’"On behalf of all of the students and teachers in grade 7 and 8, we wish to thank you for having us at your MIS show. From start to finish, the entire show was highly organized. We entered quickly and smoothly. The grab bags were a hit with the staff and students. MIS staff was constantly available to guide us and answer questions. The children fully enjoyed all of the interactive exhibits. They came home with greater knowledge and some "cool" rocks - as they said! From our end, we would be honoured to be a part of this in four years."
Carmela Cavaliere
Gr. 7 Teacher
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School

‘"Thanks so much for including the NWCC School of Exploration and Mining in the CIM's Mining in Society. It was a fun event. Everyone seemed to enjoy the simulator. We are already talking about next year in Vancouver."
Christine Ogryzlo
Northwest Community College School of Exploration and Mining (exhibitor)

Testimonials regarding MIS 2009 in Toronto:

"Thank you so much, we had a fantastic time!!"
Sherri Walker
Grade 7 Teacher

"The event was wonderful. The logistics of preparing for such an event must have been tedious, but everything for our group was flawless. The student activities were great."
Joanne Le Prevost-Groves
St. Francis Xavier C.S.S.
Geography Department Head

"Wow, it's like the Olympics of mining.
Thanks for including us this year, it was great!"
Frank Sabino, teacher

"Thank you very much for inviting Loretto College to the Mining in Society program. It allowed the students to see an overview of Mining as well as the importance of mining in our lives."
Linda Gollick
Loretto College

"We just got back to school and the students have been raving about the program. They said their experience at Mining in Society was AWESOME!

Thanks again for the opportunity to participate in such an event. My students were fully engaged in the learning and celebrating what they knew about rocks and minerals."
Phil Trow