On March 5th, 2018, CWP volunteers traveled to Morris Heights in the Bronx to assist the 5th grade class at P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. in preppin…
As part of the Teaching Artist Project (TAP) training, I have been assigned to an internship at PS 171 in Astoria, Queens, assisting two lead Teachin…
When you think of New York City, what visual comes to mind? Towering buildings lined along a coast flanked by long, winding bridges, surely. But zoom in a lit…
When I first signed up for the residency in Ms. Ferandino’s third grade class, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I’d had some limited experience teaching col…
This Valentine's Day, the 9th grade students of The Young Women's Leadership School (TYWLS) of Jamaica, Queens got a special treat: a visit from guest artist a…
Located on a quiet corner in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, P.S. 84 Jose De Diego School’s facade displayed a handsome mural as befits an educational insti…
On January 23, 2018, students at PS 279 Captain Manuel Rivera Jr. studied poet Sandra Cisneros with CWP Teaching Artists Pamella Allen and Jessie Paddock. The …
On October 28th, the first day of the 2017-18 Teaching Artist Project (TAP) training, the Community-Word Project facilitators asked my cohort of 30+ multi-disc…
