Most of my Teaching Artist experience involves working with teens ages 11-17. I also have been working with children ages 6-12 at a homeschooling resource cen…
Students at PS/MS 279 performed poetry and song in celebration of their Heroes Journey for their families and peers. The CWP classes were inspired by Ethan Haw…
During this year’s Summer Institute, in addition to wonderful participants from all over the country, Community-Word Project (CWP) had the pleasure to host sta…
At New Directions Secondary School, CWP students in grades 8-11 drew self- portraits before writing personal description alliteration poems. This project was u…
The young women in Ms. Blanding’s 9th grade class at TYWLS were able to explore what it means to come face to face with their true selves, during a wild, somet…
At PS 17, the fifth grade students have been learning about portraiture, silhouette and ekphrastic poetry in their CWP residency. Teaching Artists, Maria Schir…
On July 19th, 2017, twenty-nine Teaching Artists came together to focus on teaching for social justice and enhancing their skills in the classroom at Community…
As Teaching Artists in Community-Word Project's Teaching Artist Training & Internship Program (TATIP), we have the immense, and often breath-taking privile…
My fellow trainees and I are wrapping up our internships with Community-Word Project’s Teaching Artist Training & Internship (TATIP) program and the job in…
