A Word about Right & Left

What's the Connection?

• The Right Brain: The right hemisphere is the seat of emotions and intuition. Right-side brain functions can be stimulated through music, song and exercises that involve paying attention to timing, acting out stories, or similarly structured movements.
• The Left Brain: The left hemisphere houses logical skills such as maths, language and speech. Left-side brain functions can be developed by movements that utilize spatial memory, hand-eye coordination or exercises that involve hand gestures.

Activities for a Healthier Body + New Language

Ready-Steady-Move activities are specifically designed to help young children build healthier bodies, increasing their capacity to absorb a new language. Lessons include a wide variety of engaging and challenging activities that stimulate both right and left-side brain functions, conducted in fun-filled and encouraging environment.

Ready-Steady-Move activities include exercises developed from the following disciplines:

• Yoga – Traditional yoga postures which enhance relaxation, balance, and overall health are presented in poetic story form, facilitating easy learning.
• Martial Arts – RSM incorporates elements from traditional martial arts such as Aikido, Karate, and Tai Chi to encourage balance, strength, power, coordination and flexibility.
• Pilates – Special postures improve inner body strength by concentrating on the body’s core muscles, especially in the torso region.
• Educational Kinesiology – Brain jog exercises are done at the beginning of each lesson in order to energize and focus the students, while establishing whole brain learning and activating the vestibular system and balance-related muscles.
• Dance – Choreography by professional dancers in a variety of styles to up-beat, easy-to-remember songs.