Please read the comments from schools visited by V4LSS:

teachers

"The presenters were fantastic! Awesome! Powerful!… They were enthusiastic, humourous, motivating and had a good relationship with the students. The music, stories and anecdotes were excellent as was the multimedia… I thoroughly enjoyed participating…We really appreciated your work and skill in making this a successful day!"- staff, Highett Campus of S.S.C.

"Very dynamic and held the students interest which is difficult to achieve in a school like ours...Loved the workmanship, you are dynamic and entertaining. Your follow-up with the students at the end was really appreciated. Students loved the feedback from the REACT Cards." - senior school drug education coordinator, Emerson Special School

"Music was great! Exercises were great! Film Excerpts were great! Great collection of sources, psychologists data etc - provides a concrete reflection of the message which came through clearly. Great anecdotes - brings messages to life...I wish I'd had this at my school when I was there - and I wish peers had had it too. The energy and messages were great!" - staff, Bayside Secondary College

"Excellent! Marvellous...all great! You kept the boys engaged the entire time. They were listening, this impressed me! It was real, and that is so important. Well done! Keep up the great work...I even learnt stuff." - staff, St Josephs College

"Your seminars were very good, impressive and well supported by AV material... Your commitment to your work was outstanding. We will definitely get you back." - teacher, Geelong Private School

students

“It was awesome! I thought the games, music & stories were best.” grade 5 student

"I learnt that it doesn’t matter what you look like – it’s inside that counts.” grade 4 student

“Now when people tease me I know how to stick up for myself.” grade 6 student

"Very inspiring, moving, interesting, informative - it made me think, THANK YOU!" - year 11 student

"I thought today was really good because I've been through tough times and it really helped me realise that life's OK, and that I'm not alone, and that everyone makes mistakes. I also now know that I'm an individual, and should always be myself, and not live up to other people's expectations."
- year 10 student

"I’ve been having some tough times lately and you guys have given me some really good pointers on how to overcome my problems. You guys were absolutely fantastic and kept me interested the whole day."- year 10 student

"Being a female in this society, I have been in some way affected by the issues raised today. My views have changed now. It was truly an inspirational seminar and I hope that you can keep helping young women like us." - year 11 student

"You guys rock! Never ever give up impacting Oz....You have inspired me in one of the lowest points of my life... Please come back!" - year 12 student