Spoken Word Workshops
Bring the experience of live performance to your classroom, linked with the teaching of writing and performance skills, and watch your students flourish both personally and academically. Spoken Word workshops build off of your existing curriculum and support your students by making poetry come alive.
THEMES
Students are encouraged to reflect on their lives and articulate what they are passionate about. Workshops can be linked to themes like tolerance, diversity, gender roles, positive communication, the creative process, or another theme of your choice to focus our process.
CURRICULUM
Workshops build:
writing and communication skills
performance skills, using of gesture, tone and pacing
self-confidence and tools for self-expression
Links are made to the poetry unit of an English class and the voice unit of a Drama class.
What to Expect:
Workshops are created to suit your school or community group’s needs and range in length from three to twenty-five hours. Contact Tanya to discuss what would work best for your group and for a detailed quote.
The cost of a one hour to one day workshop can range from a subsidized rate of $400 to a fee of $1000. Contact me to discuss what works best for your school or organization.
I will send you poetry teaching resources to help you prepare for and follow up on our workshops together
Teacher Testimonials
Great rapport with students
“Tanya is so vibrant and has a great rapport with students… Tanya’s poetry workshop series serves as a fabulous introduction to my poetry units in ENG4U and EWC4U. Having a performance poet brings a new element/aspect to ‘page poetry.”
-Kim Fahner, Marymount Academy, SCDSB
Professional, inspiring, empowering
“Tanya was excellent with the students – professional, inspiring, vulnerable, empowering… We loved every minute of it!”
— Tara Duffy, Silverthorn CI, TDSB
The workshop was accessible to all students!
“Tanya was able to read the students and understand when they needed more time, prompting, examples, etc. The project was accessible for all students, encouraged group skills, presentation skills and used modelling techniques effectively. We’d like Tanya to work here!”
— Kelly Anne Lavallee, St. Benedict CSS, SCDSB
Student Testimonials
“I think the most valuable part of the entire process was the sheer honesty and vulnerability displayed by everyone. People were able to be completely open and honest without fear or judgment from others.”
-Wendel
“When we started I was convinced that I had nothing of interest to say and that I wasn’t good at writing and expressing my feelings. By the end that totally changed and I was really happy that I took a risk and and shared with everyone in the class. Because of spoken word and your great teaching, I had the courage to do this and that’s something I’ll remember and carry with me the rest of my life.”
– Aynsley
“After your workshop, It was clear I was hooked on spoken word. Many days I came home after school and spent hours on you tube watching this amazing new art form you introduced me to. I also began writing every single day whether it was a haiku or working on a lengthier poem. I even attended one of the youth slams in Toronto where I was actually chosen to be a judge which is incredibly challenging.“
- Anonymous
Let's design your custom poetry workshop
Contact Tanya today to get support with poetry workshops at your school.