2011 EsF Assembly Presentation on the Human Tendencies by Lynne Lawrence, Part 2
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Monday, 8 August 2016
This document is a summary of the EsF Assembly Proceedings for Tuesday, 8 August 2016.
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Monday, 8 August 2016
Dr Prithika Chary, neurologist and neurosurgeon, presented on the development of the brain from 0-5 years. She described how the environment can support neural growth and how issues such as neglect present obstacles to healthy brain development. Dr. Chary demonstrated that Montessori principles such as repetition, movement and choice were significant for human development, particularly in the early childhood years.
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Monday, 8 August 2016
Dr Prithika Chary presented a summary of how the brain ages and what factors impact this ageing. She introduced some natural products from our kitchens that can play a helpful role in addressing aspects of ageing.
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Monday, 8 August 2016
Dr Prithika Chary presented a perspective on the chemistry of love. She explained how there are distinctly different physiological emotional categories for mating, and that hormones play an important role in shaping our behaviour.
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Monday, 8 August 2016
Dr Prithika Chary gave a presentation on how the brain develops in stages in the early years of life. She emphasised that children who are exposed to rich education develop a greater capacity for learning throughout life.
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Tuesday, 9 August 2016
A quote from the Mario M. Montessori’s Education for Human Development (1976).
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Friday, 7 August 2015
Building Better Brains: New Frontiers in Early Childhood Development is a publication containing messages generated from a Neuroscience Symposium organised by UNICEF on April 16, 2014.
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Monday, 10 August 2015
This document contains notes from a brainstorming session led by Adele Diamond on the similarities and differences between creative programes and Montessori education.
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Monday, 10 August 2015
Fern Girdlestone shared with the group a video on dance patterns, after which she invited the group to a dance.
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