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On behalf of the Board of
Directors of Young Audiences of Rochester, we thank you for the wonderful
partnership that we have had with you. It has been our pleasure to work
with you and we have appreciated all the you have done to bring the arts into
the lives of the young people in our area.
--Sara Krusenstjerna, Exec. Director, Young Audiences of Rochester, NY
Thank you so much for
making the work of this "Arts-Committee-of-one" so easy!
--Marie Geraci, Jefferson School, North Arlington, NJ
On behalf of the Bradford PTA, Principal Vitone, the teachers and the
students of The Bradford Academy, I would like to thank you for your
wonderful presentation of “Thomas Edison: Inventor, Lecturer and
Prankster!”…The teachers and students continue to say how much they enjoyed
it both educationally as well as from you work’s sheer entertainment
value. I was so impressed with how well you held all of the children’s
interest while altering your presentation to be grade appropriate…After your
excellent portrayal, the student body of the Bradford Academy is convinced that Thomas Edison is
indeed alive and well!
--Meryl McCusker, Chairperson for Assemblies, Bradford Academy, Montclair NJ
I thought your performance
was extremely informative and well-conceived. It was engaging,
well-paced and had just the right amount of calculated silliness to keep
children watching and listening throughout the performance. You
challenged your audience and made them laugh—the perfect balance for a strong
arts education program.
--Mark A. Blackman, Co-Director, ArtsPower National Touring Theatre
Mr. Garner’s performance
captured the students’ interests for the entire time. Mr. Garner showed
his understanding of fourth graders by varying his approaches throughout the
program. The students were actively involved. I would highly
recommend the program and look forward to other presentations by Mr. Garner.
--Craig Wilson, Principal, Dennis B. O’Brien School, Dover NJ
Our teachers and students
found this presentation to be interesting, informative and
age-appropriate. Mr. Garner’s approach was also didactic in the he
emphasized the “human” side to this great inventor throughout his
program. As a living historian myself, I was very appreciative of
Patrick Garner’s approach to this particular program and look forward to
other programs of this nature in the future.
--Dr.
John St.
Peter, Principal, Port Monmouth Elementary, Monmouth NJ
The Thomas Edison
presentation was excellent! I would definitely recommend having this
program for the following year…As you can see your program was a HIT!
--Linda Lintz, PTO Arts Coordinator, Lincroft School, Lincroft NJ
The students were captivated
with the presentation of this historical figure with the original format and
interactive demonstration. The program provided many historical facts
relating to Thomas Edison the Inventor and Thomas Edison the Person.
The students and staff had many positive comments relating to the educational
value of this program.
--Joan
Moriarty, Principal, Rand Family School, Montclair NJ
Without benefit of stage or
lighting, Mr. Garner still brought Edison to life for our pack of Cub Scouts in the cramped cafeteria of
Immaculate Conception Church. Mr. Garner managed to hold over seventy
young men and their siblings spell-bound. Not an easy thing, I can tell
you! It was a wonderful program that I would heartily recommend to any
group or school.
--Carl Menck, Cubmaster Pack 12
It was fantastic!
Thomas Edison’s life is part of the New Jersey 4th grade curriculum, and I
try to incorporate an entire school day to his life and works. I have
learned a great deal from this presentation, and now have additional “hooks”
to use with my next year’s class.
--Bonnie Brady, 4th Grade Teacher, Arleth Elementary
School,
Parlin NJ
Thank You! We loved
it! Hope to see you again next year.
--Eileen Marin, Drama Dept., Princeton Junior School, Princeton NJ
Thank you so much…The PTO
had great feedback about you!
--Dana Doeller, Eastern Christian School, Midland Park NJ
I
liked your assembely because it was Funny in some parts & informative
insome parts…It was good and nothing was Boring…I enjoyed the play it was
very informative. I hope you come back soon…It was fun. I will
tell my mom about the advinture of lewis and clark thank you for a grate
time…The best best best part was me being sacagawea thanks for everything and
plus it was the best assembly in history and this part is from iasia your
sacagawea.
--Mrs. MacGowan’s 4th Grade Class, Rand Family School, Montclair NJ
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