school visits
I love visiting schools - it's a chance to meet and chat with my readers. Every school visit is different. Sometimes schools ask me to:
I am happy to talk to small groups or in a large auditoriums. I usually always bring along a powerpoint show with colourful pictures and prefer darker rooms for that reason. I run workshops about:
Most of my school visits are arranged through either the NZ Book Council Writers in Schools programme, or via Rosemary Tisdall's Getting Kids Into Books programme.
- read to them from my books
- talk about my books and experience to support an area of curriculum (such the rocky shore or global warming)
- talk about the process of writing
- share my experience of being a writer
- share my underwater adventures
I am happy to talk to small groups or in a large auditoriums. I usually always bring along a powerpoint show with colourful pictures and prefer darker rooms for that reason. I run workshops about:
- getting started and story planning
- using photographs to illustrate
- planning non-fiction books.
Most of my school visits are arranged through either the NZ Book Council Writers in Schools programme, or via Rosemary Tisdall's Getting Kids Into Books programme.
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