This is my second time participating in this, and it doesn’t get easier. It was hard to open up to people that I didn’t know, but it was a great experience. It was hard to see people cry, even if I didn’t know them, and especially difficult to see the amount that go ...

Dear Jack, Thank you for everything you taught us. Most of this will hopefully be with me throughout my life. I realize a lot of things and I feel so determined to face all my challenges in my life. Thanks! 🙂 I promise to do something to make people feel safe in my ...

I enjoyed the experience because I met new people. Thanks for getting our family together.

Parent attended My Family Talks Workshop

It was great to let our emotions just be free for a day!!

Emma age 14, grade 9

Being a leader for this time through, I had different expectations and responsibilities but it still had a huge impact on me. For instance, I wasn’t expecting my younger peers to open up as much as they did and I was able to realize that even with the age difference, we all experience ...

Excellent! Thank you very much Jack! Our colleagues will greatly appreciate the list of wonderful and engaging activities!

W. Lee (Vice Principal)

Today helped me realize that I’m not the only one struggling with situations. Now I have some people I might go to for help that I wouldn’t have before. It helped me also realize people are being judged for more than race or gender. My friends helped me do this allowing me to ...

Thank you for showing me ways to respond and to keep under control.

Parent attended My Family Talks Workshop

I feel closer to people I never thought possible!

Kate age 14, grade 9

Dear Jack, Thank you so much for coming to Madonna! I think all of us here will take lessons back and put them in effect in our lives. I really liked how you emphasized listening and its importance. In this fast-paced world we now live in, we all don’t listen to each other ...

My expectations for the day were that it could get the majority of people emotional which would most likely get me emotional too. Personally I think the most important message you guys were trying to get across was that people have problems in their lives and when you tease them it doesn’t make ...

It felt good to know that I wasn’t the only one that had all these troubles.

Jason age 14, grade 9

Thank you for the kind words. You really did make a great impression on my students. Your workshop has helped many of them look at themselves and each other with kinder eyes. I also hope we can work together again.

Bonita (Leadership Program)

Dear Jack, Thank you for today. Today you helped me very much. You helped me to let out my bottled up feelings. You made it a fun experience, while we were learning to trust complete strangers. Today you showed me that I’m not alone and that I have an amazing support system, that ...

Dear Jack, Your workshop was a very good experience for me and I think all of the other girls as well. All of the activities seemed to work well with everyone and I think we all learned something today. The booklet also gave us a chance to express ourselves and learn more. The ...

Dear Jack, I did enjoy the experience because I feel that it has in some way made me realize the hardships of being a parent that I had not realized before. Thank you so much for presenting this opportunity to me. I appreciate your way of showing me that there are people out ...

Dear Jack, This experience with the younger students was interesting and inspiring. I felt that I have had done a pretty good job in reaching out, and also learned to do better with communication, thanks to your workshop training sessions. Although these workshops were surely successful and moving for the students at the ...

Dear Jack, Today was a great experience overall for me because I got to know other students more and learned the qualities of a leader. This taught me to improve my listening skills, and to become a better person. Thank you for taking your time to come to Madonna. (original message)

Dear Jack, I wasn’t here for the whole day, but from when I came to the end of day the activities that I did were very helpful. The last game we played, cross the line, was very “intense” because the questions weren’t simple questions, they really made you think and express what you ...