School and Community Programs
Creative writing motivates students because it is personal, relevant and imaginative. We at Lake Erie Ink want to provide students with the opportunity to write creatively in the classroom by providing professional development for you and classroom workshops for your students. Our team wants to help you plan, motivate, design, and assist students with writing across the curriculum.
Our team of professionals and volunteers will collaborate with you on writing projects that fulfill and exceed state standards, meet the needs of teachers and students in academics, development, and creativity. Projects may be thematically integrated or genre-based. In-school collaborations can vary in duration and support throughout the writing process. Volunteers from Lake Erie Ink will work as writing coaches to provide extra support during revision. In order to encourage creativity and empower students, projects typically culminate in publication, performance, or presentation.
To bring Lake Erie Ink to your school or organization, contact Program Director Charisse Bailey at 216-320-4757 or [email protected].
Lake Erie Ink offers the following:
In-School Residencies: We support students in the classroom by teaching engaging, project-based writing workshops that support Ohio educational standards and meet the needs of students creatively, academically, and developmentally. We collaborate with teachers to develop a customized project that meets their needs.
Check out some anthologies of student work from our past in-school residencies:
Out-of-School-Time Programs: We support your students through after-school, summer, and evening programs. Our programs encourage, inspire, and support creative expression through the written word by exploring diverse genres
Professional Development: We support teachers by facilitating professional development workshops that enhance your team’s creative writing teaching strategies and increase their ability to offer comprehensive and motivating writing opportunities for students.
