"Shanoon was well-prepared and responsive to the needs of the group. We had a wonderful day and learned a lot about winter in the forest. Her pack seemed to have a bottomless supply of cool things to share (shovels, flint and steel, cattail fluff, pictures of prey and predators,...)! Thank you." - June Samulak

"Shanoon is very knowledgeable about winter survival. She paces the activities appropriately for the fitness level and attention span of the students. She learns the students names quickly and uses them. Shanoon encourages students and recognizes their triumphs." - Heather Kennedy

"Shanoon kept the students engaged at all times and provided an in depth knowledge of the environment, the animals and the interaction and connection between this and us when we are iin our local wilderness. " - Theresa Pruss

"very knowledgeable, engages the interest of the students" - Lyn Boisvert

"Shanoon Bennett is very good at engaging students even the ones that struggles with change. She is kind, thoughtful and knowledgeable. As well she is an excellent teacher for students and finds way to relate to them." - Andre Derias

"A great day had by all. All students were engaged. Very formative and Shannoon made it fun even for the less enthusiastic kids" - Vicki Borsato

"As always Shanoon quickly develops a relationship with the students and shares personal information and has students actively engaged all day! She is a wealth of information" - Theresa Pruss

"I love Shanoon's flexibility and adaptability and she always comes with a diversity of activites to engage the students. Plus, I always learn something (and I think I know it all...;-))" - Lawrence Redfern

"Shanoon was amazing and her enthusiasm was contagious. She was super knowledgeable and worked well with my students." - Linda Cote

"I thought Shanoon did a great job of engaging the students. There were lots of games for the students to play and she kept them moving so they weren't too cold. Something I would recommend to Shanoon is to establish more boundaries at the beginning of the lesson. Many students talked during her presentation and although I did my best to manage them I think it would have been more effecitive if she said her expectations at the beginning (no talking while she's talking, stay behind her when they are walking, and participate in all activities). Other than that, the presentation was educational, fun, and engaging. " - Danielle Sonntag

"Shanoon has been our educator for years, on this trip and others. Her positive energy and extensive knowledge makes her an amazing resource person for these children." - Sheena Stienstra

"Shanoon is an amazing educator. She is not only knowledgeable (which is obviously very important) but also very intuitive about how much the children can handle. She explains the games and activities very clearly and is endlessly patient with the children's questions and comments and answers them all informatively. Lastly, she's very well organized which makes the entire session run smoothly." - Carolyn Melenka

"Shanoon is an amazing educator. She is not only knowledgeable (which is obviously very important) but also very intuitive about how much the children can handle. She explains the games and activities very clearly and is endlessly patient with the children's questions and comments and answers them all informatively. Lastly, she's very well organized which makes the entire session run smoothly." - Carolyn Melenka

"Already have. She was well prepared, very knowledgeable, great with students" - Curtis Bendig

"Shanoon has great energy for engaging students of all ages." - Anonymous

"Thank you for all the hard work." - Mike Page

"Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions, Shanoon was able to keep our students engaged. Although students were wet and cold at times, they really enjoyed the presentation and activities provided by Shanoon." - Anniah Lang

"Shanoon was amazing! Her knowledge of the animals and their habitat is spectacular. Her voice is so easy to listen to. Her games were engaging :)" - Sandy Anhel

"Shanoon was very reliable when it came to booking and remained in contact consistently before the excursion. She was very knowledgeable about the content and shared her knowledge passionately. I found that at times she did not wait for the students to be properly quietened and listening before continuing with more information. Also some of the vocabulary used (ex. glucose) was too advanced for the age and was not explained thoroughly enough. " - Breana Lukowski

"Shanoon has a wealth of information to share about the local environment and wildlife! I thought some of her presentation was a bit abstract for the children and hard for them to pay attention to. I would love if it were able to be presented in a more creative imaginative way. (Like the movement +games she used, maybe she could also use storytelling). " - Samantha Mansfield

"Shanoon had engaging learning activities that the kids really enjoyed. It was active but paced well for this age group. She wove together indigenous learning, respect for the environment, safety awareness, and tons of biology information throughout the activities. " - Raina Gardner

"Shannon has a wealth of knowledge and is a great presence." - Sean Johnston

"Shanoon brought with her a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm for engaging both the students and adults throughout her presentation. She was able to cover a wide range of topics for a variety of levels." - Erika Momeyer