I am writing to express my delight at the programme that Kevin has offered the students here at Whangarei Intermediate School. Kevin, when teaching, has a calm demeanour. This helps a tremendous amount with what is for some of our students quite a tricky skill. As adults I think we take for granted that all Kiwi Kids can ride a bike. Some of our students have never actually had that opportunity. Both Kevin and Gwen are patient and do not make our students feel anything other than confident. Meaning here that they do not make them feel shame for their lack of skill.
Kevin and Gwen take what could be a very risky operation, that of going on the road, and make it seem seamless. It is very nice to see the kids out of school grounds. Our school has somewhat of a reputation in the local area for being a bit rough. By cycling out of the school I believe that the local community can see our kids for what they are, kids.
Kevin has also done extra work for the school by taking a group of 10-15 students to the new facilities and shown them what skills they need to use the bike tracks effectively. This has given the students another activity to do on the weekend, apart from staring at their devices.
Yours sincerely,
Shannon Watson
