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 AND ARTMAKING. CREATIVE WRITERS ARE PAIRED WITH VISUAL ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DANCERS, OR THEATER ARTISTS TO TEACH WEEKLY DURING ARTS 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 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR, CWP BROUGHT RESIDENCIES TO 35 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FACILITATED 8 WORKSHOPS IN NYC PUBLIC LIBRARIES; TRAINED 48 TEACHING ARTISTS AND CREATED ART WORKS WITH 2,197 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.

TEACHING ARTIST PROJECT (TAP):TAP PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE, SKILLS-TRAININGSEMINARS INFORMED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGY AND INCORPORATING CREATIVEAND MULTI-MODAL ACTIVITIES AND ON-THE-JOB INTERNSHIPS TO PROVIDESTUDENTS WITH THE QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS THEY NEED TO MEET THEIRINDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND EXCEED CITY- AND STATE-MANDATED LEARNINGSTANDARDS.TAP LEADS THE TAP COHORT, A GROUP OF 20 ARTS-IN-EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONSPROVIDING ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT FOR THE TEACHING ARTIST FIELD LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.

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: ENTREPRENEURSHIP: BUSINESS BASICS FOR TEACHING ARTISTS AND CREATING INCLUSIVE ART MAKING SPACES THROUGH UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING