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Seann,
Thank you so much for your instruction. It has definitely made me a good driver. The way you taught me will always be with me for all my driving years. Thanks again for all you have done for me. See you ‘on the road’!
Connor
Jay,
Thanks very much for being such a great driving instructor! My test went pretty good except I had to parallel park between two cars which wasn’t too fun! Thanks again and good luck.
Emma
Mike,
Thanks Mike for your patience in teaching me the rules of the road. Thanks to you I have my confidence back and my license to drive again.
Dorothy
Tanya,
Thanks so much for being such an awesome teacher. I had a great time.
Carla
Brett,
Thank you so much for teaching me to drive. I totally appreciate your effort and not giving up on me when I couldn’t park. I really had fun and I’ll miss our lessons. Best memory, hands down – Emergency Maneuvers!! And thanks to you I will always remember to check my blind spot! Thanks again!
Aubrey
Arthur,
Thank you for being such a great and patient driving instructor! I had a lot of fun during the ‘brush-up’ lessons (I think you did, too!) I have learned so much from you and you have given me the confidence I so desperately needed. Keep up the good work!
Julia
Jennifer,
On Friday I passed and got my ‘N’ license! I was very nervous, but part way through I felt good about the road test and had a feeling I had passed. It felt so good to get my ‘N’ License! I just wanted to send you a note to thank you for being such a great teacher for me. I really enjoyed having you as my teacher and learned a lot. Thank you again.
Lindsay
Mike,
Thank you so much for all your patience and kind advice. Tardiness aside, I hope I was as enjoyable to teach as much as I enjoyed learning from you.
Zoe

Valerie,
Thank you for making the course so fun and intersting. Learning the 6 star approach to driving has helped build both my and my parents confidence in me starting to drive. I also really want to thank you for driving me home after class when my parents got stuck with my brother at the hospital. You went 30 minutes drive out of your way to get me home and I really appreciate it. I think it's great that your school has teachers like you!! Thank you so much!
Skylar
Josh,
Thanks to your excellent teaching and your patience, of which you needed an abundance, I PASSED THE TEST!! Thanks again for all your help.
Helen
Andrew,
Thanks for being such an excellent teacher and coach!
Monica
Jay,
Thank you so much for helping me learn to enjoy driving! You have given me so many skills and a lot of confidence. I feel I am now a safe, competent driver ready for ANY emergency, thanks to you!
Daniela
Jim,
I thought I would drop a little note to pass along the good news – I passed my ‘N’ test on Tuesday!! It was such a relief and a large accomplishment. Thank you again for your help last week. It gave me more confidence on the road and the ‘nit picking’ was exactly what I needed to hear to get it right!
Amy
Jennifer,
Thank you so much for being such a good and well-matched teacher to my daughter, Lindsay. She has been driving to and from work during daylight and late at night…she gets off work at 10:30ish.She has also been driving to and from the lake at 6:15 in the morning to practice with the rowing club. It is good timing for her to start driving on the highway by herself as well. She has also started driving her friend to rowing – all good experiences. Many thanks again for your excellent teaching!
Cheryl
Andrew,
Thank you for your excellent driving instruction! I passed my test on the first try! You taught me well!
Ashley
Jay,
You were an excellent teacher! I learned a lot about driving safely. Thanks!
Anne
Josh,
You were great! Your class was super entertaining.
Veronica
About our course....
Dear Centre Manager,
I am a student of your centre and I just passed my driving test this past Tuesday. I want to thank you, your staff and your instructors for helping me go through the test. I especially want to thank Josh, who is such a GREAT teacher. Starting from the classroom lessons, on road lessons right through to driving test day, he totally demonstrated his teaching expertise. I am very impressed by how much he devotes to his job and cares about his students. He always seeks to understand the needs from different kinds of students, so to teach them from different angles.
In all, I learned a lot from your program. Your staff and instructors do a great job to create within your centre, a harmony and make it an enjoyable place to learn. I will definitely recommend your centre to my friends who need to learn how to drive.
Michelle
Dear Pat,
I just wanted to let you know how helpful and courteous your staff have been while my son was taking your course. They were very informative about your course curriculum and helped me understand the process of the GLP program when I called for information which really helped make my decision an easy one. All through the lessons, they have called with reminders for class sessions and the in-car driving lessons which really helped keep us on track. Colins teachers and instructors have been great and he has really enjoyed all of them. It has been a pleasure to deal with everyone there and you should be proud of the good job they are doing for you. Thanks again for making both of us feel so looked after!
Celia
It was so much more interesting and helpful than I expected. I expected a regurgitation of facts, but it was good and very helpful!
Madeleine
I really enjoyed the in-classroom lectures and the simulations. This course helped my confidence!
Tegan
I loved all the stories and applications and what we learned in the class and the sim lab. Thanks, this was a comfortable environment to learn interesting info in!
Madeline
Excellent program! I would recommend it!
Tyler
Awesome job! This class is more than informative, it involves application which allows for greater learning.
Sarah
It was really easy to understand because the instructors do a great job of explaining the information!
Maddie
A great program altogether!I learned things that my parents could NEVER teach me!! I feel a lot more comfortable with the thought of driving now!
Sarah
Wonderful program! I feel so much safer getting into the drivers seat.
Carolyne
Your course was incredibly helpful. I loved the simulations because it’s awesome to get the feel of driving without the risk/nervousness in a real car!
Jamie
The course was awesome! I feel much more confident as a driver now. I plan to drive WISE! :-)
Nicole
The whole course was put together really well. Also, the hands-on interactions (CPS questions and the simulator) were really helpful and attention-grabbing!
Catrina
I loved the simulation excercises and learning the techniques of driving involved in the real world.
Anita
I had a lot of fun and I learned a lot! Thank you for having such a great course!
Christine
I had fun. Driving makes sense now!
Kenna
Your course was really useful in getting me to think about what is happenning around me and the vehicle. Now I feel like I really understand the 'rules of the road'!
Justin
I had lots of fun and I klnow that everything I learned will help make me a better driver in the future.
Taylor
I thought the thresholdbraking was really interesting and I'm glad that I know how to brake in a car that doesn't have ABS.
Flora
DriveWise is my best friend!
Jenny
It was very useful information. I enjoyed it a lot! Jennifer was AWESOME!
Barbara
I enjoyed the easy-going atmoshere of the class, the interesting topics and the way they were taught.
Arryn
Very well organized, very informative and helpful. extremely entertaining. Will help me become a safe driver.
Rebecca
Good tips, stories and hints about the actual driving test! Really helpful and informativ. Josh, our instructor was really nice and funny, too!
Christina
I didn't want to attend this course, but I actually really liked it!!
Kyla
DriveWise rules many realms!! It really helped!
Maja
The instructors were great - lots of humour!! I enjoyed the simulator. Overall it was a great, informative course.
Nicole
The class was a good size and I felt pretty comfortable around all these new people. Jim, the instructor was THE BEST!
Ashley
It was great! The program supplies everything that a new driver needs to know to get off to a safe start!
Trevor
I really enjoyed learning new things and then applying what we learned hands-on! It was a great way to learn and experience.
Jessica