Local Magic School Recognized for providing Extraordinary Fun That Makes GREAT Kids Appear John Abrams Wins the Golden Wand of Excellence Award from Discover Magic News provided by Share this article Share this article LONG BEACH, Calif., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- John Abrams from School of Astonishment was presented with the prestigious Golden Wand of Excellence on January 14 th, 2021 for outstanding children's programs done during the 2020 year by Brian South, Founding Partner and CEO of Discover Magic. Discover Magic is the international education program specially designed to teach magic to 8-12-year-old young people. The program provides the kind of extraordinary fun that keeps kids engaged with the Art of Magic while they are socially engaging with their friends and other children their age.