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Wendy,
Brown Owl 6th October 2007
Staffordshire Brownies Can't think of anything it was 'fantastic'.
Brown Owl 6th October 2007
Staffordshire Brownies Can't think of anything it was 'fantastic'.
Gina,
Brown Owl 25th September 2007
North Yorkshire Brownies Excellent!!.
Brown Owl 25th September 2007
North Yorkshire Brownies Excellent!!.
Carol,
25th September 2007
North Yorkshire Guides The young man who came to our day worked hard all day and was very enthusiastic. The brownies thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the adults did too!.
25th September 2007
North Yorkshire Guides The young man who came to our day worked hard all day and was very enthusiastic. The brownies thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the adults did too!.
Annette,
Arts Admin & Informa 22nd September 2007
Wiltshire Youth Groups We hired the Circus Skills Workshop during our Arts Award Moderation event as a reward for their hard work. The artist, Jem, asked us about the group he would be working with. The workshop was well structured and he catered for special needs of the young people. His performance was ambitious and whetted the appetite of the young people involved. His manner was very friendly and relaxed, yet he maintained control throughout.\nI would highly recommend Shooting Stars and Jem : he truly lived up to his name!!.
Arts Admin & Informa 22nd September 2007
Wiltshire Youth Groups We hired the Circus Skills Workshop during our Arts Award Moderation event as a reward for their hard work. The artist, Jem, asked us about the group he would be working with. The workshop was well structured and he catered for special needs of the young people. His performance was ambitious and whetted the appetite of the young people involved. His manner was very friendly and relaxed, yet he maintained control throughout.\nI would highly recommend Shooting Stars and Jem : he truly lived up to his name!!.
Alyson,
Co-ordinator 21st September 2007
Gloucestershire Family Event Great fun for children and adults alike. The drop-in nature of the workshop made it very suitable for our Family Event and all feedback has been positive. Many thanks..
Co-ordinator 21st September 2007
Gloucestershire Family Event Great fun for children and adults alike. The drop-in nature of the workshop made it very suitable for our Family Event and all feedback has been positive. Many thanks..
Aran,
Business Workshops 15th September 2007
Greater London Corporate I would like to try something next time!!!!!.
Business Workshops 15th September 2007
Greater London Corporate I would like to try something next time!!!!!.
Amanda,
15th September 2007
Greater London Parties I would like to say a big THANK YOU to Nathan and Paul for the fantastic entertainment and tuition they put on for our party last Saturday. I was really impressed at how they engaged with all the children of differing ages and abilities. They worked their socks off and didn't take a break.\nI would be happy for you to quote me and will certainly recommend your company..
15th September 2007
Greater London Parties I would like to say a big THANK YOU to Nathan and Paul for the fantastic entertainment and tuition they put on for our party last Saturday. I was really impressed at how they engaged with all the children of differing ages and abilities. They worked their socks off and didn't take a break.\nI would be happy for you to quote me and will certainly recommend your company..
Judith,
7th September 2007
West Midlands School An excellent way for us to get to know our new pupils. The round-robin worked well but some were enjoying themselves so much that they kept re-appearing in the balancing section! \nIt was an excellent way of spotting new characters and their talents. Gave something for everyone - even the least enthusiastic got stuck-in by lunchtime..
7th September 2007
West Midlands School An excellent way for us to get to know our new pupils. The round-robin worked well but some were enjoying themselves so much that they kept re-appearing in the balancing section! \nIt was an excellent way of spotting new characters and their talents. Gave something for everyone - even the least enthusiastic got stuck-in by lunchtime..
JLongman,
Teacher 7th September 2007
West Midlands School Another enjoyable day. It really helped us get to know our new pupils..
Teacher 7th September 2007
West Midlands School Another enjoyable day. It really helped us get to know our new pupils..
Amy,
Early Intervention P 22nd August 2007
Greater London Pupil Referral Unit I found the workshop to be very flexible to our needs and the instructors to be very patient with our young people. They were able to provide age appropriate demontrations and equipment that impressed our age group of five up to sixteen. Working with young people and children who are at-risk and socially disadvantaged is no easy task but I was impressed with the level of engagement. Many thanks.
Early Intervention P 22nd August 2007
Greater London Pupil Referral Unit I found the workshop to be very flexible to our needs and the instructors to be very patient with our young people. They were able to provide age appropriate demontrations and equipment that impressed our age group of five up to sixteen. Working with young people and children who are at-risk and socially disadvantaged is no easy task but I was impressed with the level of engagement. Many thanks.
Amy,
Early Intervention Project Coordinator 22nd August 2007
Greater London Pupil Referral Unit While we had low participation at this event, the young people and parents who attended loved this part of our participation day. It was very good and Nick our facilitator was great. .
Early Intervention Project Coordinator 22nd August 2007
Greater London Pupil Referral Unit While we had low participation at this event, the young people and parents who attended loved this part of our participation day. It was very good and Nick our facilitator was great. .
Amanda,
Armadale youth group 5th August 2007
Leicestershire Youth Groups This was something connextions had never tried as a group but went down very well! Have had other enquiries about it from other youth groups too.
Armadale youth group 5th August 2007
Leicestershire Youth Groups This was something connextions had never tried as a group but went down very well! Have had other enquiries about it from other youth groups too.
Row,
Simba 1st August 2007
Oxfordshire Scouts Thank you once again to Steve and Jackie from Shooting Stars Circus Skills for a fantastic workshop day. I have received so many e-mails and calls of thanks and some say most of the children did not stop talking about their new skills learnt all the way home. .
Simba 1st August 2007
Oxfordshire Scouts Thank you once again to Steve and Jackie from Shooting Stars Circus Skills for a fantastic workshop day. I have received so many e-mails and calls of thanks and some say most of the children did not stop talking about their new skills learnt all the way home. .
Val,
Teacher 18th July 2007
Merseyside School Children really enjoyed the activities,which kept their interest for the whole session. Would suggest that uni cycles were too difficult for the children to use, although there were alternatives provided. .
Teacher 18th July 2007
Merseyside School Children really enjoyed the activities,which kept their interest for the whole session. Would suggest that uni cycles were too difficult for the children to use, although there were alternatives provided. .
Val,
Headteacher 18th July 2007
Merseyside School Would just like to say that we couldnt drag the children away at the end of the workshop - they enjoyed it so much! Stuart was exceptionally good with the children -at encouraging them to have a go and inspiring them with confidence. \n.
Headteacher 18th July 2007
Merseyside School Would just like to say that we couldnt drag the children away at the end of the workshop - they enjoyed it so much! Stuart was exceptionally good with the children -at encouraging them to have a go and inspiring them with confidence. \n.
Marian,
13th July 2007
East Sussex Family Event A walk-about session at a school event:\nEntertaining, enjoyable, good support with children and adults, conscious of safety, friendly, approchable, talented, wide range of skills, good fun, dressed as a jester which attracted children to watch the circus skills!.
13th July 2007
East Sussex Family Event A walk-about session at a school event:\nEntertaining, enjoyable, good support with children and adults, conscious of safety, friendly, approchable, talented, wide range of skills, good fun, dressed as a jester which attracted children to watch the circus skills!.
Gareth,
Head of LACESS (Lear 5th July 2007
Suffolk Family Event Mostly completed by my colleagues who were learning skills with the youngsters! We felt it was excellent..
Head of LACESS (Lear 5th July 2007
Suffolk Family Event Mostly completed by my colleagues who were learning skills with the youngsters! We felt it was excellent..
Suki,
5th July 2007
Wiltshire School \"Everybody thoroughly enjoyed the day and the children and activities were expertly managed. The activities were accessible to all levels of ability and the children were inspired to continue after the event.\".
5th July 2007
Wiltshire School \"Everybody thoroughly enjoyed the day and the children and activities were expertly managed. The activities were accessible to all levels of ability and the children were inspired to continue after the event.\".
EDDIE,
Teacher 4th July 2007
Voorschoten School THE PUPILS LOVED IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE HOSTED THE SHOOTING STARS TEAM. BOTH TIMES THE PUPILS HAVE LEARNT NEW SKILLS AND HAD SO MUCH FUN.
Teacher 4th July 2007
Voorschoten School THE PUPILS LOVED IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE HOSTED THE SHOOTING STARS TEAM. BOTH TIMES THE PUPILS HAVE LEARNT NEW SKILLS AND HAD SO MUCH FUN.
Caroline,
Events Co-ordinator 4th July 2007
Voorschoten School I would like to say what a fantastic job the Instructors did. Our students had an amazing time and have declared the circus skills course the best thing in activities week. We were all impressed by the professionalism and enthusiasm of the course leaders and by their emphasis on being inclusive. One of the highlights of our week was seeing students who do not normally get on stage or receive a cheer get up and perform in front of an audience. Thank you so much. We will be in touch about the possibility of booking for next year - we are going to contact the junior school and see if they would be interested in sharing the experience for a week. Caroline.
Events Co-ordinator 4th July 2007
Voorschoten School I would like to say what a fantastic job the Instructors did. Our students had an amazing time and have declared the circus skills course the best thing in activities week. We were all impressed by the professionalism and enthusiasm of the course leaders and by their emphasis on being inclusive. One of the highlights of our week was seeing students who do not normally get on stage or receive a cheer get up and perform in front of an audience. Thank you so much. We will be in touch about the possibility of booking for next year - we are going to contact the junior school and see if they would be interested in sharing the experience for a week. Caroline.
Denise,
3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities It was a fantastic session and the pupils had the time of their life!.
3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities It was a fantastic session and the pupils had the time of their life!.
Keith,
assistant cordinator 3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities good feedback from all the students..
assistant cordinator 3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities good feedback from all the students..
ALice,
Aimhigher Cordinator, LSBU 3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities Many thanks for a great interactive workshop..
Aimhigher Cordinator, LSBU 3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities Many thanks for a great interactive workshop..
ALice,
Aimhigher Cordinator, LSBU 3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities Thank you once again for another successful workshop for our year 10 summer school! If we have money in the budget to run the summerschool next year, I would hope to have you work on it again,.
Aimhigher Cordinator, LSBU 3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities Thank you once again for another successful workshop for our year 10 summer school! If we have money in the budget to run the summerschool next year, I would hope to have you work on it again,.
Chrissie,
Summer School co-ordinator 3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities Huge thanks to the Instructor, the students really enjoyed themselves!.
Summer School co-ordinator 3rd July 2007
Greater London School Holiday Activities Huge thanks to the Instructor, the students really enjoyed themselves!.
Jane,
30th June 2007
West Midlands School It was a wonderful day. All the children who took part were enthusiastic about it and really enjoyed it. It was good to see children who aren't particualy academic succeed with the skills they were taught. Well woth it. Thank you..
30th June 2007
West Midlands School It was a wonderful day. All the children who took part were enthusiastic about it and really enjoyed it. It was good to see children who aren't particualy academic succeed with the skills they were taught. Well woth it. Thank you..
E,
Sports Development Officer 29th June 2007
Leicestershire Leisure Centre Overall a good and most importantly fun experience for children and their families. A wide range of new activities to try..
Sports Development Officer 29th June 2007
Leicestershire Leisure Centre Overall a good and most importantly fun experience for children and their families. A wide range of new activities to try..
Julie,
27th June 2007
Greater London Brownies Excellent. Was perfect in assisting the Brownies with their 'Circus Performer Badge'. They learnt so much that they even put on a show at a leaving party for one of our guiders..
27th June 2007
Greater London Brownies Excellent. Was perfect in assisting the Brownies with their 'Circus Performer Badge'. They learnt so much that they even put on a show at a leaving party for one of our guiders..
Diane,
26th June 2007
Leicestershire School Very good..
26th June 2007
Leicestershire School Very good..
Daphne,
Leader 23rd June 2007
Pembrokeshire (Sir Penfro) Scouts Dear Steve
On behalf of 1st Kilgetty Scout group I'd like to say a special thank you to the Instructors for their hard work on Saturday.
The Beavers, and a few siblings in the morning thoroughly enjoyed themselves, a few finding skills they didn't know about. And the older children in the afternoon learnt different skills. All were well behaved thankfully. I hope your 2 helpers enjoyed their day with us.
Many thanks again for a wonderful day.
All the children enjoyed themselves trying out new equipment. Quite a few found skills they didn't know they had! Stilt walking, juggling, spinning plates. Thanks for helping us make our centenary year with something special.
Daphne.
Leader 23rd June 2007
Pembrokeshire (Sir Penfro) Scouts Dear Steve
On behalf of 1st Kilgetty Scout group I'd like to say a special thank you to the Instructors for their hard work on Saturday.
The Beavers, and a few siblings in the morning thoroughly enjoyed themselves, a few finding skills they didn't know about. And the older children in the afternoon learnt different skills. All were well behaved thankfully. I hope your 2 helpers enjoyed their day with us.
Many thanks again for a wonderful day.
All the children enjoyed themselves trying out new equipment. Quite a few found skills they didn't know they had! Stilt walking, juggling, spinning plates. Thanks for helping us make our centenary year with something special.
Daphne.
Jackie,
16th June 2007
Greater London School Our instructor was enthusiastic and worked very hard!.
16th June 2007
Greater London School Our instructor was enthusiastic and worked very hard!.
Patricia,
16th June 2007
Gloucestershire Brownies Paul was great. He showed the girls what to do, helped them when having difficulty and generally made it so that the guiders could play host to the rest of the people celebrating our Brownie 50th birthday. Not many of the older ladies joined in and Paul (quite rightly) adopted to focus on the Brownies and getting them to 'perform' to the rest of us, which was great. I'd recommend him and Shooting Stars Circus Skills to anyone. Patricia Leslie.
16th June 2007
Gloucestershire Brownies Paul was great. He showed the girls what to do, helped them when having difficulty and generally made it so that the guiders could play host to the rest of the people celebrating our Brownie 50th birthday. Not many of the older ladies joined in and Paul (quite rightly) adopted to focus on the Brownies and getting them to 'perform' to the rest of us, which was great. I'd recommend him and Shooting Stars Circus Skills to anyone. Patricia Leslie.
Nick,
Deputy Headteacher 14th June 2007
Cheshire School What a day! The children (and staff!) had a fantastic time. Our instructor was very entertaining and able - we hope to see him again in the future..
Deputy Headteacher 14th June 2007
Cheshire School What a day! The children (and staff!) had a fantastic time. Our instructor was very entertaining and able - we hope to see him again in the future..
Faith,
9th June 2007
Merseyside Guides We all loved the day. Hope to book you again sometime in the future!.
9th June 2007
Merseyside Guides We all loved the day. Hope to book you again sometime in the future!.
Janet,
6th June 2007
Herefordshire School Thanks- a brilliant day!.
6th June 2007
Herefordshire School Thanks- a brilliant day!.
Sally,
Teacher 5th June 2007
Greater London School We all had a great time and are looking forward to your visit in the summer. The parents certainly seemed to enjoy the sessions on Saturday. We had a full page spread in the local paper.\" \n(2004) Karen Holden "The children and staff of Horsenden Primary School enjoyed the circus workshops. The children were highly motivated and enthusiastic. I am sure it is an experience they will always look back on with fond memories. Keep up the great work! See you in October!!.
Teacher 5th June 2007
Greater London School We all had a great time and are looking forward to your visit in the summer. The parents certainly seemed to enjoy the sessions on Saturday. We had a full page spread in the local paper.\" \n(2004) Karen Holden "The children and staff of Horsenden Primary School enjoyed the circus workshops. The children were highly motivated and enthusiastic. I am sure it is an experience they will always look back on with fond memories. Keep up the great work! See you in October!!.
Sally,
Teacher 5th June 2007
Greater London School Children talk about the workshops for weeks afterwards. It is good to see the children (regards of age and ability) enjoying all the activities.\nThe staff looked forward to the workshops as much as the children!.
Teacher 5th June 2007
Greater London School Children talk about the workshops for weeks afterwards. It is good to see the children (regards of age and ability) enjoying all the activities.\nThe staff looked forward to the workshops as much as the children!.
Eve,
5th June 2007
West Midlands Guides Excellent evening! Paul was brilliant with the Guides and they all had a great time and achieved some new skills. We would love to have him back (if he can bear it) to do a bit more - maybe towards the end of the year?\nA Tuesday evening sometime in Dec/ Jan same times would be good - don't know how quickly you get booked up but I guess pretty rapidly so could you let me have some dates which might be possible?.
5th June 2007
West Midlands Guides Excellent evening! Paul was brilliant with the Guides and they all had a great time and achieved some new skills. We would love to have him back (if he can bear it) to do a bit more - maybe towards the end of the year?\nA Tuesday evening sometime in Dec/ Jan same times would be good - don't know how quickly you get booked up but I guess pretty rapidly so could you let me have some dates which might be possible?.
Manda,
Arts Development Off 2nd June 2007
Worcestershire Family Event Circus skills worked brilliantly and attracted families- Who all enjoyed something! Thanks!.
Arts Development Off 2nd June 2007
Worcestershire Family Event Circus skills worked brilliantly and attracted families- Who all enjoyed something! Thanks!.
Farrelly,
23rd May 2007
Essex School Very good but would have been better if there was another experianced instructor as we have large classes and most staff can not juggle ect..
23rd May 2007
Essex School Very good but would have been better if there was another experianced instructor as we have large classes and most staff can not juggle ect..
Vivki,
22nd May 2007
Greater London School We invited circus skills to come to our school to spend 50 minutes with each of our year 7 classes, and one session with ten students from all years. it was a fantastic day, all the students were engaged and challenged. The lesson pace was excellent. To really get the most out of the session it is good to have a person there all day to help on a balancing activity. Our school had our ssco there all day helping which freed up the instructor to add another exiting activity. I definatly recommend shooting stars circus skills!.
22nd May 2007
Greater London School We invited circus skills to come to our school to spend 50 minutes with each of our year 7 classes, and one session with ten students from all years. it was a fantastic day, all the students were engaged and challenged. The lesson pace was excellent. To really get the most out of the session it is good to have a person there all day to help on a balancing activity. Our school had our ssco there all day helping which freed up the instructor to add another exiting activity. I definatly recommend shooting stars circus skills!.
Caroline,
Teacher 17th May 2007
Kent School Everyone has said how much they enjoyed the day and would like to do it again. .
Teacher 17th May 2007
Kent School Everyone has said how much they enjoyed the day and would like to do it again. .
Rita,
Teacher 17th May 2007
Kent School Jeb was great - so friendly, expert and the children loved the day - thank you!!!.
Teacher 17th May 2007
Kent School Jeb was great - so friendly, expert and the children loved the day - thank you!!!.
Cleo,
12th May 2007
Buckinghamshire Youth Groups Fantastic workshop, next time I hope to participate fully. Kids loved it and was a big hit..
12th May 2007
Buckinghamshire Youth Groups Fantastic workshop, next time I hope to participate fully. Kids loved it and was a big hit..
Jackie,
12th May 2007
Lincolnshire Scouts What a smashing day. 87 children & 9 adults enjoyed a fun packed and friendly day. They're still talking about it. The use of the camera was a great idea. We've copied the CD & passed it around the groups. Many thanks Steve, you're a STAR we will book you again..
12th May 2007
Lincolnshire Scouts What a smashing day. 87 children & 9 adults enjoyed a fun packed and friendly day. They're still talking about it. The use of the camera was a great idea. We've copied the CD & passed it around the groups. Many thanks Steve, you're a STAR we will book you again..
Emma,
3rd May 2007
Nottinghamshire School Wow! We all has afantastic day, our youngest children are only two years old but they interacted with all the actities. The older pre school children learnt new skills, they can now all spin a plate on a stick!! Cant wait for you to come back next year!!.
3rd May 2007
Nottinghamshire School Wow! We all has afantastic day, our youngest children are only two years old but they interacted with all the actities. The older pre school children learnt new skills, they can now all spin a plate on a stick!! Cant wait for you to come back next year!!.
Charlotte,
12th April 2007
Greater London Youth Groups The workshop captured all our year 10 students interest in a way i had hoped would happen but wasnt certain it would!.
12th April 2007
Greater London Youth Groups The workshop captured all our year 10 students interest in a way i had hoped would happen but wasnt certain it would!.
Hannah,
5th April 2007
Worcestershire Family Event The workshops were very well and efficiantly organised. the instructor kept good control of the group and maintained structure, even with a very young age group. We had lots of positive feedback from all the children and mothers who enjoyed the full range of activties provided. All in all, two very successful days, very different from each other (one very structured, one very free) but both extremely enjoyable..
5th April 2007
Worcestershire Family Event The workshops were very well and efficiantly organised. the instructor kept good control of the group and maintained structure, even with a very young age group. We had lots of positive feedback from all the children and mothers who enjoyed the full range of activties provided. All in all, two very successful days, very different from each other (one very structured, one very free) but both extremely enjoyable..
Fay,
Theatre Heritage Acc 27th March 2007
West Midlands Family Event The workshop leader Worked with us on the day to decide how we should work the drop-in style workshops. It was an outside large public event so it was great to work with someone so flexible who responded to our inparticular needs..
Theatre Heritage Acc 27th March 2007
West Midlands Family Event The workshop leader Worked with us on the day to decide how we should work the drop-in style workshops. It was an outside large public event so it was great to work with someone so flexible who responded to our inparticular needs..
St,
12th March 2007
West Midlands School A fabulous experience for all the children. Pauls was very patient and also encouraging with the children and led them through the activity well. The children were all very keen and enjoyed learning new and exciting skills. Follow up work afterwards showed their interest and enthusiasm..
12th March 2007
West Midlands School A fabulous experience for all the children. Pauls was very patient and also encouraging with the children and led them through the activity well. The children were all very keen and enjoyed learning new and exciting skills. Follow up work afterwards showed their interest and enthusiasm..