
A Culturally Responsive, Healing-Centered Framework for Building Literacy, Community, Scholarship & Social Justice
WORK WITH US
SchoolWideRead is a literacy-based culturally responsive, healing-centered framework that empowers forward-thinking schools, youth-facing organizations, and educators to create the context for amplified engagement in the areas of
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CRITICAL LITERACY
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COMMUNITY CONNECTION
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HOLISTIC SCHOLARSHIP
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SOCIAL JUSTICE
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LIT R/EVOLUTION
SWR LIT R/EVOLUTION is our signature full-year program designed to spark whole- school critical literacy engagement and school culture r/evolution
Partnering schools receive:
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SWR Temperature Check School Culture Evaluation & Consult
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Responsive Literacy & School Culture Improvement Plan
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SWR-Curated monthly thematic readings cutomized to meet your literacy & school culture goals
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Access to SWR Writing Challenge Student Scholarship Competition
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Facilitated SWR Discussion Days and SchoolWide Celebrations
*Strategic Planning, Staff Coaching. Service Learning, and Community Wellness Services are also available
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EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT
The SWR Educator Development
program offers a suite of services including workshops, trainings, conferences, and retreats designed to inspire, cultivate, and support educator reflective practice and activism in the areas of:​
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Language Justice/ Language Sovereignty
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Culturally Responsive & Sustaining Education
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Social Justice Eduaction
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Healing-Centered Education for Self & community Care
Workshops and trainings offered as stand-alone services and as series.
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YOUTH ACTIVATION
The SWR Youth Activation program
is an ever-evolving youth, community and culture informed program designed to awaken, water, and grow the holistic scholarship, social consciousness, and servant spirit that lives in all of our young people. Students at the middle school, high school and college level can enter the SchoolWideRead experience through:​
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SWR Monthly READ
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SWR Writing Challenge Scholarship Competition
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SWR Discussin Days
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SWR CARES Service Projects
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SWR Poet Laureate Artivist Residency
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SWR Youth Self & Commnuity Care workshops and trainings
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SHARING OUR MODEL
SchoolWideRead shares its model with educators and youth developers through interactive workshops and trainings at conferences and educator convenings around the country. Most recent presentations include:​
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University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education (UBGSE) Teaching Black History Conference 2023
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National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention 2018, 2022
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Transformative Language Association Network (TLAN) Power of Words Conference 2021
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Association of Contemplative Mind in Higher Education (ACMHE) Conference 2021
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Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC) Annual Convening 2019
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New York City Writing Project (NYCWP) Teachers in the Round Conference 2019
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Get In Touch
Contact us to discuss wich program is the right fit for you and your learning community