Diane's repertoire of nearly
100 ghost stories, songs and poems can be tailored to address a
variety of audiences and educational themes, including ...
CIVIL WAR GHOST STORIES
For middle school grades on
up. 45-minute program combining historical facts with
scary
"true" ghost stories. Excellent, high-retention support for
Civil War curriculums!
GHOST MUSIC
Includes classic ballads, funny ghost
songs and sing-a-longs. A unique program
that combines the
fun of ghost stories for children with music
education!
SPOOKY, SCARY GHOST STORYTELLING ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL
AGES
No theme, just terrific, age-appropriate fun,
carefully tailored to suit audiences from K-5 and teens,
up to
adults and seniors.
EDUCATIONAL
WORKSHOPS
BALANCING FRIGHT WITH DELIGHT: A Bare Bones
Practical Guide to Taking the Fear Out of  Telling
Ghost Stories to Children
A 90-minute adult-oriented
introduction to the genre that uses the science of
fear to offer proven techniques to successfully tell
ghost stories to children. Ideal for
storytellers of all experience levels, teachers,
librarians, parents. UPDATE: Diane recently
presented this workshop TWICE at the National
Storytelling Network conference in Bellingham, WA in
July of
2004.
THE GIFT
OF FEAR
A 90-minute
adult-oriented workshop that explores the science of fear: why we
giggle nervously, how to use fear to our benefit, the fascination
for ghost stories, how "safe fears" are beneficial to the emotional
development of a healthy child, how ghost stories hone our "gift of
fear."
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THESE
PROGRAMS OR WORKSHOPS, E-MAIL DIANE AT GHOSTSTORIES@SBCGLOBAL.NET
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