Glowing testimonial by John Harold after our visit to the Jenny Hammond Primary School:
Snakes at School – Testimonial by John Harold
Snakey Sue visited my school on Tuesday morning (5th February 2013) as part of our celebrations for the Chinese New Year of the Snake. She visited all our key stage 2 classes and encountered some children with a snake phobia! However, 100% of the children said they had completely changed their views on snakes during the time they handled Sue’s gorgeous reptiles. Some even talked about contacting her to get a snake of their own. Sue is so knowledgable, so calm and so passionate about snakes that this immediately puts everyone at ease. So when they finally get to meet the snakes and hold them, the children end up loving them and feeling just as comfortable as Sue does. It’s an amazing experience to actually witness opinions and fears being challenged and changed. Sue is a unique woman with a rare gift of being able to quickly and easily enable children to change long-held fears and develop a love for these misunderstood creatures. We had a brilliant morning with Sue and the kids can’t wait to have her back into school!
