An in-school residency program that pairs a teaching-artist with a group of students for the semester. In these sessions, students will be exposed to Florida State Standards supported lessons through various forms of creative writing activities with a primary focus on poetry and prose. With instructional methods informed by culturally relevant pedagogy as well as John Hattie’s (2017) high-yield strategies that bolster student achievement, the lessons will occur weekly for 10 weeks and culminate in a poetry reading and published chapbook of the students’ work. Through these data informed lessons, that supplement the individual learning communities goals and the teacher’s instructional focus calendar, each resident artist - through collaboration with the teacher and students - creates a unique learning experience that engages students while lending elements and strategies to their toolbox as learners.

Artists have residencies in the following spaces:

Broward County Schools

Boyd H. Anderson High School

Broward Youth Treatment Center

Hollywood Hills High School

Lyons Creek Middle School

Parkway Middle School

Pine Ridge Education Center

Broward County Parks and Recreation

Delevoe Park

Franklin Park

Roosevelt Gardens Park