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11 year old ANTI-BULLYING ADVOCATE and GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR visits MONTREAL to give " SAY NO TO BULLYING" speech and encourage kids to " make positive changes" and " believe in themselves".
Top 20 Under 20 National Winner tours Canada with Life Changing Message for Children, His Books are used in University Classes and as Classroom Units in Elementary Schools.
James meets with 27 Montreal Principals to discuss Bullying in Schools
MONTREAL: – (Wednesday, December 7, 2005) – Mary Ellen Mason, a teacher from Emmanuel Christian school heard about James Valitchka, the 11-year-old anti-Bullying Advocate and the author of the bestselling Anti-Bullying book "‘Superheroes Don’t Have Dads’in her University English class. She researched his life, ordered his 5 books on line and told her school about him. Her class then did a classroom unit on James and his books. James will be visiting all the children at Emmanuel Christian School as part of his National Book Tour for Literacy and Safe Schools and will be touring in Montreal Wednesday, Dec. 7th.
James Valitchka, grew up in a single parent low income home and has transformed his life into a success story, but more importantly he wants "other kids to do the same". He wants a world full of "child success stories". His speeches focus on " Turning Negatives into Positives: Choosing NOT to Bully".
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Date: Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
Speeches: Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Place: Emmanuel Christian School, 4698, boul. St. Jean, Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Tel: (514) 696-6430
James meets with 27 Montreal Principals to discuss Bullying in Schools
Book signing: Wednesday December 7th from 4:00 to 5:30 at Babar Books, 46 Avenue Sainte Anne, Pointe Claire. Montreal. Tel: (514) 694-0380TOUR FOR SAFE SCHOOLS: James just finished a tour of Toronto District Schools from November 14th to 18th and Edmonton Schools from November 22nd to 26th as part of his National Book Tour for "Solutions to Bullying". Each school James visits receives free passwords to an on line creative writing course which is free for inner city children and offered 3 times a week from 4 to 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
MONTREAL BOOK SIGNING: Jams Valitchka will be signing copies of the best selling Anti-Bullying Book "Superheroes Don't Have Dads" and his other 4 books at Babar Books, 46 Avenue Sainte Anne, Pointe Claire, Montreal, Tel: (514) 694-0380 on Wednesday, December 7th from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
WEBSITE: www.jamesvalitchka.com
CONTACT: (905) 781-7575 and james@educatewithvision.com
INTERVIEWS: James is available for media interviews, newspaper, radio and tv interviews.Contact James Valitchka directly by cell phone at (905) 781-7575.
FREE WRITING PROGRAM and ANTI-BULLYING CHAT ROOM: James visits many schools each year with his Anti-Bullying message and children from each school are given free passwords to James' on line creative writing program. The Anti-Bullying Chatroom is free for everyone and the on line writing program is free for all low income families with and is taught by James and an Ontario certified teacher on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m.
The online writing program designed by Voltige Multimedia, part of www.jamesvalitchka.com, allows children to join an on line classroom, receive writing instruction from an Ontario certified teacher, ask James questions on writing, as well as learn about his favourite books. It is free to children of low-income families.
TOP 20 UNDER 20 & TOUR: As the youngest winner of the 2005 Top 20 Under 20 national award honouring leadership and innovation (youth-in-motion.ca). James is a goodwill ambassador for literacy. He has visited schools across Canada encouraging children to read and write. James' Book Tour for Literacy and Safe Schools is expanding to the United States in January 2006.
BEST SELLER: James wrote ‘Superheroes Don’t Have Dads’ at eight years old. It’s the story of a boy who is angry and sad because he doesn’t have a dad in his life. He is bullied and then becomes a bully before deciding to change his life and behaviour. By becoming an author, James turned his life in a new direction. James is now a keynote speaker on anti-bullying and a Goodwill Ambassador for Literacy.
WEBSITE: Please visit www.jamesvalitchka.com or www.educatewithvision.com for additional information.
James’ books can be purchased at Babar Books or on www.jamesvalitchka.com under "Book Orders"
Please contact James Valitchka 905-781-7575 or james@educatewithvision.com for information, bookings, or for interviews.