Label: School Visits

February 25, 2010

I was recently in San Angelo, Texas, where it was cold and raining and everyone was very happy about the weather. When you live in a drought-prone area like West Texas, I can understand why rain is a welcome event!

We (my wife Liz Nealon went with me)  discovered that although San Angelo is a rather small city, there is a lot to see there. We visited the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, which is a gorgeous building with a permanent ceramics and silver collection that we enjoyed very much. We had lunch in historic San Angelo, at a restaurant called Miss Hattie’s Saloon, which had…let’s call it a "colorful" history in bygone days!  And, we visited Fort Concho,  where Pecos Bill was once the commander. The fort is a National Historic Landmark because it was the the home of the Buffalo Soldiers who were part of the 10th Cavalry, one of the two all-Black cavalry regiments who protected the Great Plains in the mid-1800s.

I was in San Angelo to speak at the 8th Annual Literacy Conference, held at Angelo State University. While I was there, I also spoke to a number of large groups of kids from the public schools in San Angelo. Here is a picture of me with a group of students from Holiman Elementary.



The kids were all bright, eager, and very smart. I told each group a story that is in one of my early books, THE LONG VIEW INTO SPACE, about the way I started writing my return address when I was their age. Here’s how I did it.

Name
Street Address
City
State
Zip Code
Planet Earth
Solar System
The Milky Way Galaxy
The Universe



Years ago, when this book first came out, I was on my way to visit a school in Ohio. I got a letter from a fifth grade boy who had been looking at this address, and told me that I forgot to put down the zip code for the universe. I asked the kids in San Angelo if they could guess what he thought the zip code for the universe should be. A student came up with the answer in every group I spoke to. They suggested that the zip code for the Universe should be ∞ - the symbol for infinity.

Try writing your complete address. You are truly a citizen of the universe (and make sure to include its zip code).
 

December 1, 2009

Julia Campbell, the Librarian at Carroll Elementary School in Southlake,  Texas sent me these pictures with the following note:

I’m attaching a file of photos from your visit. Also, here is a link from the CES library web page to the comments our students and teachers wrote following your visit. Hope this is helpful.

http://carroll-library.us/frame-top/specialevents/seymoursimon/index.htm

It was a pleasure meeting you. All the best to you and your family this Thanksgiving day.

Thanks, Julia. And a Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers! 

December 1, 2009

FAQS about speaking:

* Honorarium TBA, plus airfare, hotel and meals, three presentations in one school.

* No extra travel charge for schools within 90 minute driving distance.

*  Your school can cut the cost in half by inviting another school in your area to share in Seymour’s visit. I’ll then do ONE large assembly program at each school, one school in the morning and another school in the afternoon.

* For schools which include overnight hotel stays, Seymour can add an evening program for the entire community for a small additional fee.

* Contact Seymour directly:  simon@seymoursimon.com
or HarperCollins School and Library Promotion:  tony.hirt@harpercollins.com

November 20, 2009

October 21, 2009

October 21, 2009

October 21, 2009

September 1, 2009

I’ll be speaking and signing books in the Hazelwood School District in St. Louis on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20, 21. I’ll also be speaking and signing books in schools in Dallas for a full week from November 2-6. I’ll post my complete Fall schedule soon. If your school is interested in a visit, send an email. 

July 21, 2009

I’ve been reading your comments this morning, and I see a number of classes are wondering how they can get me to come to their school.

Your teacher (or PTO) can write to my publisher to request a school visit. Or you can just write to me: seymour@seymoursimon.com. I hope to see you soon! 

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