COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: COMMUNITY-WORD PROJECT IS A NYC-BASED ARTS IN EDUCATION ORGANIZATION THAT INSPIRES CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO READ, INTERPRET, AND RESPOND TO THEIR WORLD, AND TO BECOME ACTIVE CITIZENS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES AND TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS.LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS GIVES YOUTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, COMMUNICATE CLEARLY, AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND EXPLORE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. FOUNDED IN 1997, CWP HAS TAUGHT OVER 30,000 NYC YOUTH AND TRAINED OVER 850 TEACHING ARTISTS THROUGH A CO-TEACHING AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY MODEL. STUDENTS IN CWP ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAMS HONE THE ACADEMIC, INTERPERSONAL, AND CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.

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 UNDERSERVED 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 12-25 WEEK RESIDENCIES. THESE 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 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR, CWP BROUGHT RESIDENCIES TO 25 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND 4 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SITES, DELIVERED MORE THAN 55 WORKSHOPS IN NYC PUBLIC LIBRARIES, TRAINED 51 TEACHING ARTISTS, AND CREATED ART WORKS WITH MORE THAN 3,100 YOUNG PEOPLE.EXAMPLE OF CWP PROGRAM:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYU, CWP ENGAGED A COHORT OF 15 TEEN ARTISTS AND WRITERS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS IN QUEENS AND THE BRONX FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL ART-MAKING, CRITICAL THINKING, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLORATION, NETWORKING AND CAREER EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES. CWP PARTNERED WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND COLLEGIATE PROFESSORS TO PROVIDE A MENU OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2.0 COLLECTIVE. COVID-19 PIVOT:DURING MARCH OF 2020, NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSITIONED ABRUPTLY TO VIRTUAL MODELS AND CWP FOLLOWED SUIT. PROGRAMMING WAS DELIVERED VIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS GOOGLE MEET, ZOOM, AND YOUTUBE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION.

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.DURING THE 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR, TAP PARTNERED WITH ARTISTYEAR, ARTS FOR ALL, ARTISTS STRIVING TO END POVERTY (ASTEP), BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL, CARNEGIE HALL, THE CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, CITY LORE, DEDALUS FOUNDATION, DREAMYARD 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, AMONG OTHERS, 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, DREAMYARD PROJECT, WINGSPAN ARTS, MARQUIS STUDIOS, TEACHERS & WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK, AND MORE.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTCWP 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. SEMINARS INCLUDED: "DEVELOPING HEALTHY BEHAVIOR IN YOUNGER STUDENTS," IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARTISTS STRIVING TO END POVERTY; AND "GRANT WRITING FOR TEACHING ARTISTS," WITH ARTISTYEAR.

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