Bywater Files

20 + years Elementary Education

Model kindess. Cultivate creativity. Reward perseverance.

I value most the recognition and accolades of my family, students, and their parents.

B.S. Economics, Binghamton University M. Ed. Elementary Education, Queens College

Dave Bywater is a talented and seasoned educator passionate about stewarding the next generation of storytellers and problem solvers. With over twenty years in the elementary classroom, Mr. Bywater has helped develop and inspire hundreds of young learners. An accomplished singer and entertainer, Mr. Bywater has composed and produced dozens of songs for young audiences, including You & Me and The Kindness Song. Recent achievements have included authoring and producing audiobooks for young readers including It Snowed Last Night and My Paper Monster. Facilitating dynamic and educational workshops and camps, Mr. Bywater is also the founder of Young Writers Studio, NJ. For information about his programming and samples of his original work, go to www.ywsnj.org. "I am passionate about developing young audiences into responsible producers, rather than simply passive consumers, of creative content. This mission is at the heart of Young Writers Studio New Jersey." Mr. Bywater earned his Master of Science degree in Education from Queens College and teaches in Princeton, NJ.