Learning Through An Expanded Arts Program

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Community Word Project Community Word Project is dedicated to helping at-risk young people become critical and creative thinkers who are prepared for the challenges and opportunities they will face in these rapidly changing times. Our classroom multidisciplinary arts residencies provide a high quality, sustained experience in the arts. We work in struggling communities in New York City, reaching young people in the one place they must be every day, the classroom. Community Word Project residencies, which are at the hear of our work, transform those classrooms into creative and challenging learning environments where children are not taught what to think, but how to think, where young minds are not filled, but formed. Since 1997, Community Word Project has helped over 10, 000 young people develop the skills they must have to be successful in school and in life, through our residency program, our Teaching Artist Training and Internship Program, and Professional Development workshops for classroom teachers and after school leaders. All of our programs are based on the believe that the individual's life, experience, and ideas are central to the creative process; that we are stronger when we learn to work collaboratively; and that, as we all learn in different ways, a multidisciplinary approach offers many avenues for students to achieve and be recognized as successful. We believe every child has a unique voice, one that is stronger when joined with others. Working together on a collaborative mural or performance teaches young people leadership and problem-solving skills and how to work as a team Community Word Project is the only NYC arts education organization that focuses on individual and collaborative arts.

Succeed2gether is a non-profit organization based in Montclair, NJ, dedicated to providing educational support and enrichment programs for students and families. With a focus on after-school tutoring, student enrichment classes, college essay tutoring, and parent workshops, Succeed2gether aims to empower and inspire young minds to reach their full potential. Through their dedicated team of volunteers and partnerships with local authors and community organizations, Succeed2gether also hosts the annual Montclair Literary Festival, a vibrant celebration of literature and storytelling that brings together renowned authors, aspiring writers, and book lovers from all walks of life.Generated from the website