Neuro-Link Educational Prospectus

1. EDUCATIONAL
PROSPECTUS
BRAIN-BASED LEARNING &
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS
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2. WHO IS NEURO-LINK
NEURO-
Neuro-Link is a specialist consultancy firm utilising
brain-based research and technologies to develop
people and assist them in maintaining wellness. We
OUR CORE offer learning and development solutions, empowering
PURPOSE: all people to out-think, out-learn, out-create and out-
perform their competition.
“We Neuro-Link assists people in developing their unique
potential, helping them become more of who they can
be.
Develop
We specialise in utilising brain-based learning and
development technologies to:
People”
• develop teachers, learners & parents,
• accelerate learning,
• enhance emotional intelligence,
• identify people’s unique potential,
• increase performance,
• maintain mental wellness,
OUR CORE THE NEURO-LINK TEAM
NEURO-
VALUES:
•People
•Truth
CEO Managing Director Financial Manager
André Vermeulen Nadine Vermeulen Patrick Jansen van Rensburg
•Excellence
Personal Assistant Business Development: Business Development:
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Danette Brümmer Marinus Bell Celeste Scheepers
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3. CV: Andrè Vermeulen
SPECIALISED FIELD : BRAIN-BASED
BRAIN-
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Neuro-Link specialises in a people development technology
called brain-based learning and development. This unique field
grew from the need for mental literacy in the Millennium of the
Mind and the Century of the Brain. It applies relevant
information and research on how the brain functions in order to
André Vermeulen is develop people.
the developer of all
Neuro-Link
processes, products THE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
and services. He has
been studying the OF BRAIN-BASED LEARNING &
BRAIN-
fascinating topic of
brain-based learning
DEVELOPMENT ARE :
and development for
19 years. André has • It is an inclusive people development technology as a brain has
presented papers at
no colour, race, age, culture, language or gender and therefore
more than 24
focuses on what people have in common with each other,
international
conferences and has
rather than their differences.
conducted workshops • It is the most comprehensive and accurate framework for
in countries like the learning and development yet.
USA, England, South • Neuro-Link’s unique brain profiles deepen people’s under-
Africa, Netherlands, standing of themselves and others.
Namibia etc. His • It’s physiological based.
workshops convert • It delivers practical results.
knowledge about the
• It is based on neuroscience. It focuses around the brain’s
development
natural design for learning and how to develop people.
implications of the
brain into practical
• It includes information and research from anatomy, bio-
business tools. chemistry, genetics, immunology, physiology, psychology,
education etc.
• It complements any technical and people development
science like Neurolinguistic Programming, Emotional
Intelligence, and integrates easily with other learning
technologies.
• Certain aspects of brain-based learning are prerequisites
for any other learning intervention as it :
- switches on the brain
- prepares the brain for learning
- accelerates learning 3
- enhances behaviour change
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4. Schools who have
already sent PARTNERSHIP
representatives
for training:
Neuro-Link is a development partner for schools with regards
Anton van Wouw to brain-based learning and development. Neuro-Link joins
forces with schools to develop and grow learners. We have
High School Greytown
developed and implemented tools that will not only help to
Dennesig Primary achieve this goal for learners, but also for staff members.
Neuro-Link has a holistic approach and is inclusive of nature
Julian Muller Primary
regardless of race, language, culture and gender.
Marblehall Primary
Below is an illustration of our holistic approach towards
Kathu Primary
rendering services to schools.
Worcester Primary
Meyerspark Primary
Student Development
Doxa Deo College Developing a student’s capacity to learn by first completing
a comprehensive brain profile, called the Learning
Hatfield Christian
Receptiveness Profile, and secondly acquiring learning
School
skills to learn and think smarter, faster and easier.
Alma Mater Academy
Protea Park Primary
Parent Development
Wembley College Parents become involved by first acquiring an
understanding of their child’s unique learning, thinking and
Kammaland Pre-
primary intelligence preferences and secondly attending the
Learning Skills course that we offer to learners in order for
Laeveld Academy them to support the child at home with learning.
Luxor Academy
Rehoboth Academy Teacher Development
Hutton Park Primary Various brain-based learning and development programs
are offered to teachers, such as understanding the learning
High School Kalahari implications of the brain, acquiring brain integration
Tygerpoort Primary techniques and activities to increase transfer of learning
and emotional intelligence.
Centurion College
Glenstantia Primary
Practitioner Training
• Brain Profile Practitioner Training – learning readiness
• Brain Profile Practitioner Training – learning receptiveness
• Learning Skills Practitioner Training
• Emotional Intelligence Practitioner Training 4
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5. 1. STUDENT DEVELOPMENT MODEL
There are 6 primary reasons why learners may experience
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• lack of brain fitness
• negative attitude towards learning
• stress
• de-humanised learning environment
• lack of learning skills
• incorrect diet
Neuro-Link’s Learning Skills course for learners is aimed at equipping
learners with the appropriate skills to eliminate the above mentioned
six factors. This will enable all learners to learn easier, faster, smarter
and experience more success with learning. To achieve this our
model for student development is as follows:
BRAIN PROFILE LEARNING SKILLS
Brain Fitness
Brain Integration
• Left / Right Brain
• Attitude
• Stress
Adjustment
• 4 Quadrants Accurate Self-
Self- • Stress
• Expressive/ Self-
Self- Management Management
Receptive Awareness • Humanised
• Emotional/
Environment
Rational
• Study Skills:
• Processing Style
- ID Key Words
• Sensory
- Memory
Preferences
- Notes
• 11 Intelligence
- Exams
Preferences LEARNER - Concentration
• Brain Friendly
- Reading Approach
Environment
• Diet
• Attitude Towards
Learning
• Brain Food Brain Profile Learning
• Learning Skills Assessment Skills
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Neuro-
Neuro-Link offers two student development programs:

6. Benefits of 1.1 LEARNING READINESS PROGRAM
this program: WHO IS NEURO-LINK
FOR CHILDREN AGE 6 – 9
•Accurate Neuro-Link compiles a learning readiness profile for children ages
identification 6-9 to determine how ready they are for formal learning. After
of the child's compiling this profile (LRPTM Toolkid) we teach them brain-
LRP
potential integration techniques and activities to increase their brain fitness.
Brain Profile – LRPTM Toolkid
•Accurate This 12 page brain profile assesses the unique potential of children
understanding
and their readiness for formal learning. It is called the LRPTM
of the Toolkid.
Toolkid. It is a brain-based assessment tool to determine the
uniqueness of
neurological wiring of a child, discovering how uniquely they
the child
process information, in which mode they prefer to learn, emotional
readiness for learning and it also indicates areas for further
•Clarity on
development.
appropriate
further
development
actions
•Identification
of neurological
hindrances
•Indicates
levels of
readiness for
formal learning
Is the child
•Increased ready for
brain fitness formal
learning?
•Readiness for
formal learning
Brain integration techniques to strengthen the transfer of
learning
• 7 Brain principles to increase performance in the
classroom
• 3 Combinations of brain integration techniques for the
classroom
• Creating a brain friendly learning environment
DURATION : 1 DAY (5 hours) 6
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PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE COURSE
WITH THEIR CHILD!

7. 1.2 LEARNING RECEPTIVENESS PROGRAM
Benefits of FOR STUDENTS AGE 10 +
this
program:
WHO IS NEURO-LINK
Neuro-Link compiles learning receptiveness brain profiles of
students age 10 and up to determine their learning receptivity.
After compiling this profile (LRPTM Toolbox) we teach students
•Accurate appropriate learning skills to increase their performance and ease
identification when learning.
of the Brain Profile - LRPTM Toolbox
student’s The LRPTM Toolbox is a brain-based assessment tool to discover
potential
how uniquely learners process information, how skilled they are at
•Clarity on learning, in which mode they prefer to learn and think, which
appropriate strengths they have in the learning situation, what their intelligence
subject and preferences are and it also indicates areas for further development.
career It is a powerful tool to develop and polish their unique talents and
choices potential and prepare them for a purposeful future.
•Accurate
understanding
of the
student’s
uniqueness
•Clarity on
appropriate
further
development
actions
•Identification
of neuro-
logical &
learning
hindrances
• Indicates
LEARNING SKILLS COURSE
level of
1. Know Yourself 2.How to Learn
learning
• Brain facts • Techniques: How to learn
receptivity
• Review your brain profile – General approach to
•Results • Brain integration learning
• Brain friendly foods – Key word recognition
• Brain friendly environment – Approach to reading
• Attitude – Note taking
– Memory techniques
– Concentration
– Examination techniques 7
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• Stress management

8. 2. PARENT DEVELOPMENT
WHO IS NEURO-LINK
Parents are the primary source of education for their children. We
invite parents to attend the 2-day training program with their
children without any additional cost. This will enable parents to
assist children with homework and studying. We also arrange a
“Deur die parents’ meeting during the evening at the school to explain the
Neuro-Link child’s unique brain profile.
betrokkenheid
by Laerskool • Brain profile assessments can also be done for parents and
Dennesig, het their families.
‘n nuwe era vir
personeel en • Child Development seminars are also presented to parents to
leerders help them understand their child better and to know what
aangebreek. development opportunities they should create for their children
Ons logo: to become more on-purpose. Parents are also trained in areas
Waar elke kind such as emotional intelligence, brain friendly diets and keys to
spesiaal is – develop their children.
word werklik
deur hierdie
opleiding “We took 2-days leave to
gestand attend the training with
gedoen. Elke our son and we can truly
kind kan deur say this was the best
hierdie leave ever. I have gained
ever.
kundigheid nog skills to help my son and
meer as ‘n also to help myself.”
myself.
uniek-geskape Parents
wese benader Anton Van Wouw Primary
en ontwikkel
word.”
Mnr. JL Brits
Dennesig License References
Primary
“What a privilege to help parents and learners to
discover more about themselves. This is such a self-
themselves. self-
fulfilling experience for all parties involved – myself
included.
included.”
-Deon Badenhorst
Neuro-
Neuro-Link Learning Practitioner
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9. 3. TEACHER TRAINING
RESULTS WHO IS NEURO-LINK
Neuro-Link trains teachers to improve the transfer of learning and learning
design of materials by teaching them the learning implications of the brain
and to use combinations of brain-integration techniques and activities in
The educators
the classroom.
who attended
this workshop
were given the PHASE 1 : BRAIN INTEGRATION
opportunity to 1. How the brain works and learns
evaluate the
2. Understand your unique learning and thinking style
course on three
(18 pages Neuro-Link brain profile)
different levels.
• Brain fitness (brain integration level)
•Job Application • Lateral integration (left/right brain hemisphere dominance)
85 % • Expressive/receptive integration (front – back brain)
• Rational/emotional integration (top – bottom brain)
•Instructor • Brain and sensory dominance
Competence • 11 Intelligence preferences
92 % • Sensory learning preferences
• Mental approach to learning
• Learning skills
•Learning Transfer
• Coping with stress
88 %
• Brain friendly eating habits
The average of 3. Understand the unique learning implications of the brain and how to
accommodate it in the class room
the course
rated by the 4 . Brain integration techniques to improve the transfer of learning
educators • 7 Brain principles to increase performance in the classroom
was 88%. • 3 Combinations of brain integration techniques for the classroom
• Creating a brain friendly learning environment
This means that
* Duration : 1 day or 2 afternoon sessions (14:00 – 18:00)
Neuro-Link
produced a
PHASE 2 : EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
commendable
1. Understanding emotional intelligence
performance. • What is emotional intelligence?
• How emotional intelligence improves learning
Kirkmax
Evaluation 2. The emotional intelligence profile
Oct 2008 • Evaluating your 12 emotional intelligence competencies
• Plan to improve emotional intelligence in the future
3. Emotional intelligence skills in the classroom
• How emotional intelligence should be a sub-theme in the
classroom when teaching any subject
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10. “It is indeed a privilege 4. PRACTITIONER TRAINING
to have this fantastic
license in our school.
We know that each
person is a unique Neuro-Link licenses teachers, schools and tertiary institutions to
individual and to be utilise some of our products and intellectual property to develop
able, with the aid of
Neuro-Link, to create
their students and increase their performance and results.
a profile for each child
is immensely important. If a school wants to expose hundreds of students to our brain
profiles and learning interventions, or wants to become accredited
This greatly assists as a brain-based learning and development school, it is financially
the educators and
parents to develop
more viable for the school to train some teachers as Neuro-Link
each child and enables champions and for the school to then render these services
them to reach their full themselves. Subsequently, we transfer Neuro-Link’s intellectual
potential; thereby property through our software products and programs which are
ensuring that they electronically installed on the school’s computers.
can take their rightful
place in society with
self-confidence. Licensed schools must ensure that they choose Neuro-Link
champions who are appropriately qualified and experienced in
Our school is able to education and other people-related sciences.
go from strength to
strength ensuring that Benefits for your school:
each child is a fully
developed individual • Increased results and ease with learning
with the aid of Neuro- • Competitive advantage with regards to marketing your school
Link.
• Brain friendly culture and learning environment
Glenstantia Primary
School is greatly • Teachers with accurate self-insight
indebted to Neuro- • Teachers accommodating different learning preferences in their classes
Link and our hope is
that all schools would • Teachers applying different brain integration techniques in their classes
invest in Neuro-Link.”
• Learners with accurate self-insight
E Le Roux • Learners with appropriate learning skills and brain integration skills
Remedial Educator
Glenstantia • Learners who understand their own preferences and strengths.
Primary
School, • Parents who understand their children's uniqueness
Pretoria
• Parents who support learners with learning skills
Whilst the Neuro-Link concept is a proven and
Neuro-
established business system of developed products
and services, ongoing training, business advice and
marketing, the school’s success will also depend on
the enthusiasm, attitude, capacity for hard work,
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teachers.

11. BRAIN PROFILE PRACTITIONER TRAINING
What’s included : • Neuro-Link offers practitioner training to teachers and schools to use
•Licence rights
our brain profile software and unique brain-based learning and
•Presentations & development training interventions.
profile software
• The purpose of our brain profile is for people to accurately identify their
•5 x free brain unique potential, understand themselves and others and manage
profiles
themselves more effectively in order to become the best they can be.
•Manual, note pad & Neuro-Link’s brain profiles are practical tools to discover how uniquely
documentation people process information, how skilled they are at learning, which
•Mind Power DVD
strengths and preferences they have when learning or thinking . It also
accurately indicates areas for future development.
•Stress card
•Certificate of
competence
Day 1 : Understanding how the
Day 4 : How to compile a brain
brain works
•Tea & coffee profile
• Meet your amazing brain
• Preparing to compile a profile
• Electro-chemical functioning of
• Outline for taking down a profile
the brain
• Compiling a profile
• How the brain processes
• Explaining a profile
information
• Practical exam
• How behaviour is formed
• Factors limiting brain function
Day 5 : Business fundamentals
Day 2 : Understanding the • Business Fundamentals
Requirements to be a learning implications of • Implications of your practitioners
the brain licence
practitioner: • Ethical conduct
• Learning implications of brain • Theoretical exam
•speak English areas
• 4 brain states
•computer literate • Discovering your unique
neurological learning styles
PLEASE REMEMBER THE
•access to the internet
Day 3 : Interpreting a brain FOLLOWING FOR TRAINING:
•Pentium IV Celeron, profile
•2 x ID photos
512 MB ram • Defining and understanding brain •CV
and sensory dominance •Banking details
•colour printer • Structure to interpret a brain •Laptop (only from day 3)
profile •An extension cord
• Practical interpretation of a profile
•data projector for
• Loading brain profile assessment
presentations
software onto computers
OUTCOMES :
On completion of this programme, practitioners will be able to :
•Understand how the brain works
•Understand how people process information
•Understand the learning implications of the brain
•Gain insight into their own unique neurological learning styles and
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•Compile brain profiles

12. LEARNING SKILLS PRACTITIONER
TRAINING:
TRAINING:
• Neuro-Link offers practitioner training to teachers and schools to use
our Learning Skills course to teach their students how to learn.
Brain Brain friendly Brain friendly Attitude
integration diet environment
The purpose of
the Learning General Key-word Approach to
Note-taking
Skills course is approach to withdrawal reading
learning
to equip
practitioners
with skills to
teach learners
how to learn Memory Exam Stress
Concentration
techniques techniques management
and improve
techniques
their learning
results.
The Learning Skills course is a high impact intervention for
learners to understand how they prefer to think and learn and
learn practical skills that will increase their brain fitness, help
them cope with stress, have a positive attitude towards learning,
humanize their learning environment, adjust to a brain-friendly
diet and learn practical brain-compatible learning strategies.
We would like to say “Thank you very much” for the
interesting and insightful course that we attended this
weekend.
weekend. You are great! Even the parents were encouraged
to take part in the activities and no doubt also learned a
couple of lessons. I can only imagine how wonderful it would
lessons.
have been, if we had had this in our childhood, at least we
can give our children the tools to improve themselves.
themselves.
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Learning Skills Course

13. DAILY PROGRAM
Day 1 : TRAINER PRESENTS Day 3 : PRACTITIONER
DAY 1 OF LEARNING PRESENTS DAY 1
What’s included : SKILLS COURSE
• How to set up your laptop, proxima
•Licence rights
Know Yourself and white board
•Presentations 1. Brain facts • Understand the content of course
2. Review your brain profile • Understand each technique
•Manual, note pad & 3. Brain integration
documentation • Practical exam : present day 1
4. Brain friendly foods
•Stress card 5. Brain friendly environment Day 4 : PRACTITIONER
6. Attitude PRESENTS DAY 1
•Certificate of
competence
Day 2 : TRAINER PRESENTS • Questions and answers
•Tea & coffee DAY 2 OF LEARNING • Practical exam : present day 2
SKILLS COURSE
Techniques how to learn
PLEASE REMEMBER THE
• General approach to learning FOLLOWING FOR TRAINING:
• Key word recognition
Requirements to be a • Approach to reading •2 x ID photos
practitioner: • Note taking •CV
• Memory techniques
•Banking details
• Concentration
•completion of Brain •Laptop
• Examination techniques
Profile Practitioner • Listening skills •An extension cord
training
• Stress management
•speak English techniques
•computer literate
•access to the internet
•Pentium IV Celeron,
OUTCOMES :
512 MB ram On completion of this programme, practitioners will be able
to :
•colour printer
• Teach learners how to learn
•data projector for • Humanize the learning environment
presentations • Assist learners to improve their attitude and motivation towards
learning
• Assist learners to reduce masses of information
• Improve memory skills of learners
• Enhance the concentration of learners
• Assist learners to cope with stress
• Help learners obtain better results
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14. SCHOOL REFERENCES
Schools who have “COURSE BENEFITS LEARNERS”
already sent
representatives for “After seeing the enormous benefits experienced by students
training: who underwent the Neuro-Link Learning Receptiveness Profile
and subsequent training in brain-based skills, it was decided to
make this opportunity compulsory for all Grade 8 students
Voortrekker High School prior to the study skills course offered by the school!”
Vorwerg School
New Horizon Primary
Ms June Anderson
Hatfield Christian School
Leboneng School
Tuinrand Primary “Sishen Mine would like to convey its appreciation regarding
Die Poort Primary the excellent and timeous manner in which the Neuro-Link
cognitive development program was implemented at Kathu
Elandskraal Primary Primary School.
Noorderland High School
The professional manner in which learners, teachers and
Potchefstroom Primary parents were dealt with during the training sessions is to be
Huttenpark Primary applauded.
Derdepoort Primary
The Mine as sponsor of the program has received various
Uitkyk Primary phone calls from teachers and parents thanking us for
Gerrit Maritz High School sponsoring an excellent program and already visible impact on
learner reading and learning capabilities.”
Robert Hicks High
School
Anel Marais, Manager Sustainable
Suiderberg School Development, Kumba Iron Ore
Westonaria High School
It is a number of years now that we at Doxa Deo School and
Zeerust High School college make use of Neuro-Link for our grade fours and grade
Olympia Park School tens every year to put them through an assessment to
Glenstantia Primary determine what their learning styles are.
Nylstroom Primary What we learn from our students and what they learn from
themselves and especially their parents is really just great,
founding out how they learn, how their brains work and how to
assist them in their learning process.
Not only is the profiling evaluation valuable, the time with
their parents where we teach them how they can assist their
children and the teachers to know what to expect and how
they can get more out of their students really makes it
worthwhile for us to spend the money to help our students in
that way.
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Doxa Deo School and College 2011

15. Schools who have “For the teachers, learners and parents of Kathu-primary, this was
already sent and is an incredible experience. Not only has our school been placed in
representatives for another league with regards to other schools in our community, but it
training: has enhanced and confirmed the vision and mission of our school.”
Mr HAR Van Niekerk, Principal
Menlopark Primary Kathu Primary
Silverton Primary “Hereby I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to you and
your staff for the way in which you influenced the learning and
Broederstroom Primary teaching culture at our school positively.
Booysens Primary
From the initial training of our teachers and that of our learners and
their parents with regards to brain intergration and study preference,
Akasia Primary we have had tremendous positive respons from both teachers as well
as parents.
Boerefort Primary
As a matter of fact, this wave of positivity was so large that even the
Constantiapark Primary most sceptical of the parents that inicially did not enroll in the
program, have now requested that their childrens profiles should be
Bakenkop Primary determine, as as well as receive the applicable training. Many of the
parents have indicated that they would love to be exposed to more and
Cullinan Primary personalised training.
Worcester Primary The general feeling amongst teachers is that they would not want to
continue teaching without the knowledge of every childs profile
Danie Malan Primary Information.
Doringkloof Primary I wish you success in all your endevours with regards to work at
schools and I trust that this partnership between us will continue to
Erasmia Primary the benefit of both us and yourself.
Eben Swemmer Primary Mr Gerhardt Meyer, Principal
Anton van Wouw Primary
Eendracht Primary
Die Heuwel Primary
The following principals may be contacted for telephonic
references:
Elarduspark Primary
Mr C Krige Doxa Deo, School & College (012) 991 0756
Garsfontein Primary Mr J v/d Poel Meyerspark Primary (012) 803 7505
Mr F Coetser Marblehall Primary (013) 261 1106
Jopie Fourie Primary Dr B van Aswegen Alma Mater Academy (011) 660 7567
Kameelfontein Primary
Generaal J Pienaar CONTACT US :
Primary TEL : +27 87 943 4446 / 4447
FAX : +27 86 5499 561
E-MAIL : info@neurolink.co.za
Website : www.neuro-link.org 15
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