Artist in Residence with Kelly and Val
By Val Hilliker | August 14, 2010
Artist in Residence with International
Comedy Ventriloquist Val Hilliker
Virtues Project Master Facilitator
and World Laughter Leader
Call Val Hilliker now: (403) 874-5713
www.valhilliker.com Email Val@valhilliker.com
MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL
LANGUAGE ARTS K-12
Val and her husband Kelly offer one, three or five day packages designed to inspire, entertain and captivate students from grades one through twelve. In this interactive program, your students will;
* Watch a live performance
* Make their own puppets based on grade level math carriculum
* Create characters
* Develop scripts based on current curriculum
* Learn to manipulate puppets
* Perform for a live audience
Discover the wonderful art of creating and manipulating puppets from totally recycled material. Learn the basics of writing comedy
Dialog and performing in a fun filled finale for children, teachers and parents.
Val is a graduate of several comedy
and acting workshops, including Cheers
Project, Judy Carter’s stand up comedy
workshop, SCTV comedian/actor Joe
Flaherty’s improvisational workshop and
Therapeutic ventriloquism.
She is a licensed World Laughter
Leader. Val is also the author of Chillin’ with Val, a program for creating a caring and respectful community, currently touring Canadian schools and festivals.
Kelly is a Virtues Project Facilitator, comedian and inspirational speaker from rural Alberta.
What others are saying:
“Enjoyed the Process. I appreciate how helpful Kelly and Val were with the students. Most memorable is seeing my students’ originality and creativity developing their wetland creatures.”
Linda Moczulski, Gr. 5/6 Teacher, Hussar .
“Val is an excellent performer and is skilled at getting her messages across. She was very fun to work with and has a positive influence on our students. She brought professional quality instruction as well as a sense of style that encourages the students to pursue their own work.” Nova Lea Thorne, Theatre Works Calgary.
“Val’s talent as a performer was inspiring for my students! You showed them exactly the kind of final product they should be aspiring to create and gave them a clear idea of what kinds of amazing things they could do to improve their performances. We really enjoyed your sense of humour and you were excellent with the students.” Lisa M. Porter B.F.A./B.Ed., Drama teacher, A.E. Cross Junior High School.
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VIRTUES PROJECT WORKSHOPS ~ CALGARY 2010
By Val Hilliker | January 21, 2010
VIRTUES PROJECT WORKSHOPS ~ CALGARY 2010
The Virtues Project™ is a simple, effective strengths-based, positive, proactive
program, which helps us to live kinder, more purposeful lives, to raise children of
integrity and compassion, create a culture of character and caring in our schools, and
inspire excellence in the workplace.
“The Virtues Project™ Educator’s Guide” and the videos, “VIRTUES: A Family Affair” are approved
resources by Alberta Education. The Virtues Project™ has been honored by the United Nations.
Alberta Education released a document entitled “The Heart of the Matter”, which lists the Virtues
Project™ as a model program for character education and citizenship in Alberta schools. Go to
www.education.gov.ab.ca/charactered to download a PDF version.
To learn about 52 virtues and the 5 strategies for using them visit www.virtuesproject.com
2-Day Introductory Workshop ~ Awakening the Gifts of Character
In this workshop you will learn practical application of the four principles and five strategies of The
Virtues Project™. (prerequisite for the 3-day Facilitator Programme) When integrated into your regular
programming students experience feelings of safety and less stress, and discipline incidents
decrease. Achievement, attitude and attendance improves. The result is enhanced learning and
teaching the curriculum becomes easier, better and faster. Teachers experience renewed vigor and
motivation.
3-Day Facilitator Programme ~ Deepening in the Virtues
For those who wish to deepen in The Virtues Project™. Bring out the best in yourself and others.
Learn to live to your highest values. You will have the opportunity to work on a presentation to
facilitate in your school, the community or with families.
2-day workshop: March 15&16, July 26&27, November1&2, Mon.&Tues. 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day
3-day workshops: March 17-19, July 28-30, November 3-5, Wed.- Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day
2-day evening/day workshops: April 28/29, June 4/5, Oct. 5/6, eve 5:30-9:30 p.m.,day 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
For further information contact Donna: Phone/Fax 403-282-1343 heartswork@shaw.ca
Fee: $250 for 2-day (prerequisite for 3-day) $450.00 for 3-day. Add $75 for the Facilitator’s Manual
CD to the 3-day or 5-day payment. Please, add GST. (fee includes lunches, snacks and materials)
Virtues Project books and resources will be available for purchase at the workshops. The Educator’s
Guide and/or The Family Virtues Guide are required for the Facilitator Program. When you have
registered and paid you will be sent confirmation. Your receipt/invoice will be available at check-in.
Location and directions: www.fcjsisters.ca/fcjcentre/ - a serene setting on the Elbow river in the
middle of the city with free parking (for affordable accommodation email them directly)
Method of Payment: Please make cheque or money order payable to Hearts Work and send to:
Donna Wheatcroft, #1904, 188 - 15 Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 1S4
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Five Strategies of the virtues Project
By Val Hilliker | January 1, 2010
www.valhilliker.com/videos/Linda-Kavelin-Popov-Mr-See.htm
Follow the link above for an excellent example of the five Strategies of The Virtues Project. Val looks on as Virtues Project co-founder Linda Kavelin-Popov companions Mr. See the Caterpillar.
“Val you have a great gift, coupled with a rare sincerity and pure intent. It is an honor to have met you and to have The Virtues Project as a small part of your service to humanity through its children. Loved the purity, joy, enthusiasm, spontaneity and sincerity! Your presentation is a welcome addition to The Virtues Project!”
Dan Popov, Ph.D
The Virtues Project
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A poem by Kelly Bundt - My biggest Fan
By Val Hilliker | December 16, 2009
The Puppet sits upon her arm
Like an extension of herself.
No one would guess an hour ago
She took it off a shelf.
It teaches the little children how to love and be more kind and it is east to forget the puppet has no mind.
Adults look on and they too see the error of their ways and try to do much better in all their future days.
For a puppet to do all this really seems quite absurd
But it’s really Val who does it without speaking a single word.
by Kelly Bundt
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A comic book of virtues
By Val Hilliker | October 1, 2009
Here is a web site that has a comic book style of modeling the virtues. This web site may be of some value to the younger grades. 90 percent of how we learn is through modeling.
To learn more about The Virtues Project please visit
If you would like to take training in Calgary for The Virtues Project I highly recomend Donna Wheatcroft and her next workshops are scheduled for November 2nd 2009
you can contact her at heartswork@shaw.ca
see below for more details on her workshops.
To book a Virtues Vantriloquist show please call Val Hilliker directly at
403-874-5713
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Service- inspired by The Virtues Project
By Val Hilliker | August 5, 2009
Watch as these neighbors display many virtues.
You can see and hear virtues in this video.
Dig for the virtues and let me know what virtues you see and hear with this video.
more information on The Virtues Project can be found at
http://www.virtuesproject.com
More information on Val’s Virtue Ventriloquist shows can be found on her web site at
http://www.valhilliker.com
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Inspired by the virtue of”Courage”.
By Val Hilliker | July 17, 2009
This video shows me overcoming fear of stepping onto a glass bottom observatory at the Calgary Tower. A friend filmed this without my knowing. Thank you Joy.
Courage is personal bravery in the face of fear.
I knew I couldn’t fall but was fearful because of what I was seeing. I did it anyway and overcame the fear I had and that was courageous.
More on The Virtues Project can be found on the web at
http://www.virtuesproject.com
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Determination and Purposefulness, inspired by The Virtues Project
By Val Hilliker | July 14, 2009
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf8ZeulB4do
Here is an awesome video demonstrating many virtues and some exercises to do as a classroom or with your family.
An exercise to do with your class is to dig for virtues like digging in a gold mine for all the gems after all our virtues are our true gems.
Here are a few virtues you see;
I see love, caring, determination, enthusiasm, and purposefulness.
Here is a purposeful way to talk about the virtues I see;
I see a fathers love for his son when the father helped his son around the track.
There is always a balance with all of the virtues, do you see some virtues lacking here? Do you see too much of any given virtue?
To learn more about the Virtues Project please visit www.virtuesproject.com
Also Donna Wheatcroft is having her 2 and 5 day workshop at the end of July. Please contact her at her email address Heartswork@shaw.ca
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Break free!
By Val Hilliker | June 22, 2009
A magic trick to illustrate breaking free of our words and friends that keep up imprisoned. Sometimes our friends try to keep us imprisoned when we want to make improvements in the way that we are. It can be hard to break free of what our friends expect of us, our true friends will see the positive changes and truly be supportive in us and our positive changes. Make the change and be the best you can be, you will start to see who is your true friend.
It is time to take the high ground and BREAK FREE of the words that we say that keep us imprisoned and the friends that keep us imprisoned.
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Calgary Zoo tomorrow May 9th from 10 am to 4 pm the Hulabazoo.
By Val Hilliker | May 8, 2009
http://www.calgaryschild.com/images/pdf/poster-final-web.pdf
Hulabazoo at the Calgary Zoo tomorrow, May 9th, 2009
Meet Val Hilliker Comedy Ventriloquist and see how she performs.
Meet her and her puppets live at the Calgary Zoo 10 am to 4 pm
Rain or shine Val will be the one with the puppet on her arm.
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