Kite Teachers
Need someone to help run a kiting event or teach a class? Below you will find a list of kite teachers from across the country that will be happy to help you out.
National / International
Ralf Dietrich
Country: Denmark
Website: www.dietrich.dk and www.classic-kites.org
Email: ralf@dietrich.dk
Ralf has 25 years of kite flying experience and is known internationally as a prolific kite maker, designer, developer, and writer. He teaches all types of class's on several levels, depending on the wishes of the Organizers and students. He taught twice at Ft. Worden and one time at MAKR. AKA member. Book author. Ralf's kite designs are now available at kite stores worldwide.
Massachusetts
Glenn Davison
Website: Kite Workshops
Email: davisong@verizon.net
Kites have a history that spans thousands of years of learning, adventure, and experimentation in aviation. Today, kites can be used in the classroom to teach a wide variety of subjects. Kites can be used for relaxation or as an exciting vehicle to carry physics, mathematics, materials science, arts, crafts, and weather skyward! This website is for teachers and kite flyers who visit classrooms and wish to use kites as a vehicle for instruction. With this seminar, you can bring that excitement to you.
Charles A. Stewart
Website: www.letsflykites.com
Email: carlosst_11369@yahoo.com
Phone: 646-249-9165
For a number of years, I have been running kite making workshops for kids of all ages. These workshops have been done at kite festivals, Parks, Libraries, and Senior centers. They can be done at your location. Ask us about anything kite related.
Minnesotta
Barbara Myer
Phone: 763-242-0031
Email: makinkites@gmail.com
Barbara does kite classes for all ages, kite based upon the age of students, budget, time, and particular interest, example: Japan or China. She also does team building workshops for corporations. She brings everything needed, the groups take over to build and fly their own designs.
Missouri
Donna Houchins
Email: symply_ah_mayzon@hotmail.com
An AKA Award-winning kite maker and Sport kite flyer. She teaches all sorts of Kite building workshops for kids of all ages, history presentations, and learn-to-fly also for single line and sport kites.
Montana
Terry Zee Lee
Phone: 406-698-9369
Email: tzlee@myfastmail.com
Specializing in teaching several bird kite patterns to Native American children attending reservation schools. I travel all over Montana and Wyoming, spreading the science of kite flying, and especially love teaching 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.
Oklahoma
Catherine Gabrel
Stillwater, OK
Phone: 405-624-6231
Website: https://kitekits.com
Email: fun@kitekits.com
Dave Young
13407 Fox Hollow Road Duncan, OK 73533
Phone: 580-467-7388
Email: fighterdave@cableone.net
Rhode Island
Gary Engvall
Phone: 401-942-3606
Email: gengvall@cox.net
Tennessee
Chuck Jones
Phone: 423-902-1959
Email: cjonesfly@mac.com
Website: http://www.rivercitykites.com
Workshops can be for fun (parties & festivals), for connecting with the Divine (youth groups, church conferences, retreats), or for learning (STEAM classes or team building).
Texas
Kathy Nixie
Phone: 361-249-0387
Email: knixie@aol.com
Kite worships from simple paper box kites to newspaper deltas and many more designs in plastic.
Wisconsin
Paul Fieber
Phone: 608-271-8265
Email: fiebers@sbcglobal.net