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Kids Have Stress Too! Comments
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Charlene Abrahams for all of the wonderful, helpful advice and information she provided us during the first two KHST sessions. She is a dynamic facilitator with a great deal of experience in the field and this comes through during her seminars.
Rosa- Kids Have Stress Too!(KHST!) Workshop Participant
Two sessions filled with a great deal of pertinent information. Workshops were conducted by an excellent facilitator.”
“The KHST! Program is a great resource program for my family. It opened my eyes and thoughts.”
“Very well delivered. Great balance between practical theory and sensible experience”
“Very clear and easy to follow. Easy to internalize and I don’t feel overwhelmed.”
“Great sessions! It’s nice to have such an enthusiastic instructor. All the topics were helpful and provided me with valuable tools to help my children deal with stress.”
Grace – Montessori Teacher
It has been my pleasure to develop a work and peer relationship with Heather Wilson over the past few years in the Brant Community. A dynamic and energetic young woman, she has demonstrated her skill and drive by opening her own successful school, continuing her personal education and giving back to the community through teaching, sitting on committees and joining charitable boards. Heather's motivation is clearly to improve the lives of young children. She has the gift of seeing the BIG picture and is willing to work hard to this end. A dedicated mother, she relates to the needs of young parents and treats each child as an individual. Heather was the 2006 recipient of the Kids Can Fly Professionalism Award, being nominated by parents from her school. Based on her proven track record her school was selected as a pilot site for Mary Gordon's newest project, Seeds of Empathy. The MCA staff were trained and delivered this anti bullying program geared to the preschool child in 2007. They provided feedback for the creator before it went public. We are fortunate to have Heather as an active participant in our community and know those who participate in any of her programs will benefit. This is another example of her pursuit of making things better for young children.
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Heather’s presentations were simple and easy to understand. I have gained so much information that made me realize how fortunate I am to be exposed to such a vast wealth of knowledge. I hope that this will perhaps bring peace and harmony to all of humanity. Children in Montessori programs are truly blessed.
Tracy - Montessori Assistant
I have had the pleasure and honour in having Charlene Abrahams as my lecturer and she displays both a professional and warm, friendly disposition. I have gained a great deal of energy and confidence through her lectures. Charlene was always accessible and I hold the highest regard and respect for her as both a lecturer and mother of four.
Natasha -Montessori Teacher
Heather Wilson has always created a learning environment that nurtures children. She has always made herself available to parents offering strategies for further growth and development of our children. She is a conscientious and dedicated professional and it is obvious to anyone who looks at the program she has created.
Sally- Parent
Charlene is a very resourceful teacher and has always been well prepared for all her lectures. She has been absolutely amazing and always given us all the advice and help we’ve needed throughout the course. She has been extremely helpful during our course of job search as well prepared us with interview questions. She has been a true source of inspiration and it has been a wonderful experience having her as my teacher trainer.
Usha- Montessori Teacher
Heather's professionalism and motivation within the Montessori community has made it an on-going learning experience to teach at Montessori Children's Academy. Her dedication to the Montessori philosophy is apparent in the ethos at MCA, which she founded. This is demonstrated through her belief in "following the child" and the strong support of her staff's professional development. Heather truly embraces Montessori's application of original philosophies and delivers these clearly in a world of modern day ideas - to provide individual and professional guidance that is always parallel to Montessori's own beliefs.
Charlene is an extremely polite and an honest teacher with a very positive attitude under all kinds of situations. She is very expressive in her style of giving knowledge to students. We did not have any unclear concepts, as Charlene used to go into depth and made us understand the roots of the subject.
To me, the Montessori philosophy was something very new, but within this course I felt that I have learned all of the main concepts. Charlene has a great ability to encourage the students. Her presentations and the style of communication have been amazingly perfect. Her knowledge is vast and she makes it a point to give all possible assistance to her students, not only in the class but also through e-mails. Charlene has also assisted us to look for careers in various Montessori schools. I wish I had Charlene as my teacher for conducting all the courses in my high school too!
Zaufishan-Montessori Teacher
Comments from our graduates of the Montessori Assistants Course
I am very happy and pleased with this course. It has been such an inspiration! Thank you so much for coming into my educational life. What good timing!
Colleen
The trainers were very encouraging and always supported the students in the program. Their methods of teaching were very detailed and enjoyable. It is so much easier to learn when the trainers are so enthusiastic about their careers. It definitely shows.
Kelly
The trainers were great. I felt comfortable and supported. Charlene and Heather read people very well and reach everyone.
Charity
I feel more confident about my role as an assistant.
Renee
