Community-Word Project Inc

COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT TEACHES CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, INCREASES LITERACY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, AND BROADENS COMMUNITY AWARENESS IN NYC YOUTH THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE-BASED LITERACY AND ARTS PROGRAMS.

COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES: COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT ESTABLISHES IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES (CAR) IN NEW YORK CITY TITLE I PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS THROUGH NYC PUBLIC LIBRARY PARTNERS TO BRING PROFESSIONAL WRITERS AND ARTISTS TO YOUTH WITH A UNIQUE AND STIMULATING ARTS-INTEGRATED CURRICULUM. POETRY AND CREATIVE WRITING ARE CENTRAL TO CWP PROGRAMS; THE OVERARCHING PEDAGOGY IS INTERDISCIPLINARY CREATIVE EXPRESSION. CREATIVE WRITERS ARE PAIRED WITH VISUAL ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DANCERS, OR THEATER ARTISTS TO TEACH WEEKLY DURING 1225-WEEK RESIDENCIES. TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO INTEGRATE CITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS INTO THEIR LESSONS. ACCESSING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CHANNELS, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN THE CLASSROOM, DEVELOP LITERACY AND CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE VOICES. CLASSROOM PROGRAMS ARE FURTHER SUPPORTED BY THE ADDITION OF TEACHING ARTIST INTERNS TO APPRENTICE WITH EXPERIENCED TEACHING ARTISTS. THE COMBINATION OF CLASSROOM TEACHER, TEACHING ARTISTS, AND INTERNS CREATES A 6:1 STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO.DURING THE 2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR, CWP BROUGHT RESIDENCIES TO 36 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FACILITATED MORE THAN 40 WORKSHOPS IN NYC PUBLIC LIBRARIES; TRAINED 156 TEACHING ARTISTS AND CREATED ART WORKS WITH 2,892 YOUNG PEOPLE.EXAMPLE OF CWP PROGRAM:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYU, CWP ENGAGED A COHORT OF TEEN ARTISTS AND WRITERS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS IN QUEENS AND THE BRONX FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL ARTMAKING, CRITICAL THINKING, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLORATION, NETWORKING, AND CAREER EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES. CWP PARTNERED WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND COLLEGE PROFESSORS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2.0 COLLECTIVE. COVID-19 PIVOT:STARTING IN MARCH OF 2020, WHEN NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL EDUCATION MODELS, CWP FOLLOWED SUIT. PROGRAMMING - A COMBINATION OF SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION - WAS DELIVERED VIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS GOOGLE MEET, ZOOM, AND YOUTUBE.

TEACHING ARTIST PROJECT (TAP): TAP PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE, SKILLS-TRAINING SEMINARS INFORMED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGY AND INCORPORATING CREATIVE AND MULTI-MODAL ACTIVITIES AND ON-THE-JOB INTERNSHIPS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS THEY NEED TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND EXCEED CITY- AND STATE-MANDATED LEARNING STANDARDS. TAP LEADS THE TAP COHORT, A GROUP OF 17 ARTS-IN-EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TEACHING ARTIST FIELD LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. TAP PARTNERS WITH ARTIST YEAR, ARTS FOR ALL, ARTISTS STRIVING TO END POVERTY (ASTEP), BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL, CARNEGIE HALL, THE CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, CITY LORE, DEDALUS FOUNDATION, DREAM YARD PROJECT, FLAMENCO VIVO CARLOTA SANTANA, LIFETIME ARTS, MARQUIS STUDIOS, NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE, OPENING ACT, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, AND WINGSPAN ARTS TO OFFER ELECTIVE SEMINARS ON INCLUSIVE TEACHING PRACTICES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, THE BUSINESS OF TEACHING ARTISTRY. TAP GRADUATES HAVE GONE ON TO WORK WITH CWP AND OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ARTS CONNECTION, CITY LORE, STUDIO IN A SCHOOL, DREAM YARD PROJECT, WINGSPAN ARTS, MARQUIS STUDIOS, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK, AND MORE.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CWP HOLDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO SERVE NEW AND ADVANCED TEACHING ARTISTS. SUMMER INSTITUTE IS A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE FOR ADVANCED TEACHING ARTISTS. SUMMER INSTITUTE BROADENS TEACHING ARTISTS' SKILLS AND CREATES A NATIONAL DIALOGUE OF INNOVATIVE, ANTI-RACIST PRACTICES AROUND TEACHING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. PAST SEMINARS INCLUDED: DEVELOPING HEALTHY BEHAVIOR IN YOUNGER STUDENTS, AND GRANT WRITING FOR TEACHING ARTISTS.

OTHER GENERAL PROGRAMS

COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES: COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT ESTABLISHES IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES (CAR) IN NEW YORK CITY TITLE I PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS THROUGH NYC PUBLIC LIBRARY PARTNERS TO BRING PROFESSIONAL WRITERS AND ARTISTS TO YOUTH WITH A UNIQUE AND STIMULATING ARTS-INTEGRATED CURRICULUM. POETRY AND CREATIVE WRITING ARE CENTRAL TO CWP PROGRAMS; THE OVERARCHING PEDAGOGY IS INTERDISCIPLINARY CREATIVE EXPRESSION. CREATIVE WRITERS ARE PAIRED WITH VISUAL ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DANCERS, OR THEATER ARTISTS TO TEACH WEEKLY DURING 1225-WEEK RESIDENCIES. TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO INTEGRATE CITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS INTO THEIR LESSONS. ACCESSING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CHANNELS, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN THE CLASSROOM, DEVELOP LITERACY AND CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE VOICES. CLASSROOM PROGRAMS ARE FURTHER SUPPORTED BY THE ADDITION OF TEACHING ARTIST INTERNS TO APPRENTICE WITH EXPERIENCED TEACHING ARTISTS. THE COMBINATION OF CLASSROOM TEACHER, TEACHING ARTISTS, AND INTERNS CREATES A 6:1 STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO.DURING THE 2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR, CWP BROUGHT RESIDENCIES TO 36 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FACILITATED MORE THAN 40 WORKSHOPS IN NYC PUBLIC LIBRARIES; TRAINED 156 TEACHING ARTISTS AND CREATED ART WORKS WITH 2,892 YOUNG PEOPLE.EXAMPLE OF CWP PROGRAM:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYU, CWP ENGAGED A COHORT OF TEEN ARTISTS AND WRITERS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS IN QUEENS AND THE BRONX FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL ARTMAKING, CRITICAL THINKING, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLORATION, NETWORKING, AND CAREER EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES. CWP PARTNERED WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND COLLEGE PROFESSORS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2.0 COLLECTIVE. COVID-19 PIVOT:STARTING IN MARCH OF 2020, WHEN NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL EDUCATION MODELS, CWP FOLLOWED SUIT. PROGRAMMING - A COMBINATION OF SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION - WAS DELIVERED VIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS GOOGLE MEET, ZOOM, AND YOUTUBE.

TEACHING ARTIST PROJECT (TAP): TAP PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE, SKILLS-TRAINING SEMINARS INFORMED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGY AND INCORPORATING CREATIVE AND MULTI-MODAL ACTIVITIES AND ON-THE-JOB INTERNSHIPS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS THEY NEED TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND EXCEED CITY- AND STATE-MANDATED LEARNING STANDARDS. TAP LEADS THE TAP COHORT, A GROUP OF 17 ARTS-IN-EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TEACHING ARTIST FIELD LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. TAP PARTNERS WITH ARTIST YEAR, ARTS FOR ALL, ARTISTS STRIVING TO END POVERTY (ASTEP), BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL, CARNEGIE HALL, THE CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, CITY LORE, DEDALUS FOUNDATION, DREAM YARD PROJECT, FLAMENCO VIVO CARLOTA SANTANA, LIFETIME ARTS, MARQUIS STUDIOS, NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE, OPENING ACT, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, AND WINGSPAN ARTS TO OFFER ELECTIVE SEMINARS ON INCLUSIVE TEACHING PRACTICES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, THE BUSINESS OF TEACHING ARTISTRY. TAP GRADUATES HAVE GONE ON TO WORK WITH CWP AND OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ARTS CONNECTION, CITY LORE, STUDIO IN A SCHOOL, DREAM YARD PROJECT, WINGSPAN ARTS, MARQUIS STUDIOS, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK, AND MORE.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CWP HOLDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO SERVE NEW AND ADVANCED TEACHING ARTISTS. SUMMER INSTITUTE IS A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE FOR ADVANCED TEACHING ARTISTS. SUMMER INSTITUTE BROADENS TEACHING ARTISTS' SKILLS AND CREATES A NATIONAL DIALOGUE OF INNOVATIVE, ANTI-RACIST PRACTICES AROUND TEACHING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. PAST SEMINARS INCLUDED: DEVELOPING HEALTHY BEHAVIOR IN YOUNGER STUDENTS, AND GRANT WRITING FOR TEACHING ARTISTS.

OTHER GENERAL PROGRAMS