Lorna Czarnota

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Emphasize the qualities of tolerance, diversity, and personal responsibility. Using stories and a series of creative activities, the artist leads students to discover their own ability to affect change, in the classroom, family, community and world environments.

This program may be extended as an artist residency.

Grade Level:
K-12
Performance cost (single):
$545.00
Workshop cost (back to back):
$184.00
Performance cost (back to back):
$910.00
Audience Limit:
100
Curriculum Correlations:
Social Studies, Language Arts, The Arts
Tags:
residency , workshop , performance , community , storytelling , character education , diversity

Lorna Czarnota

Storyteller and author since 1985, Lorna Czarnota holds an MS in Special Education, a BS in Creative Studies for Young Children, and certification in Trauma Counseling from the University of New York State at Buffalo.

Czarnota' s programs feature historical presentations, storytelling, and writing workshops. She is a national leader in the use of storytelling with at-risk youth. She also specializes in Celtic and Scottish lore, history, creative writing, and healing stories. Czarnota is a workshop leader and mentor, artist and musician. She has delighted audiences in schools, libraries, museums, conferences, and festivals throughout the United States, Canada, and Ireland. She has worked with all ages, using traditional and original tales on a variety of themes from many cultures.

Czarnota is the recipient of the 2006 Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network, the 2005 Volunteer of the Year award from Hopevale Incorporated, the Gerald Calabrese Award for Excellence in Special Education, and was nominated as a Univera and United Way Community Hero. Her literary accomplishments include "Medieval Tales that Kids Can Read and Tell," "Legends, Lore, and Secrets of Western New York," and stories in the Healing Heart-Communities and August House Book of Scary Stories.