Brighter Futures – December 2023

We are giving away 4 $25 Gift Cards and 4 Free Lessons over December and January.

Why do this?

It is common for children to miss tutoring either side of our 4 week Christmas break.

We understand that this can be an extremely busy time for our families, and maybe it’s because their exams are finished, school is winding down, or they’re still in holiday mode… there are many reasons.

Christine Hawkins
Owner KMEC Hunter

However we know the longer the break, the less is retained, and more lessons next year are spent catching up to where they left off. Time and money is spent learning the same things again.

This can be frustrating for everyone – the kids, the tutors, and yourself.

So to reward our students for their dedication, and to encourage their attendance at this time of year, we are giving away a $25 Gift Card to a lucky student every tutoring week during December and January. This also comes with a Free Lesson to reward our Parents, as we know you play a big role as well.

The winner is chosen each Monday from students who attended the previous week.

They will get a Gift Card, and their next lesson will be free !!

Good luck everyone.

Did You Know?

The word “Christmas” comes from an old English phrase that means “Mass of Christ.”

December 26 was traditionally known as St. Stephen’s Day, but is more commonly known as Boxing Day. There are a number of different reasons why it is called this.

The one I like best is that money was collected in alms boxes placed in churches during the festive season. This money was then distributed to the poor and needy after Christmas.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 by a 34-year-old copywriter named Robert L. May, who came up with a poem about a misfit reindeer at the request of his employer for a Christmas story they could use as a store promotional gimmick. The Rudolph phenomenon really took off, when May’s brother-in law, songwriter Johnny Marks, developed the lyrics and melody for a Rudolph song.

Marks’ musical version of “Rudolph”, recorded by Gene Autry in 1949, sold two million copies that year and went on to become one of the bestselling songs of all time, second only to “White Christmas.”