school visit

School visits

Steve's nature and writing programs for schools

Steve visits schools throughout the country. His programs are educational, fun, enthusiastic and energy-packed!

"Steve Swinburne's visit was the best author visit Stevens School has had, in large part because he displayed an unusual sensitivity to children's ages and development levels which made his connection to the audience exceptional."

Jane B. Harvey
Library Media Specialist
Stevens Elementary School, Wallingford, Connecticut

Texas loves Steve!

Check out this wonderful recommendation from a Texas teacher:

Dear Librarians,

It is with genuine pleasure that I recommend author, Stephen Swinburne, for school programs for elementary school students and staff! His From Blank Page to Book program is customized to meet the developmental needs of elementary students. His presentation targets an integrated curriculum. These are examples:

· Writing – use of strong introductory paragraphs with examples of ways to create them.

· Writing – use of strong verbs to enhance meaning.

· Science – conservation and life cycles of wild animals.

· Music – rhythms of animal life and sounds.

· Graphic Organizers – an example is the “cats” chart in his Bobcat…book

At our February presentation, the students and staff were equally attentive with the animal life exploration, the writing information, and the crowd management skills that Steve built into the program. There were numerous positive comments from students and staff following the presentation. To all teaching librarians I give this advice, “Make it a priority one budget item to include Steve’s presentation as part of your quality library programming for next year”.

Should funding be a concern, due to the writing elements that he includes in his program, local, state, or federal funding such as Title V could be proposed, approved and allocated to pay for some or all of his presentation and expenses. You would be totally justified in making such a proposal due to the content of the program.

Sincerely,
Aileen Kirkham,
Librarian & Author of the Collaborative Bridges Series, Grades 3-5

Steve's schedule

Feb. 3-5 Wisconsin State Reading Association
Feb. 6 Wisconsin Young Author's Festival
Feb. 15-25 St. Croix schools
March 1-5 Raleigh, NC, schools
March 13 South Carolina Young Author's conference
March 29-30 Malone, NY, schools
April 13-17 Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX
April 25-28 IRA, Chicago, IL
May 13 Bloomsburg, PA conference
June 7-11 Buffalo, NY, schools

To arrange an author visit and program fees please contact Steve.