Workshops and the Developing
Curriculum
24-Hour
Movement Based Learning Course
Movement Based Learning is a way to begin to understand and
apply the concept that movement of the body affects the
integration of brain function. When the brain is in an
integrated state, i.e. able to access all parts of the brain,
we return to our natural, normal curious state of learning.
It is from this solid foundational space that we reach our
greatest potential.
24-hour course (usually over 3-days)
provides:
• An in-depth study of how to use Movement Based
Learning.
• An excellent application for autism, cerebral palsy,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, speech
impairment, developmentally delayed, brain injuries and
impairments caused by strokes.
• Applications to typically functioning children and
children with learning challenges.
• An opportunity to earn 2 graduate credits through
Salem State College in Massachusettes.
Developing
Curriculum
This curriculum is designed to culminate in the ability to
teach the 24-hour Movement Based Learning course. It is not
necessary to desire to teach this course to take any one of
the classes listed below.
Course
One
Movement Based Learning for Parents and
Professionals
This course is a hands-on approach to
neurological/reflex/movement pattern integration. It offers
participants methods and techniques that can immediately be
used with children (or adults) of all abilities. Much
attention is given to noticing/assessment skills. This
course also includes a brief introduction to Bal-A-Vis-X
and basic stages of human development.
• No prerequisites.
Course
Two
Movement Based Learning: Integration of Reflexes
and Developmental Movement Patterns for Parents and
Professionals
This 16 hour course is an introduction to infant and
childhood reflexes as they relate in the classroom. Rather
than an applied kinesiology class, this course focuses on
noticing skills. In addition, how to remediate learning
challenges that may originate with the lack of integration
of a infant/childhood reflex or developmental movement
patterns.
• Prerequisites: MBL for Parents and Professionals.
Course
Three
Bal-A-Vis-X and Movement Based Learning for Special
Needs
This 15 hour course offers a special combination of
adaptive Bal-A-Vis-X and Movement Based Learning. Adaptive
Bal-A-Vis-X includes active participation in learning
fundamentals
Bal-A-Vis-X principles, rhythms, patterns, procedures, and
the first 125 exercises along with multiple modifications
of patterns, procedures and exercises will be taught. The
developmental building blocks learned in the introductory
course of the MBL curriculum will be directly applied to
the structure of teaching Bal-A-Vis-X to children who have
special needs.
• Prerequisites: BAVX Level One.
Course Four
Movement Based Learning Teacher Practicuum
This course has no hours assigned to it as it is a course
that involves creating a forum that will adjunct an already
existing practice or school setting. This forum will
include a demonstration by the participant of a knowledge
base in reference to teaching MBL’s first course, as
well as meeting once a year for a 5-day class that will
center around professional development. This class
culminates in an ability to teach the first course MBL for
Parents and Professionals. The license to teach this course
will be renewable every 3 years.
• Prerequisites: MBL for Parents and Professionals;
MBL: Integration of Reflexes and Developmental Movement
Patterns for Parents and Professionals; Bal-A-Vis-X and MBL
for Special Needs.