Important Update: COVID-19
The health and safety of our community guides all of our decisions. As such, West Chester University has been actively monitoring the rapid movement across the globe of the coronavirus, as well as updated travel warnings issued by the U.S. Department of State. Following the CDC’s public health guidance, the University is taking proactive measures to minimize crowds by canceling events that will draw large audiences. As a result, the 40th Anniversary Celebration must be cancelled at this time.
Please know that the University did not make this decision lightly. We ask for your understanding as we continue to respond to this fluid public health concern while working in the best interest of all those in our community.
We encourage you to visit the University’s home page for FAQs.
Sincerely,
Pauline Schmidt, Director
Valley Forge National Park Campers
Youth Camp - Summer 2018
Young Writers hard at work!
The Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project (PAWLP) is one of the oldest sites of the National Writing Project (NWP). PAWLP follows NWP's guiding principles and provides professional development, develops resources, generates research, and acts on knowledge to improve the teaching of writing and learning in schools and communities. PAWLP believes that access to high-quality educational experiences is a basic right of all learners and a cornerstone of equity. We work in partnership with institutions, organizations, and communities to develop and support leadership for educational improvement.
PAWLP offers summer and school-year courses and workshops in teaching writing, teaching literature, writing-reading connections, authentic assessment, and special topics of interest to educators. For information on how to bring a course or professional development program to your district
email Director Dr. Pauline Schmidtor call 610-436-2202.
Childrens' Book Writing Sessions: 9-10am
We will continue to host these virtual sessions on the first Saturday of the month.
Join us on the following Saturday mornings:
June 6, July 4, and August 1
Click here for the Zoom Link.
Social Justice Inquiry Group: 9-10:30am
We will continue to host these virtual sessions on the third Saturday of the month.
Join us on the following Saturday mornings:
June 20, July 18, and August 15
For the June meeting, our shared text will be Mira Jacob’s graphic memoir Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations. Please read at your own pace and come to June’s meeting to discuss any parts you like. We also decided to incorporate more practice-based conversations during our meetings. To get started, please consider a conversation you’ve had professionally or personally that reminds you of a talk you read in Jacob’s memoir. We’ll each bring those complementary events to the meeting to unpack.
Click here for the Zoom Link.
Around the Table with PAWLP
View our Fall 2019 Edition HERE
PAWLP's literary magazine is accepting personal narratives, poems, memoirs and fiction.
Also to be submitted are photos, artwork, royalty-free images from Google or other
sources, drawings, sketches and music to be included with your writing. Please keep
the word count under 2000. Send writings and any questions to aroundthetablewithpawlp@gmail.com.
