Archive for December, 2019

Irene Stickel

Hello Mr. Gore,
My daughter, Tasha, came to your HomeWork Club about three years ago. I had put her with you as she was pretty much flunking Grade 11 Biology (and most of her other courses). Well, that tutoring did pay off and she got her pass. But the really good news is, because of the tutoring, she really began to take an interest in Biology and Chemistry. I am pleased to say she really kicked it up and graduated high school with most of her marks in the 80’s and high 70’s (considering she was in the 50’s – that is huge). She has now been accepted to Georgian College for their degree program in nursing, starting Sept/2012. So, I wanted to say thanks! And a big thanks to her HomeWork Club teacher. If you ever need a testimonial, please let me know.

Tracy Wright

Dear Ms. Kuzyk and Mr. Gore,
Thank you again for a great day. Hannah loved being in your class and is very proud of what she accomplished today. We loved reading about her day but I think she word for word told us all about it as well! She is very excited to take what she did today to her public school tomorrow and show her teacher. (Not sure if that’s going to go over well in my parent teacher interview!). I can already see how much she is going learn at Scholars’ Hall. You have already done wonders with her reading in only one day. She pointed out all the things you taught her in her home reading book tonight and read it with no trouble at all. She was very proud of herself and I think that somehow today you instilled a new form of confidence in her. Thank you again and we hope to see you on our next PD day and more often once she starts full time at Scholars’ Hall this July 2012!

Amy Lamprecht

Dear Mr. Gore,
I would like to thank you for paying our way to the leadership camp. We did many fun things there that I am happy to bring back to our school. All five of us who went have so many great ideas to get every one more involved with each other and with the school.

The first day of the camp, they put us in to our cabin groups and we had to run around and do an amazing race activity. I got along with all the girls and everyone was very nice. That was fun and as we moved on our team ended up almost winning! Throughout the whole trip we had LD sessions which taught us how to get people involved and make people feel welcome. That was really fun. I enjoyed everyone in that group.

We also had, throughout the whole trip, many workshops. We did three at different times. My first one was student council. There they taught us how to get more people involved in joining. The next one was building community. They blind folded us and made everyone follow a rope to get to our destination. We ended up doing that for about half an hour and when we took off our blind folds we realized that we were walking around in circles the whole time! That was funny. The last one I did was about justice. This workshop taught me how to destroy the cliques in the school and to make everyone one big family. I feel the workshops helped me a lot to learn how to build up our school community.

We got extracurricular time and in that time we could do many things such as yoga, football, crafts, work out, etc.That was fun, and the girls always invited me to join them in their games!

Bed time was at 11:00 pm, but my cabin always stayed up an extra half hour to chat about our schools.
My favorite thing about the trip was the talent show. All the cabins had to do an act and perform it in front of all 200 people. It was so funny and I laughed very hard. My group ended up doing the bachelorette show and everyone thought that was very funny.

I had so much fun, and again I would like to thank you so much for giving me the opportunity
to go to the camp. I feel it is going to be a great way to build our school community in the future and a great way to plan out other events for our school to join in. I am very fortunate to go to a school like Scholars’ Hall where we already are very close with everyone. I realized how lucky we are when I talked to kids from other schools. They have so much daily drama and they lack a sense of community. Our school has confidence and we are pretty much one big family.

I not only came back with new leadership skills but I left my stage fright behind. That was the toughest thing about the camp – beating my fear of performing in front of large groups. Again, thank you so much for the awesome trip, you truly are the best!

Naomi

Dear Mr. Gore,

I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity of going to the OEL Conference this year. I really enjoyed it. I know that you paid for the trip expenses and all the fees, for which I am grateful. Besides having a lot of fun it was a great life experience and I have learned many things that I will share with the students in our school.

One of the most important things I have learned there is that our school is the best and this is because of you. I have talked with many kids from different schools and they were all complaining that their school had a lot of violence and drugs. We were the only school group that didn’t have to talk about bulling, drugs, violence or having a messy school because in our school these things don’t exist.
I want to thank you again for everything.

Tracy

Hi Fred,
I wanted to send you this email to let you know how pleased my husband and I are on Meghan’s progress. She is so happy at your school and her marks are a reflection of her positive attitude and hard work.
Thank you,

Tony Kent

Hi Mr. Gore,
Emily did very well in her last semester of grade 12 at Galt Collegiate with an average of 94%. She was accepted at The University of Waterloo, Guelph University, and also McMaster’s in Hamilton, but she decided to pick The University of Waterloo and she wants to major in one of the social sciences, since her greatest interest is in psychology. There’s no doubt th at the main reason for her turn around was her attendance at Scholars’ Hall for grade 10, 11 and the first semester of grade 12. Thanks very much for everything, and we all wish you good health and happiness…

Ivan, Nada and Vladimir Stanisic

Dear Mr. Gore,
It is hard to put in words appreciation that Ivan, Nada and I have for Scholars’ Hall and the work you and your staff have done and are doing. Scholars’ is fulfilling one of the noblest missions one can think of. Eight years have passed since we visited Scholars’ Hall for the first time but that meeting with you is still vivid in our memory. At that time we were at the grips of anxiety about Ivan’s progress at school. You assured us that Scholars’ Hall would look after everything related to Ivan’s academic development, relieving us from a tremendous burden. As you said, we just had to make sure Ivan gets a good night’s sleep and a good breakfast before coming to school. Ivan grew b not only academically but personally. He has built self-confidence, understood, faced and worked on overcoming his difficulties, developed into an independent, caring individual with versatile interests and a remarkable character. All this would not be possible without an effective approach, well thought out and honed through practice, that Scholars’ became renowned for. Moreover, Ivan had a privilege to interact with and benefit from great many fine teachers and educators.
With great pleasure we would like to let you know that Ivan got early acceptance to all programs that he applied to at various colleges. He had a privilege to select the one he found to suit him the most and that is Construction and Architecture Engineering Technology at Conestoga.
Kind Regards to Your Staff and You …. Best Wishes to Scholars’ Hall!

The Tonellato Family

Dear Mr.Gore:
I wanted to take the time to thank you for all you are doing for my family. The day we had the conversation about Emma joining Scholars’ Hall will always be a memorable moment in my life. That was a moment I have never experienced before. You went above and beyond to make it happen. Your kindness will make a difference on my children’s lives and I want to thank you and thank God for leading us to your school.
You welcomed my children into your family with open arms. Your teachers are amazing and so caring. I had my initial experience with Mr. Calahan and now Mrs. Dick. They are remarkable. Even the older students say hi to Brennan as he enters the school. Brennan’s home room teacher today greeted him warmly and welcomed him to class. Your administration team is so warm and always willing to help out. Jesse and Mary are really trying to show Emma all the great things she has to look forward to. What a wonderful team/family you have. My children LOVE going to school!! Not many kids can say that. We are proud to be apart of the Scholars’ Family. I just want to say thank you and let you know that you will always hold a special place in our hearts. God bless.

Katie Jetter

Dear Mr. Gore,
Just recently I have won 2nd place in a bra design contest for Wonder Bra. Not only did the head of wonder bra personally acknowledge me, but also she wanted a picture with my design and myself. The design was for an event called “Braz for a Cauze” (Breast Cancer Foundation). Another assignment I earned 90% and placed 3rd in my division. Only 6 student designers will be invited to go to Fashion week in Toronto to display their collection. I really hope to be one of those six students designers.
My classes are running very well. The Scholars’ teachers who taught me all those years gave me the ability to stay focused; to take everything in like a sponge and to use my abilities to become a creative designer. Please thank the teachers at Scholars’ for me. They taught me the ability to keep with it; not give up on assignments easily; and that it’s OK to ask questions because most of the time it actually leaves an impact on not only the students but also my professors.
To the teachers I’m grateful; to you, I’m most grateful of all. I believe that a little bit of Scholars’ Hall is with me always with a b voice to be dedicated, open minded and have the courage to do anything I can set my mind to.

Paul Berger & Christine Arbuckle

We just wanted to take a quick moment out and say thank you to you and your team at the school. They say it takes a community to raise a child. Your community has helped Eric focus, develop his talents and learn a few life lessons. I`m certain that without your infrastructure he would be like many of his male friends preparing to repeat next year to upgrade their marks and likely ill prepared for the next step in our increasingly competitive society. Please share our thoughts with those on your team. A heartfelt thanks for being part of our journey.