St Catherine’s in Moorabbin is one of 4 schools in Victoria that offers the Arrowsmith Program. We are now in our sixth year of offering the Program and it has changed the lives of many of our children who have learning difficulties. One of our students who recently completed her program wrote:

‘Arrowsmith is amazing and it has changed my life. I have been telling people how good it is and that it is worth doing and they have taken my advice and looked into it. Arrowsmith is a miracle and I don’t know what I’d do without it.’

One Parent wrote:

‘For some years I thought my son’s future was narrow. It's difficult to look at your child and think about constructed a lifelong environment for them that is protected, thinking they will always need to be protected and they will only ever be able to manage a limited world. Now I think he has every possibility back in his own hands, the way it should be for any child. I believe Arrowsmith has given him the tools he needs to tackle his future. What a gift!’

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is the founder of the Arrowsmith Program, an assessment process and a suite of cognitive exercises designed to stimulate and strengthen weak areas of cognitive functioning that underlie a range of learning difficulties, which has been delivered for 40+ years throughout the world. The Arrowsmith Program is offered in educational organizations in 10 countries. Ongoing research with neuroscientists, neuropsychologists and psychologists is demonstrating that the program not only changes the brain, cognitive functioning, and academic achievement but also leads to social-emotional well-being.

For more information about this amazing program that supports children with learning difficulties then go to the website: https://www.scmoorabbin.catholic.edu.au/about-us

Holy Trinity Parish - St. Catherine's Primary School hosts a presentation by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young: Changing Brains, Exploring a New Reality – Neuroplasticity and Learning

Venue: Holy Trinity Parish - St Catherine's Primary School
14 - 28 Fletcher Street, Moorabbin

Date: Monday 17th February 2020

Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm followed by book signing

In this presentation Barbara Arrowsmith Young will talk about how harnessing the principles of neuroplasticity leads to changes in the brain and how each individual can create a new reality for their future. She will discuss the latest research on the Arrowsmith Program which shows changes in the brain as well as academic, emotional, social and cognitive changes.

She will describe how a learning difficulty impacts the learner in school as well as in life and that the research shows that this reality is not lifelong and can be changed. The audience will gain insight into and begin to look at behaviour through a cognitive lens. They will build an understanding that through harnessing the principles of neuroplasticity we can change the brain and overcome learning challenges.

Places are filling fast so if you are interested in hearing Barbara speak and finding out more about or Program please follow the link and book a space – there is no cost.

Click here to find out more information and register for the night.