VOLS

Visuele Ontwikkeling en Leersentrum

We teach children what to learn.But do we understand how they learn to see, perceive and think?

VOLS is the Visual Development and Learning Centre. It was founded, and is led, by Elsa du Plessis. Her visual-perceptual development programme has run since 1988. More than 5,000 children have completed it. The programme is also offered in London.

Beyond seeing — discover the power of perception.

The methodFor parents

The progression

The underlying theme of the work.

  1. 01SightWhat the eyes take in.
  2. 02PerceptionHow the mind organises what is seen.
  3. 03CognitionHow perception becomes thinking.
  4. 04IntelligenceHow that thinking serves learning.
Read the four steps

The work, in brief

1988
The programme has run since this year.
5,000+
Children have completed the programme.
London
Also offered in London.

Who it is for

The same work, opened for families and for the people who teach and treat children.

For parentsA clear account of the programme, and a way to ask how it might belong in your child’s learning.Read for parentsFor schools and therapistsThe thinking behind the work, and the desktop programme used to put the cards into practice.Read for schools and therapists

The eyes see. The brain interprets. The child learns.

The book and the programme

Art of Seeing holds the scientific content. Elsa Protocol holds the practical card activities.

Desktop programmeElsa ProtocolElsa Perceptual Sorting for Mac and Windows. 72 perceptual card decks and 27 language card decks.See the programmeThe bookArt of SeeingElsa du Plessis’s book. The thinking the cards are built from.Read about the book