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To Whom It May Concern:

Stewarttown Middle School is a school of approximately 480 students in grades 6, 7 and 8. On January 26th, our entire student body, staff and several parents from our School Council were treated to the one hour Absolute Experience. Fifteen energetic and talented young adults presented strong messages about the powerful impact of making life choices with respect to drugs and alcohol, bullying and sexuality. The Messages were conveyed through a multi-media presentation including a live band, dancers, photo slide show and personal testimonials from the performers regarding difficult life choices they had personally experienced. The show included an interactive segment in which a teacher and two students became performers as well.

Although these messages are a part of the Ontario Curriculum through Choices Into Action, and we have been presenting these messages in various ways for several years, I feel the impact of the Absolute message was perhaps the most effective format yet, possibly because our students can identify so well with the performers who are not too far removed from their own age.

The Absolute crew was here on time, despite some very nasty and threatening weather. They came with an entire moving van full of multi-media equipment, lights , etc. and they set up and dismantled everything without disturbing the operation of the school. Several performers engaged in interactions with students during the recess break as well.

I recommend the Absolute experience to middle and high schools without hesitation.

Sincerely yours,

Odette Bartnicki,
Principal

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