| "Thank you so very much for letting me observe and participate in your classes yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. You have definitely developed a curriculum that meets the developmental needs of the children, and making learning FUN!" |
| Kyrie Sankaran, Ph. D. |
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| "Krickett Jones Halpern's creativity, passion for children, and rich knowledge of brain science come together in a fun, engaging drumming program. It should be in all schools!" |
| Christine Stevens, author of Music Medicine; founder, UpBeat Drum Circles |
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| "Drum to LEARN is an extraordinary program with lots of hands-on creativity and effective skills for all grade levels. What Krickett is doing strikes gold! School-wide all of our students are thriving and growing from the drumming experience." |
| Mr. Luis Rojas, Principle of Newcastle Elementary |
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| "One of Pax’s teachers told Chad, my husband, in a serious way how amazing the drum session was! They were really impressed! Even one of the kids drew a picture for Pax, thanking him because she had been talking about it all night with her parents! Thank you so much, you made an impression!" |
| Alison Brown, mom of Pax 3 years old |
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| "Drumming makes me feel… | …happy and excited." |
Sterling, Age 5 |
| …better." |
Elizabeth, Age 5 |
| …happy." |
Charlize, Age 4 |
| …like going to the zoo." |
Tifany, Age 4 |
| …like jumping up and down." |
Bijou, Age 4 |
| …like playing soccer." |
Alexis, Age 4 |
| …like eating ice cream." |
Emely, Age 4 |
| …like dancing." |
Drake, Age 5 |
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| "Thanks for making Mondays the highlight of the week." |
| Preschool mom of a 3 year old |
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| "You opened my heart." |
| Kenia, Age 8, 3rd grade |
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| "You made my life more interesting. You might make me succeed on the super bowl, aka, CST test. Today I felt nervous when I was in the middle of the class doing the rumble. Starting today I am going to "slow down, stop and think" and go to bed early." |
| Noelia, Age 8, 3rd grade |
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| "This is an amazing program. I’d love to have this at my girls’ school." |
| Devon, Parent at the Library |
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| "I like the smooth drum, I like the colorful drums. I like drumming, I am so happy." |
| Yetziri, Age 6, 1st grade |
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| "Drumming makes me feel…excited, like when I go to Disneyland. I liked it when Miss Krickett made us drum louder." |
| Zoey, Age 5, Pre-Kindergarten |
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| "Krickett is an inspirational teacher who brings out the best in her students through drumming." |
| Lucia Johnson, CEO Relax Inc. |
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| "(I'm) Grateful for team building; we have music and movement scheduled everyday so we can literally use what we did here today." |
| Stacia, Preschool teacher |
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| "Thank you for teaching us many things and for giving us your time. What I liked a lot was the wave and the rumble. But mostly I thank you because you taught every one how to work as a team and we all like that. Thank you." |
| Alex, Age 10, 5th grade |
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| "Thank you so much for all of things you have done for us. You helped me on so many tests with "slow down, stop and think." I will take that with me throughout my years for sure. I learned so much more from you other than just that, like how much concentration can really affect things. I know now that team work can really make a difference. I want to thank you again for being so kind to all of us by giving us a time we will never forget." |
| Saul, Age 11, 5th grade |
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