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About the Circles Curriculum:
| I loved the Circles program. It was easily modified to meet the diverse needs of all my students. |
| - Beth Pendergast, Administrator |
| Fantastic-easy to teach. Engaging. Adaptable for learning styles and attention spans. |
| - Jacq Beith, Counselor |
| [Circles] was very effective in teaching boundaries and appropriate interactions based on the type of relationship, with a clientele of MR/DD adults. |
| - Debbie McKee Hudson River Psychiatric Center |
| Excellent! Circles is the best program we have to teach our students social skills. |
| - Melanie Charter, Teacher, Santa Rosa, CA |
| The Circles Program is great. At my last district we started teaching the circle in elementary. By the time the students reached Jr. High they were very familiar with the terms so we could move right into the skills. |
| - . Linda Cooper, Teacher, Shelton, WA |
| I have really found [Circles] useful and provides a generalization of standards that can be taken home, discussed and modified for the needs of my kids. Parents are very grateful. |
| - Joyce Hutchinson |
| I really like the Circles curriculum and want to get it for my school system. We used it when I was working in NYC and it was a very effective tool for teaching social skills such as personal space and how to act appropriately in different settings. |
| - Alison Carson, Cobb County School District, Atlanta, GA |
| I have used the Circles program with much success. |
| - Claudette Merchant, Teacher, Farmington, ME |
| I have used the Circles program with much success. |
| - Claudette Merchant, Teacher, Farmington, ME |
| I have used this curriculum for a few years and I really appreciate it for our special needs K and 1st graders. |
| - Howard R., School Nurse |
| We have used Circles for many years and we can easily adapt it to the different functioning levels of our clients. |
| - Ann Roth, Administrator, Chester, PA |
| I have been using the Circles Curriculum since 1993 and it is still an invaluable resource for teaching students social skills. The visuals and the way the Curriculum make the teaching of the social skills is concrete and easy for the students to understand. It also leads into generalization into community and vocational settings. |
| - – Jennifer Bosanko, Teacher, Everett, WA |
| I enjoyed using the Circles Curriculum and found it to be very beneficial. |
| - Diana Rutherford, Counselor, Oneonta, NY |
| The Circles curriculum was fantastic. I saw real improvements in the students I worked with learning how to interact appropriately with others. |
| - Supported Employment Program, MB, CA |
| I worked with Circles with Schenectady ARC. I enjoyed using the curriculum very much, and would like to take a look at the other products you offer. Thanks. |
| - Jodi Rossman, Counselor/Administrator, NY |
| [Circles] was great. Very clear for my students and they really enjoyed it.. |
| - Heather Faretra, Special Ed Teacher, High School thru Adult, Methuen, MA |
| Our district has instituted Circles in our high school settings. We are in need of a personal relationships/sexuality curriculum at the middle schools. |
| - Vicky Wilken, Jr. High Special Ed Teacher, Anoka, MN |
| It is a wonderful curriculum for lower functioning students! |
| - – Brenda Ruddell, Elementary School Administrator, Orlando, FL |
| I use the Circles curriculum a lot. |
| - Karen Reynolds, Special Ed/At-Risk Teacher/Counselor for Adults, Worcester, MA |
| Excellent! Circles helps our developmentally disabled young adults and autistic adults understand differences in boundaries in relationships. Well done! |
| - – Dr. Michelle L. Friedman, Adult Special Ed Counselor, Albany, NY |
| I have used the Circles 1 Intimacy and Relationships program and was very pleased with it. I am at a new school now and would like to get the same program for my students. |
| - Kim Wise, Jr. High Special Ed Teacher, Kirtland, NM |
| Wonderful! I really like the Circles curriculum! |
| - – Torey Barrs, Elementary School Teacher, Albuquerque, NM |
| The Circles Curriculum for relationships was a useful tool for relationship building with out individuals with disabilities. |
| - Paula Rogers, Administrator. Waldorf, MD |
| I think the Circles paradigm would be good to use with MR and Autistic students. |
| - Arline Lowenthal, PhD, K-12 Special Education Counselor |
| My students really enjoyed the Circles program. It was much more successful with the higher group of my multiple disabilities students. |
| - – Stacey McNamara, Middle School Teacher, Broadview Heights, OH |
| We are currently using the Circles curriculum with a PDD student and we see how interested he is. Helping him to think before he acts out. He is in a stage where his wish is to understand what he needs to do to bring the girl he likes into his blue circle. |
| - Avraham Nirith, Therapist, Newton, MA |
| I found it to be very beneficial and would like to purchase the Circles Curriculum for my current employment. |
| - Tina Scandul, Counselor, Resources for Human Development, Trumbull, CT |
| The Circles 2 program was wonderful for my high school life skills students. I feel they gained valuable skills because of the curriculum. I am now in a school for autism and feel that the fitting in progress fits my students’ needs. |
| - Michelle Scesa, teacher, Neward, DE |
| I have found the Circles program to be extremely beneficial to my students. The language is used across the school to ensure all students understand the shared philosophy around personal safety. |
| - Julie Jameson, Teacher/Counselor, Barwon Heads, Vic |
| I especially thought the Circles program was excellent for our population of adults with developmental and physical disabilities. |
| - Peg Collins, Administrator, Visalia, CA |
| Very Positive Experience. The simple, straightforward, and visual format of the Circles program helped my students have a thorough understanding of boundaries. |
| - Kristen Dickerson, Counselor, Montpelier, VT |
| Very positive and well received! |
| - Michele Danowitz, Administrator, AABR, Jamaica, NY |
| I love the Circles Curriculum. |
| - Gloria Lesher, Teacher, Academy School District 20, Colorado Springs, CO |
| Circles was great! I want to use it again! |
| - Don Adams, Teacher, Lake Hill Elementary School, Victoria, BC, Canada |
| Observed a special education teacher teaching a class of 12 students ages 21+ using the Circles curriculum. EVERY student was engaged and every student has a developmental disability. |
| - Connie Egleston, Teacher, Cherry Creek School District, Littleton, CO |
| I have used the Circles program with my severely challenged students as well as higher functioning students. ALL are interested when the tape plays and participate in discussions. We use the individual circle diagrams to go along with the video and role-play. They bring pictures from home and we take pictures to complete their individual circles and then they take them homely I strongly believe that participating in this program helped a student of mine report that she was being sexually abused by a member of her family. I have taught over 20 years and this is one of the best programs for my students. |
| - Jerri Chronister, Teacher, Greenwood, AZ |
| Thought the Circles Curriculum was well done and very useful. |
| - Molly, Teacher, Rochester, NY |
| I really enjoyed using the Circles program, I believe that it teaches children how to be self advocates in a way that is non threatening to them, I also think it is a great way to teach boundaries to students who do not understand boundaries. |
| - Christina Humphreys, Teacher, Riverton, WY |
| It works great! Our agency and our socialization program uses the Circles Curriculum very often. It works out great especially with our teen populations. |
| - Susan Ewing, Staff Development Trainer, Wesley Spectrum Services, Gibsonia, PA |
For more information on the Circles Curriculum, click here.
About the Life Horizons Programs:
| Life Horizons I and II were very effective tools in instructing my clients, who are adults with mental retardation. |
| - Kim Morgan, Counselor, Highland Hills |
| I used Life Horizons I & II at the high school level for years with success. Now I am trying to incorporate it into my lessons with middle level CD students. I like the versatility of the slides. They allow me to choose which topics are appropriate and meet the needs of student goals. |
| - Linda Henry, Teacher, Sheboygan Falls Middle School |
For more information on the Life Horizons Programs, click here.
About The GYN Exam:
| We didn’t anticipate how much we would be relying on these three programs. There are not enough female staff members in our agency (we are a day treatment program) to meet with each new client that comes in and provide this sort of education. Instead, we show the video to small groups and then we meet with the girls for one-to-one counseling sessions if necessary. |
| - Roberta Greenstate, MSW |
For more information on The GYN Exam, click here.
About the Changes in You Program:
| Peggy Siegel makes a great contribution to the critically important topic of sexuality education for young, special learners. I highly recommend the package [Changes In You]. |
| - Family Life Educator Magazine |
For more information on the Changes in You Program, click here.
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