What Parents are Saying About the Florida Trip

What an unbelievable experience our children have been offered, with our very brave and adventurous teachers. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

This is our third child going to Florida and after many years they are still talking about it. It was an amazing experience for our kids. Mr Oschman, thank you very much for making this possible for our kids.

Thank you Mr. Oschman and Mr. Woodward for taking our kids on this great trip. This is our second child going. What a fantastic experience for learning about Florida and the marine life there, as well as themselves!

We truly appreciate your willingness to take all of these middle schooler's on this adventure across the country!

I would like to thank you for organizing such an amazing trip. My daughter loved it and she will remember such an amazing experience for all her life.

Good morning! Thank you for making a memory of a lifetime for B. Throughout the year, you inspired her to LOVE science and this trip just made her the happiest child on earth. Thank you:). I know it isn't easy even though you make it seem that way.

You can sign up my son, (incoming 6th grader) for next year. There are two more after that!

Dear Mr. Oschman, Mr. Hendrickson, and Mr. Woodward -

I would like to thank you very much for the wonderful time that my son, S., had on the trip to Florida.

This trip was, I believe, one of those significant experiences helps a child grow exponentially. S. came back filled with excitement and memories that he was bursting to share. More importantly he came back a much more "worldly" and confident young man. This was a special experience for him. And so it deserves a special thanks to you all.

I know that these sorts of experiences would not be possible if not for teachers like the three of you who bring such an extra level of commitment to the educational process.

Thanks you all.

With warmest regards,

S. W. K. and S. K.

Thank YOU for guiding the kids along this fabulous adventure. C. enjoyed every minute of her science / marine biology adventure. She loves science and animals so this was a perfect experience for her and really broadened her appreciation of marine science. I hope that my other two children will also be able to experience this trip when they get into the 6th grade.

THANK YOU Mr. Oschman!!! N. cannot stop talking about the Florida trip. The first thing he said when he got down from the bus was, he wished there was one more week of that fun! The whole credit goes to you and of course to Mr. Woodward and Mr. and MRs. Hendrickson. Because of your happy attitude they have enjoyed and learned every bit of it. He seems so happy and excited about the whole experience. I am sure it was not easy taking care of 50 11 year olds. But you made it happen and so beautifully!

Thank you again for everything!!!

Kind regards,

M. and S.

Thank you so much for planning such an amazing trip for the kids! The updates and photos on Facebook were great! Thank you for taking time out of a very hectic schedule to keep us updated.

S. came home with so many great stories about all her adventures!! She was talking even as she was on her way to dreamland :) We'll have fun hearing about her experience as we view the photos together.

We were also pleased that she came back being more confident about her English after spending a whole week in a semi-immersion environment. We were so worried when we first signed her up for the trip, but having her favorite teacher as a chaperone definitely made it easier for all of us.

Thank you all for making this such a wonderful trip and for all your daily updates!!!!!! It made us all at home feel like we were there with you all and it also made us not miss R. as much as we could see how much FUN he was having!!!!!

Thank you again. You all are awesome and we all really appreciate everything you did for the kids!!!!

Thank you to all of you, N. hasn't stop talking about the amazing experience he had. It will be unforgettable for him. Thank you so much for making this possible.

I just want to thank all of you for providing such a wonderful opportunity for K. to have some “summer vacation fun”. I know she was in good hands with all of you. She had soooooo much fun (I heard all about it)!!! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful pictures and updates; I truly enjoyed them all. I hope all of you had a great time as well.