This Institute integrates the creative traditions of one of the most culturally and artistically significant sites in the Americas with proven writing instructional strategies focused on powerful, research-informed approaches to developing student voice and expression. You'll explore how to create a supportive writing culture that nurtures the confidence and skills of multilingual writers while engaging in authentic art-making as a catalyst for language development.

Through this unique combination of Oaxacan artistic practice and strategic writing instruction, you'll discover actionable approaches that honor the cultural and linguistic assets your students bring to their learning. We will move beyond the what and focus intensely on the how. Teachers will walk away with a toolkit of actionable, strengths-based strategies to support MLs in becoming confident, proficient writers who can navigate diverse communicative purposes. along with engaging art projects ready to incorporate immediately into your classroom. This transformative experience will deeply affect the way you approach your multilingual students and how you view language learning as a creative, joyful process.

We invite you to join us for this unforgettable experience