WITS Summit 2012
We’re happy to report that the Writers in the Schools Summit was a great day of presentations, discussion, and collaboration on literary arts education across Oregon. The Summit is a way for literary organizations with arts education programs to share their resources and experience with each other. This year’s participating organizations included Columbia Gorge Arts [...]
WITS Summit 2011: More and Merrier!
Our annual WITS Summit was held in Hood River, Oregon, this year and the attendance and enthusiasm were at their highest yet. The Columbia Gorge Arts in Education hosted the event, and participants came from organizations around the state, including Fishtrap, The Nature of Words, professor Marjorie Sandor and four students from Oregon State University’s [...]
WITS Summit Success
When a roomful of creative, intrepid leaders begins talking about their successes in teaching youth about writing, it’s hard to resist their enthusiasm. At the recent WITS Summit, every seat was filled by representatives from organizations working around the state with one goal in mind: nurturing the next generation through writing education. Many shared feedback [...]
