As a conservationist and Director of the Orangutan charity, WCI Foundation Canada, Anitha’s presentations combine her love of animals and books in a fun, interactive and inclusive way.
Kindergarten to Grade 3 (A Family For Faru)
In this presentation, Anitha shares photos from her safari adventures in South Africa, Sumatra, Costa Rica and India, along with age-appropriate information about wildlife, animal welfare and relationships between animals and local communities. This interactive presentation includes a reading of her picture book A FAMILY FOR FARU. This book is about a young boy, an orphaned rhino and their journey across the African savannah to find the rhino a new family. There will be time allotted for questions and answers at the end of the presentation.
Grades 4 to 6
In this interactive presentation, Anitha shares photos from her safari adventures in South Africa, Sumatra, Costa Rica and India, along with age-appropriate information about animal welfare, conservation and the intricacies involved in building sustainable relationships with local communities. She also explores opportunities for students to get involved in causes that are important to them. There will be time allotted for questions and answers at the end of the presentation.
Kindergarten To Grade 3 (Sari Sisters)
In this interactive presentation, Anitha reads her latest picture book, SARI SISTERS, a story about the tight-knit bond between sisters as they navigate adolescent milestones and the beauty of updating traditional customs for a modern audience.
This presentation offers students an opportunity to share traditions followed within their families and to explore how other families celebrate milestones.
There will be time allotted for questions and answers at the end of the presentation.
Anitha’s rates for presentations are $200 for one session. Additional sessions on the same day at the same location are $100 each. Two (25 minute) sessions suitable for Kindergarten are $200 altogether. One hour virtual visits are $125.
To arrange a school visit, please send her a message through her CONTACT page.
Feedback from teachers:
As a teacher of grade 12 university English, Writer’s Craft and Advanced Placement, I was thrilled to have Anitha recommended to me as a potential guest speaker for my writing class.
Anitha has a warm and enthusiastic way with teenagers. She is sincere, open and puts her audience at ease immediately. While she always prepares for a session with a clear agenda in an original context, she is completely open to whatever angle the students are working on at the time, she is flexible enough to follow a group on a tangent without losing track of the primary purpose of any session.
Anitha Robinson’s visit was a high point in my Writers’ Craft class last semester. She was engaging and personable as well as honest about the process of writing and publication.
As a teacher, I found Anitha a welcome envoy from the real world, who brought writing to my students’ attention as a viable activity that lives beyond the classroom. I highly recommend Anitha as a speaker for a group of aspiring writers, regardless of age or experience.
Anitha Rao-Robinson 