Whether you want to learn Spanish, English or simply
gain access to the powerful tools of Accelerative Learning in your
own teaching or training, Expanded Learning offers you the
key to the 21st century.
This is a new
way to learn that is dynamic, playful, innovative, stress-free and
highly effective.
Drawing on 25
years of research on the brain, mind and learning of Dr. Georgi
Lozanov, MD, Ph.D. and many others, our belief is that everyone
has a wonderful ability to learn and great potential creativity.
Our educational
philosophy is based on the following principles: A true Expanded
Learning experience involves the whole brain, music and rhythm,
relaxed concentration, learning through all the senses, games, humor,
fantasy and imagination, and a supportive physical and psychological
environment. Learning blocks can be overcome and our potentials
expanded dramatically under ideal conditions.
The Expanded
Learning teacher, crucially important for Accelerative Learning,
is an artist who integrates all of the above to create a stimulating,
joyful and relaxed environment.
An Accelerated
Learning experience contributes to greater overall confidence, creativity,
relaxation and general well-being.
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More about the Method
The instructional method used in Rapid English and ¡Español
Rápido! is based on solid research. The brain, by receiving
the "big picture" first, is able to take in a myriad of
details with its comprehension of the large sweeping vision of a
subject. Details follow in an organic and developmental process
that "spirals" around and upward. The big picture is then
revisited from different perspectives, and progressively more complex
information is acquired.
- Additionally:
The experience is stress-free.
- The sense
of the "child" is invited from participants, since childlike
qualities enhance exploration while having fun. No pleasure,
no treasure.
- Music
is used for a variety of purposes: to enhance the acquisition
of large volumes of new material, to open the limbic center of
the brain where emotions and much learning resides, and for establishing
a state of relaxed alertness.
- All the
senses are engaged, each tripling the capacity to learn
- The approach
is global: it includes everything that improves learning.
- This holistic
approach helps to open new neurological pathways in the brain
for greater understanding and retention.
- Both the
LEFT and Right brain are stimulated for both analytical
and analogical thinking, that is taking things apart and putting
them back together again.
- The role
of a well-trained teacher is crucial. She facilitates rather
than lectures; she is gentle in corrections; her genius is to
"intuit" the students' needs and make the learning seem
effortless.
- The belief
in the unlimited potential of each learner is at the crux
of this unique approach.
In
1999 Expanded Learning celebrated 20+ years of successfully offering
Rapid English ESL courses to organizations worldwide.
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