experienced classroom teacher. She has a Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Teaching from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand and has been teaching since 1998.
Rochelle is now working with children with learning difficulties at Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
She uses Move to Learn with the children she works with as well as provides Move to Learn training for both staff and parents.
Rochelle has been successfully using Barbara Phelong’s Move to Learn for the past 3 years and is happy to advice or redirect enquires regarding the programme.