Comments by public school children after participating in
'The Mother's Tree' - a whole school project

"The Mother's Tree performance showed us that even if you're the healthiest or nicest or even meanest, nobody is perfect. Anyone can win."


"...Now I realize if you work really hard and put your mind to it, you can almost do anything you want, you can succeed in your goals."   


"It made me realize how self centered I can be and that I don't need to do stuff just for myself. The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around eveyone. For now on I'm going to be nicer to everyone in the world and in the class."


"It makes me think that no matter how slow or small you can still make a difference."


"...if I try hard enough you can accomplish anything." 


"The Mother's Tree made me learn not to waste food because the animals in the story run out of food. Another thing is when I watched it, it made me excited and enthusiastic."


"...if I don't succeed I can always try again. It also means practice makes perfect."


"I learned how to step out of my comfort zone."


"The Mother's Tree taught me the skill of how much more you can achieve when you work as a team. I will try to work as a team more even though I prefer to be on my own."

"It also taught us the importance of others because when you are down or in trouble it's others that will help you up and out of whatever you got yourself into."


"The Mother's Tree teaches everyone how to get along and don't judge others, like if they're slow, everyone has advantages and disadvantages."


"After watching the play you realize what teamwork can do. Without the whole school this wouldn't happen. Each person had to pull their weight. As students, teachers and artists we are a team."