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The After School Program
Claire C. Hall, M. Ed., Executive Director

March 2, 2001

Dear Jonathan:

I would like to acknowledge the wonderful progress we have seen with The After School Program students who are participating in the Integrity Center’s Martial Arts instruction. These classes have had a profound impact on The After School Program students because of the respect, self-discipline, and self-control that your instruction has instilled in them.

Since the children in our program are at risk for school failure, we feel that they are an exceptionally challenging group. Many lack direction and focus and come from homes where families struggle with poverty, low academic achievement, limited social skills, and parental substance abuse.

Martial arts instruction has given these children a heightened level of self-discipline and provided positive peer pressure to affect change. Our all-inclusive approach of including feedback from their families and their teachers has proven to be a motivating force.

Thank you for the time and energy you and your staff have put into working with these students. Your efforts have made a difference in the lives of many young people.

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