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Facilitator: Janet de Witt, (Registered Brain Gym Instructor/Educational Kinesiologist and Special Ed
Teacher. )B, Tch.Lng, P .Grad Dip. Ed, Dip, TESSOL, DIP. EHC.

Janet combines, clinical work with children and adults , teaches Brain Gym courses to educators and parents
and works part time as an Resource Teacher of Learning and Behaviour (Spec. Ed) in Auckland , New Zealand

She is passionate about empowering students to “learn how to learn” by monitoring their own learning state
and changing it through specific movements or activities. She teaches teachers/teacher assistants how and
when to implement simple Brain Gym® movements for classes or groups , throughout the school day in fun
way, adapting it for different age groups. She is interested in the application of brain research in a classroom
context especially in terms of developmental readiness and the impact of stress and overcoming its impact on
visual/auditory perception, comprehension, attention and focus.

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Janet's bio

  • 1. Facilitator: Janet de Witt, (Registered Brain Gym Instructor/Educational Kinesiologist and Special Ed Teacher. )B, Tch.Lng, P .Grad Dip. Ed, Dip, TESSOL, DIP. EHC. Janet combines, clinical work with children and adults , teaches Brain Gym courses to educators and parents and works part time as an Resource Teacher of Learning and Behaviour (Spec. Ed) in Auckland , New Zealand She is passionate about empowering students to “learn how to learn” by monitoring their own learning state and changing it through specific movements or activities. She teaches teachers/teacher assistants how and when to implement simple Brain Gym® movements for classes or groups , throughout the school day in fun way, adapting it for different age groups. She is interested in the application of brain research in a classroom context especially in terms of developmental readiness and the impact of stress and overcoming its impact on visual/auditory perception, comprehension, attention and focus.