Welcome to Global WRITeS

DreamYard, Inc. is an innovative arts-in-education organization that integrates the arts into the curricula of elementary, middle and high school students. Since 1992 DreamYard has provided a model of participatory education offering young people the opportunity to develop as artists and social leaders in their community

Gemini INK. Global Writes will begin working with Gemini INK, an arts organization in San Antonio, Texas, to develop a performance poetry program within the schools there. Vincent Toro, former teaching artist for DreamYard, will assist in the programs development in this new city. For more information about Gemini INK, please visit their website.

Webmaster: Kathy Basso

IN THE NEWS;
June 2009 issue of Edutopia Magazine.
“Kids Feel the Power of Poetry in
Performance”

“Kids -- 12 and 13 years old -- pour their guts onto paper in verse. They spend weeks furiously writing, revising, and coaching each other, and revising again. When they are done, they stand alone in front of their peers and recite poetry, using voice and gesture to bring their words to life”. Read article...

Global Writes Dissemination Locations:

BRONX WRITES

QUEENS WRITES

YONKERS WRITES

NYACK WRITES

CHICAGO WRITES

Poetry Performance Teamwork Technology Learning

Global Writes is a 501C3 organization registered with the IRS and the New York State Education Department.

Programs made possible through grants from the following:

The Huntington Post, February 5, 2009 “Power in a Poem”.

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Coming Soon:

Gemini Ink will partner with Global Writes to create Alamo Verses,

Alamo Verses is a unique opportunity for San Antonio middle school students to work with professional poets to create and learn to perform their own original poetry, then take it to the stage during academic "poetry slam" competitions.

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development and support of projects and programs with local school districts, independent schools, government agencies, and other nonprofit groups. In our programs and projects we work to create opportunities for students to develop as creative writers, and to share their original pieces in workshops and through performance. We promote the use of a variety of digital technologies, including videoconferencing and web collaboration tools, to provide venues for sharing and performing that bridge the boundaries of school, community, region, and even nation.

To learn more about this program and how your school can become a participant, please contact us.

lobal Writes, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote literacy, communication and collaboration among young people through the integration of performing arts and technology resources. The organization leads or assists in the