Science Educator and Children's Author
KATIE SLIVENSKY
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In-Person and Virtual Visits
Katie Slivensky is an expert speaker with two decades of experience presenting to all ages and audiences.
From writing workshops to science demos, scout groups to classrooms, professional conferences to public planetariums, Katie engages audiences anywhere and everywhere!
Now Booking for the 2025-26 School Year!
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Praise from kids:
"AMAZING!"
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"UNBELIEVABLE!"
"I learned so much!"
"We got to dress up!"
"I want Katie to come back again!"
Note: I have many years experience working with students with disabilities, as well as neurodiverse populations. All of my programs are designed to be suitable and accessible for these participants! If you cannot find a listed offering that works for your group, please reach out. I am happy to make reasonable program modifications to best suit school, camp, scout, library, or book club needs.
Katie Slivensky is amazingly knowledgeable about just about everything, and a true joy to have as a guest speaker! When speaking to my class, she answered their questions in depth, and seemed to have an answer for every question, teaching us about all the scientific discoveries and theories to date, from the expansion of the universe to black holes! Yet she explained in a way that made all the information so comprehensible that, although my students are English Language Learners, they were understanding and asking follow-up questions- enthralled by the information. The only question asked after meeting Ms. Slivensky was, “Can she come talk to us again?”
-Kate Moore, ESL 5th Grade Teacher
Somerset School, North Plainfield, NJ
I really liked the presentation that Katie Slivensky did. She was engaging and was really opened up to the audience. She talked to us like a normal conversation. She was telling us how publishing a book was done, and what she liked. It was really exciting and fun the whole time. I’m reading the book, and she matches my sci-fi interest. I can’t stop turning pages. She is an amazing author and super awesome! She even did a few experiments and taught us about force and motion. She is unbelievable!
- Olivia, 5th grade, Michigan
It was wonderful having Katie join us at Kinawa School in Okemos, MI. She immediately had the students enthralled and engaged in the presentation. Teachers loved that she shared a great science demonstration with student volunteers and tied it all back to writing and following your passions. Anyone would be lucky to have Katie come to their school.
- Cyndi Webster, Teacher Librarian
Okemos Public Schools, MI