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The following notes are guidelines; every school has its
own special circumstances. I am very flexible and
happy to work around your needs.
ASSEMBLIES:

Assembly programs last forty-five minutes.
The maximum audience number per assembly program is 250
students.
The standard day includes two assemblies; these should
be scheduled "back-to-back" - that is, with fifteen
minutes or so in between sessions. If it is
necessary to have a gap of more than thirty minutes
between sessions, please let me know well in advance.
Single and triple assembly visits may be arranged -
special pricing applies.
Where possible, it's better to group students of about
the same age in a large group. Combining students
with a wide span (1st graders with 5th graders, for
example) often distracts students from focused
listening.
Assemblies may be held in the auditorium, the library or the
gymnasium.
CAFETERIAS: The cafeteria is not an ideal space
for storytelling performances. The hum of a refrigerator or
drink machine, music and talk from busy kitchen workers,
or unexpected food deliveries in the middle of a story can
lessen the effectiveness of the program.
CLASSROOM PROGRAMS:

The standard day for a visit with small groups
includes 5 sessions. For grades 2-9 these sessions are
45 minutes; for grades K and 1 they are 30 minutes.
Different grades may be arranged in any order throughout
the day.
The maximum number of students for a classroom session
is 60. The ideal schedule is a single class per
session, but up to three classes can be combined in one
classroom. Students may sit at their desks, or gather
on the floor, as the teacher prefers.
Scheduling a day of programs can be tricky, working
around student lunches, recess, and special subject
periods - I am available for the whole day; one or two gaps
in the schedule may be unavoidable and are not a concern.
I don't require a lot of time between sessions -
just enough to get to the next class; five minutes is
usually plenty.
There is virtually no set required up for a classroom
program.
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