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Impressions of training at Clever Kids and the experience of working with employees exceeded my expectations. Of course I expected qualified experts in my field, but I was impressed with the work of their team. The program I studied was clear and well-structured. Director, methodologist, speech therapist, psychologist, teachers did their best to share information and experience as much as possible.

Especially useful for me was the information on work practices in classroom and the opportunity to attend lessons at Clever Kids. Important in our cooperation is not only the experience gained in Kyiv, but also the continuation of communication via Skype conferences.

I face various issues during work, and support and advice of Clever Kids employees speed up and simplify solving many of them. I appreciate their openness and desire to share their knowledge and experience.

Our collaboration with Yulia Demidenko and Clever Kids began in May 2014. We had the idea to create a quality kindergarten in Ivano-Frankivsk, which would depart from the classical form of education. The approach to raising children was considered in terms of naturalness and psychology of self-study. We were interested in Maria Montessori’s method. The question arose of studying best practices of existing reputable preschools working in a similar direction. We visited four private kindergartens in Austria and one in Ukraine – Clever Kids.

The first impression was fascinating. We were impressed by the family atmosphere, warmth, devotion, combined with professionalism and decided that within Ukraine we want to study in them. We contacted Julia and arranged a meeting. Her openness and willingness to bring value contributed to further cooperation.

Training at Clever Kids has greatly facilitated the organization of our kindergarten. Specificity and clarity in the organization and management of this business, documentation, curriculum, Montessori education, intellectual and physical development of children, communication with children with special needs, communication with parents – all these skills and knowledge Clever Kids team has rendered with love and devotion to our employees.

First I met Yulia in April 2014 when we applied to Clever Kids kindergarten as to the independent consultant for classroom management for our pre-primary school.

Yulia Demydenko have analyzed the project on its early stage and offered a concept of preschool class which was supposed to later become an integral part of school instead of being an independent city. After the concept was approved, Yulia elaborated the project in details starting from the description of services for kids and parents, pricing, class design, educational program, development, preschool teachers guidance package and training. The whole project was set up in just 3 months.

Yulia Demydenko has excellent communication skills, in addition she is extremely organized and reliable, she can work independently and is able to follow through to ensure that jobs get done.

I enjoyed working with Yulia and I am happy to provide this recommendation because I have great respect her as an individual and as a professional.

It is with great pleasure and much gratitude that I write this letter of recommendation for Iuliia Demydenko. During the 2017-2018 school year, Iuliia provided consulting services to our school for the purpose of improving and streamlining processes, improving learner outcomes, and increasing staff morale and teacher effectiveness in our classrooms.

The wealth of knowledge, experience, and professionalism she brought to our school has proven invaluable. In these short nine months, Iuliia helped us organize our school and our academic program for maximum efficiency and exceptional outcomes.

By closely observing classroom practices and teacher/student interaction she was able to provide valuable suggestions for classroom layout improvements and schedule adjustments, as well as helping teachers to implement a number of highly effective teaching strategies. Once implemented, these suggestions had an outstanding effect on learning outcomes.

Through coaching and regular seminars, she introduced our staff to a number of practices for relieving stress and fatigue during the day, both at school and at home. This has led to happier, more productive teachers, which in turn has led to improved learner outcomes. Iuliia also introduced a number of strategies staff could employ during difficult moments in the classroom to quickly bring about calm and restore order to the environment.

Iuliia helped us bring our staff together through a series of shared, team-building events, spaced throughout the year. These events helped shape our staff into a cohesive team, where members felt more connected and supportive of each other. This feeling of connection has led to a greater degree of cooperation among staff, leading them to focus more on the needs of students and the school and less on petty staff disputes and unhealthy types of competition.

All in all, I haven’t enough words to describe the depth and breadth of positive impact Iuliia has had at our school and how that impact has elevated our environment and the quality of instruction we provide. I highly recommend her services.