achievements by our pupils
This year two smart girls, Shontelle and Chloe won significant art awards. Sarah-Anne won best student award at her fashion design college.
On to athletes
Chance, at 17, is now playing rugby league and can be seen on Foxtel. Liam, was awarded, best soccer goalie in WA for his age - he's in year 6, and will be going over to work with Manchester United next year for a couple of weeks. Nadia won 36 of the 38 tennis tournaments she played in WA last year in the under 10s.
India, in year 5, and currently being home schooled, has trained her mum's horses to show jump and has so many trophies that she can hardly get into her bedroom. Most weekends she wins seconds and thirds against adults all over WA.
And Thomas go-carts. He and his dad have a go-cart to pay for his go-carting. He's won plenty of cups and lots of money and is just about to start year 8.
When we get the centre we intend to have a notice board celebrating successes like these so please send us info of anyone you know who's done well. So far I'm getting a fridge full of photos.
Please think positive and concentrate on your kid's gifts. If you do not know what they are gifted in ... then find out. I have never met a dyslexic who is not gifted at something. Sadly many never find out what this is. I have taught so many kids who are gifted athletes, artists, designers, inventors, carers or actors. Many are gifted in all these areas.
It is sad that many of the schools these gifted kids attend are not supportive of them as athletes. Many have to taken out of school and home-schooled, because teachers complain when they miss a day to attend a big event that is a long way from home. I am still getting emails every week from worried parents who are looking at buying technology like Dragonworks, so that their kids can complete homework assignments. Please understand that every dyslexic can be taught to read and write quite quickly when taught the correct way. I am turning kids around all the time.
Chloe, when visiting me at Christmas told me that she can now read anything and wants to be an author and illustrator when she gets older. 6 months ago she was described as 'illiterate'. She learnt to read so quickly that she sometimes forgets she can read. At Christmas dinner she asked her mum to read the cracker joke. Her mum had to remind her that she could now read! Then she read it out.
Matthews, pictured above, was taken out of mainstream education in year 9 because he was not able to write a sentence. Now. 12 months later, one of his hobbies is producing detailed and amazing power point presentations.
It is important that your kids learn to read and type. If they cannot read then how do they find a road?
