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4/9/09, Selkirk NY- “It engaged students who had an opportunity to participate as well, while reinforcing math concepts. Feedback from teachers and students was very positive.” C.V., Principal, A.W. Becker School

4/2/09, Jordan NY- “Arithmetickles” got the kids engaged with high energy and enthusiasm for math.” M.H., Teacher, Ramsdell Elementary

4/2/09, Jordan NY- “A very educational show of a high interest level to the students. I learned a few new games that I couldn’t wait to use with my class, especially the “Boo” counting game! Thank you for bringing your show to our school. The students were “buzzing” when they returned to the classroom. It was great to see math portrayed in such a fun way.” B.H., Teacher, Ramsdell Elementary

4/1/09, Rayland OH- “It was an excellent way to make math more alive and meaningful in our students’ lives. And you can’t top the performance. Students were excited and wanted replays in class. The faculty gave it a A+! Many of the topics we will need for diagnostic and achievement testing in April were also covered.” R.R., Title 1 Math, Northwest School

3/19/09, Thornwood NY- “The presenter was wonderful! The skits were clever and creative and gave ideas to the teachers for talking about math in a more practical way with a fresh approach.” Mixed Teachers, Columbus Elementary

3/17/09, Deer Park NY- “Yes, we would recommend Arithmetickles to other schools. Our math resource teachers couldn’t thank us enough for bringing this program in. The performer was outstanding.” E.P. , JFK School

3/3/09, Hadley MA- “What a terrific program for children of all ages. We used this program to kick off a whole day about math. The children were so excited the rest of the day! We loved it!!” P.C., Teacher, Hadley Elementary

2/27/09, Jackson NJ- “This program was fantastic! The program was targeted to all grade levels from K-5 which is not an easy task. Well done! The presenter was wonderful with the kids & keeping control of the program. Thank you for being so accommodating with rescheduling when we had a delayed opening. Your company is a pleasure to work with.” R.K., Teacher, Rosenauer School

2/24/09, Ellicott City, MD- “I would definitely recommend this assembly to other schools. Each performance was engaging, entertaining and age-appropriate. The students genuinely enjoyed themselves and were eager to participate. Staff and students loved the fantastic performer. Another great thing was that the presenter was able to set up and break down the show very easily and needed little to no help from our staff.” J.B., Cultural Arts Chair, Manor Woods Elementary

2/23/09, Bethesda MD- “The show was energized, interactive, attention-getting and made you think about numbers.” R.B., Teacher, St. Jane de Chantel School

2/13/09, West Palm Beach FL- “The program not only demonstrated for students how learning math can be fun but it also demonstrated for teachers how to be creative in planning future math activities. Simply wonderful!” T.H., Seminole Trails Elementary

2/13/09, Saratoga NY- “High energy, lots of enthusiasm from students and teachers. Fun and entertaining review of math skills. Age and skill level appropriate, lots of audience participation, excellent emphasis on having fun with math.” K.L., Cultural Arts Liason, Geyser Road School

2/12/09, Loudonville NY- “You held the students’ attention throughout the program. Thank you once again! This is my last year chairing this committee and you have been my favorite program to book! Your professionalism is quite notable and most importantly, the kids love the program!” T.C., Cultural Chair, Southgate School

2/11/09, South Glens Falls NY- “This is by far one of the best programs we have had at our school. Not only was it entertaining but it was so educational. I picked up some ideas to use in the future.” C.F., Teacher, Harrison Avenue School

2/11/09, South Glens Falls NY- “The host was BY FAR the best presenter we have ever seen. I will play some of the games in my class – thank you for the great ideas!” A.S., Teacher, Harrison Avenue School

/10/09, Chesterfield MA- “Unlike other performances that come to schools, “Arithmetickles” kept most all students engaged throughout – even my most distractible 3rd graders! It was entertaining as well as helpful and relevant to our math curriculum. We were very pleased with the show.” J.L., Teacher, New Hingham School

2/10/09, Orange Park FL- “We had two shows, one for K-2 & one for 3-6. The shows were completely different and appropriate for each level and it was a fantastic performance! Even the rambunctious 3-6 graders totally loved it!” T.O., Assistant Principal, S Bryan Jeary School

1/7/09, Wayne NJ- “We have had other programs at the school and none have held the attention like “Arithmetickles” did.” K. K., Cultural Enrichment Committee, James Fallon School

12/18/08, Allentown PA- “Arithmetickles” was wonderfully engaging for our students and staff. The content of the program was very relevant to the elementary mathematics curriculum.” C.M., Principal, Kratzer Elementary

11/19/08, Monessen PA- “As a parent, I thoroughly enjoyed the show! The students and faculty had a great time. The presenter was energetic and able to relate to each group of students on their age appropriate level.” B.B., Monessen Elementary

11/19/08, Monessen PA- “The students thought it was a lot of fun and enjoyed going on stage. They thought it was hilarious to have their teachers on stage as well. At first some did not want to go because it was a math assembly. When we got back to the room they couldn’t stop talking about how much they liked it.” J.L., Teacher, Monessen Elementary

11/7/08, Columbia TN- “The program excited the children about math. They used their minds and bodies to solve math problems. It was great fun! Children, teachers, and guests enjoyed the show.” Z.D., Facilitator, Mt. Pleasant School

11/4/08, Columbia TN- “It was fun for the students and gave teachers great ideas as to how to incorporate fun interactive games in math. Everything ran very smoothly!” L.C., Facilitator, Howell School

10/30/08, Roselle IL- “I would recommend this program to other schools because it is entertaining as well as educational. It opens up a whole a new way of thinking about math. Thank you for a wonderful assembly.” T.S., Programs Coordinator, Waterbury School

10/22/08, Glenview IL- “Teachers were very positive on this show. They stated the show was engaging and made students think. “Arithmetickles” received the highest praise of any program I have ever been involved with for 5 years!” C.K., Learning Center Director, Winkelman Elementary

5/30/08, Burlingame CA- “Students were motivated and engaged. We will recommend this to other schools!” L.U. , Principal, Lincoln School

5/29/08, Pacifica CA- “It’s hard to find an assembly that teaches while entertaining and this is one of the best assemblies ever. The presenter was wonderful, able to entertain and manage the students in addition to being was very easy and enjoyable to work with.” R.G., Vallemar School
3/26/08, Methuen, MA-“Great ideas and concepts!” K. G., Math Coach, Tenney Grammar School

3/25/08, Onset, MA-“Age appropriate. Engaging. Content specific and lots of fun. What else could you ask for?” J. F., Asst. Principal, Hammond Elementary School

3/24/08, Cumberland, RI-“Good math vocabulary used. Performer was personable and very energetic which the kids loved.” E. R., Librarian, Cumberland Hill School

3/24/08, Cranston, RI-“Great show. I’ve incorporated some of the activities into my students’ lunch periods. They love it!” D. A., Principal, Glen Hills Elementary School

3/17/08, Kenosha, WI-“The presenter was awesome!” L. KC., Principal, Grant Elementary School

3/11/08, Farmington Hills, MI-“The students and the presenter both displayed high energy performances!” J. V., Assistant Principal, St. Fabian School

3/11/08, West Orange, NJ-“Wonderful! The presenter kept students of all ages engaged. The whole program was interactive from start to finish. He even got the teachers involved, which the students loved!”
G. R., Program Coordinator, Solomon Schechter School

3/5/08, Asheboro, NC-“This was a fun assembly for the students and was age appropriate.” D. M. Principal, Tabernacle Elementary School

3/5/08, Winston-Salem, NC-“Arithmetickles was very educational, exciting and enjoyable. The kids enjoyed it as well as the parents. Keep up the good work!” S. S., VP, PTA, Diggs Elementary School

2/29/08, Brooklyn, NY-“Great audience participation, sound effects, music, and organization. We truly loved this show. Everyone is still talking about it. You are doing a fantastic job of bringing math to the forefront. Keep up the great work!” C. S., Math Coach, PS #9

2/29/08, Leominster, MA-“Very educational and engaging. Great job!” A.C., Third Grade Teacher, Southeast Elementary School

2/28/08, New Hartford, CT-“I would not only recommend ‘Arithmetickles’, I would consider schools who do not have it to be severely lacking. Love, love, loved it!!” E. C., Committee Member Ann Antolini & New Hartford Elementary School

2/27/08, Prospect, CT-“Loved the show. Enjoyed the entire program. It was a fun and entertaining way to show the kids the importance of math.” S.H., Enrichment Co-Chair, Community School

2/26/08, Clinton, CT-“The kids loved it! The teachers loved it!” C. N., Cultural Coordinator, Pierson Elementary School

2/21/08, West Chester, PA-“Student and teacher responses were very positive! I love d the way Jordan dealt with some unexpected student answers, redirecting with positive humor and encouragement – never belittling. Thank you!” L. B., HSA Assemblies Co-Chair, E. Goshen Elementary School

2/20/08, Huntingdon Valley, PA-“The Arithmetickles show was outstanding and our students and staff are still talking about it. It was enthusiastically received by both grades and held their attention the entire time. Mike, the presenter, was fabulous! Thanks so much for a wonderful assembly.” J.D., Assistant Principal, Murray Avenue School

2/19/08, Enola, PA-“I would most definitely recommend this program. Our presenter was fabulous! The show was well received by staff and students.” P. T., PTA Outreach Program Coordinator, Shaull School

2/15/08, Brooklyn, NY-“I would recommend this program…it was recommended to me. Jordan was great and seemed to really enjoy what he was doing.” D. F., Math Teacher, P.S. 315

2/13/08, North Babylon, NY-“Just a wonderful program. Presenter was enthusiastic! Super super!” N.M., Principal, William E. DeLuca School

1/31/08 – Berkeley, CA-“The games can be easily implemented in the classrooms! Great!” C.W., Le Conta School

1/28/08 – Milpitas, CA-“The program was explained clearly; it was entertaining yet educational. Jordan had a positive attitude that was helpful to students who gave wrong answers; he explained games in a manner that nervous stage kids could understand and involved the whole audience.” G. F. Lead Teacher, John Sinnott School

1/25/08-Laurence Harbor, NJ-“The presenter was fabulous! One of the best assemblies we have had in a while. There are not too many math programs that are this interesting.” R. P., Memorial Elementary School

1/24/08 - Rutherford, NJ-“Our students had a wonderful time. They were engaged in each activity and were excited to try them right away. This program was interactive and informative. I have already used the activities in my classroom.” S. B., Program Coordinator, Lincoln School

1/24/08 - Rutherford, NJ-“Loved the way all age groups got to get on stage – no grade level felt left out. Very enthusiastic show!” E.G., PTA President, Lincoln School

1/23/08-Stockton, CA-“Just wanted you to know that Jordan did a fantastic job. Please let him know that that evening I had a group of 3rd and 4th grade boys with me and they started to play the BOO game and then taught it to my son’s 7th grade friends who go to a different school. Thanks again.” M. C. PTSA Barron Elementary School

1/22/08 – Modesto, CA-“The students were engaged and eager to participate. The kindergarten students were able to participate also. Nicely done, thank you.” S. D., Kindergarten Teacher, Sonoma School

1/22/08 – Modesto, CA-“The students were quickly engaged by the presenter and have been playing the games during rainy day recesses.” 6th Grade Teacher, Sonoma School

1/18/08 – Palmdale, CA-“Jordan was great! He even stayed late and did not complain. We want to have you at our school every year.” M. B., Principal

1/15/08, Wildomar, CA-“Our staff and students loved Jordan and his presentation. We would gladly recommend this assembly. It was awesome!” L.G., VP of Programs, PTA Ronald Reagan Elementary School

1/11/08-San Diego, CA-“Jordan did a great job! Several children stopped me in the halls to tell me how funny they thought Jordan was throughout the show. Several teachers told me they enjoyed the show and were very impressed.” M.A., PTA Vice President

1/10/08-Norwalk, CA-“Jordan did an excellent job working with the audience numbers that we got that night. He was very flexible and friendly. He made everyone feel willing to participate. He also did a wonderful job talking with press, board members and families as well. In fact, there was a middle school teacher present and he wants to bring the program to his school Thank you!!” L.F., Huerta, Elementary School

1/10/08, Colton CA-“Fantastic job! Very engaging.” E.C., Assistant Principal, Wilson Elementary School

12/21/07, Maspeth, NY-“Thank you for a wonderful, exciting, fun-filled show.” G. S. Teacher, Enrichment Coordinator, PS 153, Queens

12/20/07, Landisville, PA-“The presenter was very kind and easy to talk to. Excellent job engaging students.” C. O., Music Teacher, Landisville Intermediate Center

12/18/07, Williamstown, NJ-“When I introduced Jordan to the 3rd and 4th grade classes and told them the assembly was about math there was a collective moan. But before the assembly was over they were cheering for more. This was educational and entertaining, and there are not many times these two words can be used at the same time in one sentence!” S. H., BSI teacher/Math Specialist, Oak Knoll School

12/17/07, Yardley, PA-“Absolutely fabulous!! Great energy and enthusiam – everyone was engaged!” C.K., PTO Assembly Coordinator, Makefield Elementary School

12/12/07, Wayne, NJ-“The show was great! Thank you!” D. P., PTO Cultural Arts Chairperson, Theunis Dey School

12/7/07, Berryville, VA – “We have already recommended this program to other schools.”  J.L., PTO President

12/4/07, Medford, NY – “Excellent shows!” M.M., PTA Cultural Arts Rep.

11/29/07, Dalton, MA – “Absolutely recommend to other schools.  Positive responses from students, teachers, and parents.  Great job with all age levels!  Excellent, interactive and fun!!!”  K. M., Enrichment Coordinator

11/28/07, Westford, MA – “Our PTO is looking to fund Arithmetickles in multiple grades next year.  Our Math Curriculum Coordinator attended the show and thought the content was expertly aligned with the State and National Mathematics Standards.” S.K., Assistant Principal

11/20/07, Floyds Knobs, IN – “The students enjoyed the program and were enthusiastic during the program.”  P.B., Teacher

11/16/2007,Floral Park, NY-"...Recommended to other schools. It was both entertaining and educational." PS191Q

11/15/2007, West Orange, NJ-"...we all thoroughly enjoyed Arithmetickles performance this morning at the Gregory School. The host was terrific and really did a fantastic job of engaging the students, entertaining them, all the while getting them to think,too! In addition to myself, the teachers, our PTA President and our principal all had the opportunity to watch and the reviews were all great: It was money and time well spent!"
A.D.-PTA, Gregory School

11/14/2007, Prospect, Pa-"...students and teachers loved the show!!!" Moraine Elementary School

11/8/2007, Crystal Lake, IL-"...Thank you for your wonderful performance and keeping the children engaged...the students clearly got involved with the learning process and skillful blend of audience participation, comedy, mime and games. Arithmetickles really captured the awareness of math. Thanks for moving math out of the textbook and into real life!" West Elementary

11/3/2007,Northport, Long Island, NY-"Dear Crystal: I just wanted to let you know how wonderful our two presentations of "Arithmetickles" were!    The programs were engaging, entertaining  and very educational -- and each assembly was perfectly suited to the age groups it was presented to.Please let the artists know how much we appreciated their efforts, and also pass this letter on to the agency which provided funding for our reduced fee.  It is so important to get children to understand that math should not be "scary" and that it can be fun --  and not frustrating.  The  "Arithmetickles" assemblies certainly got this message across and at the same time, tickled everyone's funny bones! Thank you again for these two wonderful shows.  We look forward  to having "Arithmetickles" return again  to our school sometime in the not too distant future."A.M.-Cultural Arts Chairperson,Ocean Avenue Elementary PTA

November 2, 2007, Howell, MI-“The students were very engaged and talked a lot about the show afterwards.” K. M., Head Teacher/Assembly Coordinator, Voyager Elementary School

10/30/2007,Arcola,IL-"...staff and students loved it! Our teachers are using ideas from the assembly in the classroom!" Arcola Elementary

10/24/2007, Frederick, MD-"The program was very enjoyable!! Very impressed when the presenter had the upper grades and kept their attention...a big hit and really made the kids think!!" T.L.-Kemptown Elementary

10/22/2007,Belcamp,MD-"All of or teachers and students loved it. They said it was the best assembly we've ever had. Thank you!!" A.B.-Church Creek Elementary

10/18/2007, Mechanicsville, Va -"Everyone loved the assembly! Teachers and kids alike said it was great! I saw both performances and completely agree.The presenter was fantastic with the kids. I know, dollars permitting, we'll definitely have the show back next year!" B.S.- Coldharbor Elementary School

10/18/2007,Mechanicsville, Va-"It was an entertaining way to prove that math is a part of our daily lives. I liked the quick games and it was great to have fun with math!!" K.Webb-Cold Harbor Elementary School

10/18/2007,Mechanicsville,Va-"Wonderful, love the student interaction!!" V.Davis-Cold Harbor Elementary School

10/16/2007,Charlotte,N.C.-"The presenter was very personable and genuinely happy to be at our school....liked the pace of the K2 program...both programs were great!!" McAlpine Elementary

10/15/2007, High Point, N.C.-"Our students enjoyed it tremendously, it was very hands-on and creative in providing excitement for learning math" C.A.- Phoenix Academy

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