Astronomy Delight!
is
absolutely committed to the relentless and unequivocal pursuit of excellence
in
the continuing development of our unique program offerings.
At the conclusion of
each course we solicit from both parents and students comments via an
opinion survey of their impressions of our courses.
We are pleased to share with
you some recent comments taken from our past course opinion surveys!
Past comments from our "Alumni" concerning
"Observational Astronomy for Children
(and parents too!)
"Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!" in every aspect! We
enjoyed it so much!
.....Fall 1998 Briarcliff family
"I have a telescope and we learned an enormous amount in
how to observe with it"
.....Winter 1999 Yorktown mother
" The Sky staff" was a really interesting project,
xxxxxxx is still using it outside!
.....Winter 1999 Mahopac mom
"Alien was fun! I hope he comes here"
........Fall 1998.....8 year old boy
"The props were extremely creative and made a difficult
subject easy to understand"
.......Fall 1998 Yorktown Dad
" I learned a lot from an M&M"
......Winter 1999 7 year old girl
"Loved the alien discussion and project!, really got us all
thinking!"
....Winter 1999 Putnam Valley Family
".....want to become an astronomer and astronaut"
......Fall 1998 6 year old boy
"....you give far too much credit to what you think kids are
learning in school, this program was truly incredible! Please keep offering it!
......Winter 1999 Mahopac mom
"...I liked seeing Jupiter the best"
.....Fall 1999 12 year old boy
"....what a pleasure, we learned so much and had fun"
......Fall 1998 Yorktown Dad
"....Really a "Delightful" experience, loved the
clusters and xxxxxx now wants to learn more"
....Fall 1998 Shrub Oak mom
"....xxxxx told his teacher about OBAFGKMRNS...she didn't
know what it was!
...Winter 1999 ....Mom
"....I liked the story about Orion and seeing it"
...Winter 1999 ......7 year old girl
"...Observing was fun"
...Fall 1998 ....8 year old boy
"....we bought a telescope for the family after your
course"
.....Winter 1999 Mom
"...the crater was neat"
.......Winter 1999 6 year old boy
"....good course...light pollution topic was very
informative for my scouts"
.....Winter 1999....mom
"......I liked the black hole and spaceship, seeing the
moon and the double stars"
...... Winter 1999 7 year old boy
"....Kudos’ for offering something so unique and
educational for kids! We learned so much!"
.....Winter 1999....Mom
".....My child learned things school could never imagine or
even possibly teach.
Observation was great as were the lectures and
experiments"
.....Winter 1999....Dad
"...very, very creative!, we enjoyed it"
..........Fall 1998 Dad
".....weekly alien discussion was really stimulating! The
twist at the end was good"
......Spring 1999 ....Dad
"...have always had lifelong interest in astronomy. Have
been an amateur for over 15 years, am a member
of xxxxxxx astronomy club and
learned more in 30 minutes than 15 years!
......Spring 6 week ADULT CLASS student
".........xxxxxxx is reading astronomy books all the time
now!
......Spring 1999....Mom
"......sky staff was very good! Loved the slides"
......Spring 1999...Dad
"........color color color"!
......Spring 1999 8 year old boy
"........liked the double-double"!
......Spring 1999 8 year old boy
".....the course got me an "A" on my regents
project!
......Winter 1999 16 year old girl
"....saved us LOTS of money when buying a family scope!
Thanks!
......Spring 1999...Dad
"...Finally something really good for the kids!
Excellent!"
......Spring 1999....Mom
"...wonderful learning experience for XXXXX, he is very
interested in continuing"
....Winter 1999.....Mom
"......I had fun and liked the moon and alien"
......Spring 1999 9 year old boy
"...Your enthusiasm is catching and your extensive
knowledge of the world of astronomy is presented in a fun and clear manner,
leaving a LASTING impression and interest in this fascinating science!
....Fall 1999 Mom
".....All will benefit tremendously and instill a wonder
and thought process that will last forever!"
....Fall 1999 Mom
".....Thank you! for helping us with our telescope!"
....Fall 1999 11 year old boy
".....This course is a wonderful way to introduce a child
to a lifetime understanding of everyday science"
....Fall 1999 Dad
...."An excellent offering! You are a natural!"
.... Winter 2000 Dad
..."Have been to many star parties and clubs, but never did
we really learn anything or how to use our scope.
We learned more during the
first class than any other place we have been! It was real fun!".
......Winter 2000 Dad and 10 year old daughter
"Astronomy Delight! Is a
fantastic learning opportunity for anyone of ANY age!
……Spring 2000 Dad
"Loved EVERTHING!"
…..Spring 2000 Mom and 8 year old son
"Please write a book so
I can give it to my daughters teacher at school!"
….Spring 2000 Mom
"Lots of fun, we learned
so much"
….Spring 2000 9 /11year old boy and girl siblings
"Offering was above and
beyond anything taught in any school, by any teacher, anywhere.
The actual
observation experience and down to earth talks made it so much fun and easy to
understand!
My only complaint is it was not long enough, and that you don’t
visit more schools and share your enthusiasm. You must do it!"
…Spring 2000 Mom
"XXXX Loved your
course!"
…Fall 2000 Mom
"Please expand your
offerings. The children need courses like this and they are not getting it"
…..Fall 2000 Dad
"..XXXX loved the course
and would like to attend other offerings as they become available.
Public
education should take note of what can be accomplished when taught with such
dedication.
….Fall 2000 Mom and 11 year old son
"…Super! Super! Super!
The Alien was a real thought provoker"
…..Fall 2000 Dad and 10 year old daughter
"…I never thought
XXXXX could be so enthused. Much better than any planetarium, museum,
or typical
waste of money school program the so called experts provide the kids who really
want to learn"
…Fall 2000 Family
…"More Please! It wasn’t
long enough.
….Fall 2000 10 year old Girl
…"I can’t believe it…my
son received an award for cosmology! His teacher says he lacks ability! She
should attend.
….Fall 2000 Dad and 10 yr old son
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