Wynand du Plessis passed away on Sunday June 17, 2012. Those of you who participated to The Listening Centre's 20th anniversary party in 1998, where he gave a lecture will remember the low key, considerate and gentle human being he was.
Wynand and I go back a long time, 1974 to be exact, when we were both lecturers in the Department of Psychology at the University of Potchefstroom, South Africa. Not only were we both co-workers involved in Dr. Tomatis' listening training method, but we became roommates. After I left, Wynand continued the listening work in the same university where he became a professor and was still in that position the day he died. Thanks to him, generations of students were initiated to the Tomatis approach and a number of them wrote their MA or PhD dissertation on this subject under Wynand's supervision.
Every time we had an opportunity to meet, either in Paris, in the South of France or in Canada, we managed to spend a few days together and ponder on our work, our lives, and to rebuild the world. Wynand is one of the few people I can call a friend. Those who know him will miss him a lot, but all of us will always benefit from his contribution through his research papers, his writing and his teaching.
Paul Madaule
January 9th - 27th, 2012
THE LISTENING CENTRE OUTREACH PROGRAM at Portia Learning Centre, Kanata, Ontario
LiFT Instructors Course dates for 2012; The Listening Centre, Toronto
March 22-25, 2012 ; June 7-10, 2012; October 25-28, 2012
September 20th, 2011, 6:30 PM – Portia Learning Centre, Suite 500, 300 Terry Fox Dr., Kanata, Ontario
FALL/WINTER OUTREACH 2011/12 – Information Evening
Paul Madaule and Morana Petrofski will gather with a group of interested parents and professionals in the area to discuss plans for an upcoming Listening Centre outreach program that will be hosted by Portia Learning Centre.
If attending this talk, please RSVP Karen McArthur at kmcarthur@portialearning.com or contact Darlah at The Listening Centre at (416) 588-4136 / ddurnford@listeningcentre.com for any questions regarding the outreach program.
Proposed outreach dates are November 14 th to December 2 nd and January 9 th to January 27 th .
Saturday May 7, 2011 – Exhibit Hall; CNIB Meeting Facility, 1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8 MAP
International Dyslexia Association (Ontario Branch) 7th Annual Conference
Come and visit our booth and learn about our services for children and adults with learning disabilities
For conference information visit http://www.idaontario.com
March 24th, 2011; 6:30 pm at Windham Ridge Public School
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Morana Petrofski will present to the audience of parents and teachers: Listening at School and at Home - Open to public
WRPS website: http://www.windhamridge.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/
Saturday, April 16th, 2011, 1:30 - 4:30 - Guelph, Ontario
Paul Madaule will present a Listening and Voice Workshop to the members of the choir at Unitarian Congregation of Guelph. Closed meeting.
LiFT Instructors Course dates for 2011; The Listening Centre, Toronto
March 31- April 3, 2011 ; June 2 - 5, 2011, November date TBA
(with registration only) For more information on the course, entry requirements and registration form visit: http://www.listeningfitness.com/f_course.html
Monday, February 8, 2010 - Mississauga, Ontario
Morana Petrofski will give a presentation The Listening Function: fine-tune your child's listening for better attention and learning at the Learning Disabilities Association of North Peel and Mississauga monthly parent support group. Open meeting. For location details or to sign up contact Program Coordinator, Leanne Philbert at:
Tel: (905) 791-4100 ext 224
Fax: (905) 791-5189
Email: lphilbert@ldanp.ca
February 18, 2010 - The Listening Centre. Toronto
The Listening Centre invites you to join us at the special Open House for Professionals . Presentation on the history, method, applicatons and outcomes of listening training will be followed by a tour of the facility and demonstration of the basic principles of listneing training. To reserve your place: call: (416) 588-4136 or e-mail the Centre at: listen@idirect.com
April 6, 2010 (Tuesday), The Listening Centre 7:30 - 9:00
The Listening Centre is hosting a Connected Parenting Workshop with Jennifer Kolari - event is open to public
Workshop description and registration info
April 7, 2010 – Giant Steps, Toronto
Morana Petrofski will give a presentation on listening training programs for children with Autism to the staff of Giant Steps primary school for children with Autism.
http://www.giantstepstoronto.ca
April 10th and 11th, 2010 - Miami, Florida
Paul Madaule will give a presentation on Listening and the Ear-Voice Connection at the 2010 INPP (Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology) Conference. For more detailed information on the conference click here For more information on INPP visit: www.inpp.org.uk
April 21 st , 2010 - Port Credit (Mississauga)
As a guest speaker Morana Petrofski will give a workshop to the Parent Network of Port Credit Secondary School
July 22 - July 25, 2010 - The Warren Center Conference and Inn, Ashland, Massachusetts (outside Boston)
Paul Madaule will give a keynote presentation Combining Listening and Voice Training with Movement-based Practices at the International Brain Gym ® 2010 Annual Conference
For more information on this presentation, conference program, location and to register, visit:
http://sites.google.com/site/gathering2010site/home
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