School Testimonials
I am the Assistant Principal at the Kaikohe Christian School. Last term I completed reading/discussion through the chapters of Gem of the First Water with a group of Year 11 students at our school. A number of them have written personal thank you letters to Ron Phillips in appreciation of the story, and the impact […]
Ron’s overview of the Splendora Trilogy
Hi, allow me the privilege of rambling on a bit I would like to describe some of my impressions regarding the Splendora Trilogy, and why I think the three books could be important to you. The first and second books have their aetiology from early in my career at Creative Alternatives, the residential treatment facility […]
Ron chats about the story
I have over forty years experience working with children, adolescents and their families, first as a teacher then as a counsellor. For the last twenty-four years I have tested and refined the methods taught in the fable Gem of the First Water. I have spent countless hours telling this fable to children and families in my therapy practice and have had the rich privilege of seeing lives change for the better as a result.
