NEWS: “Miss Val” makes kids marvel at their abilities 26 Apr 10

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Recently one of PosMAD’s Master Licensed Partners delivered not one, not two, but three Creative Approaches to Learning events at Primary schools in the Worcestershire area.  Val, who was initially quite nervous about the events, ran 2 CAL events back to back on one day, before doing a third on the next.  Despite her fears, her passion, energy and drive won over her audiences and the response she received was more than encouraging.

“I had six teachers watch me and most of the feedback consisted of 4`s and 5`s,” Val reported in the Linked In Positively MAD forum, adding that she felt great afterwards. “The kids were great and insisted calling me MISS VAL when I said just call me Val.”

The kids were delighted with ‘Miss Val’ and participated wholly and with gusto in the event, and even the teachers were up ‘chopping and sawing’ as VAL used kinaesthetic approaches to engage her audience. “One teacher came back after break smiling, having managed to do pinkie and thumb.”

Val even managed the penguin races and had everyone up and swinging their hips like professional skiers, although she did add that this was exhausting and made her ache the next day like she had done three sessions at a gym!

Val has been proactive in adapting the content of the course to suit the needs of the audiences, and has garnered praise for her efforts, her energy and her enthusiastic approach.  During her sessions, the students were amazed at how easily they were able to remember the information presented – even impressing teachers with their ability to recall so many facts. “I am not sure who enjoyed it most, the teachers, the students or me?” Val commented afterwards, clearly buzzing from the experience.

All of us here at PosMAD wish to congratulate VAL on conquering her initial fears and on proving to be such an effective presenter and an inspiration to her audiences and to other Positively MAD licensees.