Community-Word Project

UPTOWN LEGENDS: HISTORIA DE LO NUESTRO

3rd Graders in Ms. Estades's class at P.S.132 collaborated on a class poem about their neighborhood: We are Uptown! We are New York City!

Craig Hayes, STAFF

FUNDING ARTS EDUCATION IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS OF COLOR

NYC steps up and pledges $23 million to increase the impact of arts education in public schools.

GRACE LEE: TEACHING ARTIST IN TRAINING PART III

Community-Word Project’s Teaching Artists Training and Internship Program (TATIP) has a classroom internship component. Pairs of trainees are assigned to join Teaching Artists teams to gain hands-on experience working in NYC classrooms.

Craig Hayes, STAFF

GRACE LEE: TEACHING ARTIST IN TRAINING PART II

CWP's Teaching Artist Training and Internship Program (TATIP) offers an elective seminar in Creative Aging for those who want to work with older adults.

Craig Hayes, STAFF

16,000 NYC KIDS IN 16 YEARS

The 2013-2014 school year saw 1,700 students in CWP's collaborative arts residencies. Here are some statistics on our impact this past year.

Craig Hayes, STAFF

EXPANDING PERSPECTIVES: EXPOSING STUDENTS TO CULTURAL RESOURCES IN NYC

Community-Word Project took students on a field trip to Poets House in order to introduce them to the rich variety of cultural institutions in New York City.

Craig Hayes, STAFF

EDITING DAY AT PS 279: A LESSON IN POSSIBILITY

CWP Board Member Diana Milich had the privilege of helping children from P.S./M.S. 279 in the Bronx edit their dreams, as expressed in poetry.

Craig Hayes, STAFF

GRACE LEE: TEACHING ARTIST IN TRAINING PART I

Grace Lee recently completed CWP's Teaching Artist Training and Internship Program. Here she discusses her writing and arts background and how she found our program.

Craig Hayes, STAFF

CRAFT TO CLASSROOM AT NYU: DISCOVERING EDUCATION THROUGH ARTISTRY

Community-Word Project program staff led Craft to Classroom workshop at New York University's Forum on the Teaching Artist.