First and fore most, I would to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Louise Bricknell, for all her hard work. I know I can speak for all the staff and students when I say that we love having you and your guides involved with school learning experiences.
We have always been very happy with the work you do with our students, in particular we are impressed with:
- the amount of time and care you give to the students – ALL the students.
- Your ability to adapt to each group and to tune into the needs of individual students in sometimes short time periods.
- The sense of fun you bring to everything.
- The creative way you support each student to excel in their own way.
- Your patience, humility and absolute attention to detail.
As Head of Outdoor Education for Tintern Schools, I would personally like to comment on
Dr Bricknell’s professionalism, resourcefulness and work ethic. The latter is impressive, leading with a smile all day and participating in whatever the students/teaching staff require of you in the evening.
Whatever the school requests Dr Bricknell’s response is immediate. Her Risk Management documentation is a template of excellence for outdoor activity based school programs; itineraries, procedural documents, relevant permits, detailed quotes and route analyses are submitted ahead of schedule and often without request – nothing is too big an ask. Thank you.
It really is a pleasure to engage Dr Louise Bricknell’s business in Tintern School’s outdoor education programs: thorough, fun, efficient, effective. Her team represent outstanding role models for male, female, transgender students and staff alike.
It is fantastic to see a woman running an outdoor adventure business, leading male guides. The respect they show you and vice versa is an excellent example of teams working well: you compliment each other and provide an exciting and inclusive energy for everyone (including teaching staff) to have a go.
It is thrilling for staff to watch students who would normally approach out of comfort zone experiences with caution throw themselves, sometimes literally, into your nuanced skills programs. We know that these contexts don’t just happen, they require careful management, self awareness, adherence to procedural requirements, resourcefulness, an open and creative mind and a great team; congratulations for putting all that together.
Jodie Evans (Head of Outdoor Education, Tintern Schools) https://www.tintern.vic.edu.au