Good news from: Students Write Poems from Home
Just one week after CPS official remote learning days began, we were able to transition our school-based poetry residencies to virtual programs. That means we’re still reaching our students, in a time when support is needed most.
Our amazing teaching artists converted our creative literacy programs to videos, for students who have the technology, and packets, for those who need non-digital support. Students continue to be greeted by their school’s resident poet, who is able to support them at home, during a collective crisis, when creative literacy, innovative education, and self-expression are needed most.
We’re currently working in
8 schools with 24 virtual classrooms, from Hegewisch to Jefferson Park, from Englewood to Avondale, from Hyde Park to Rogers Park —the Chicago Poetry Center continues its mission and its support of Chicago students, teachers, poets, and communities.
Ready for the best news?
Our students are writing back! We have “Shelter in Poetry” blog posts up from Swift Elementary, Peterson Elementary, and Taft Freshman Academy.
Stay awhile and enjoy some snapshots of our new virtual programs, our amazing poets, and student work:
