TEACHER ORIENTATIONS ARE SCHEDULED
To help orient, or re-orient, participating schools and teachers we are again holding two in-person Teacher Orientations. At these events you can expect:
- an overview of the POL program and calendar
- NEW!! collaborative teacher exchange on poetry exercises for the classroom
- best practices for recruiting students and judges
- ways to use your school competition to feed positive school culture
- 2 CEU hours
The in-person trainings will be held at the NH Institute of Art in Manchester on Wednesday, Oct. 18th from 4-6pm, and at the Museum of the White Mountains in Plymouth on Thursday, Oct. 19th from 4-6pm.
This year we will also be offering an online orientation webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 4-5:30pm. No CEUs will be awarded at this orientation.
Please click here to register for an orientation. We strongly encourage all schools to attend! This is great time to make your plans for POL, learn of program updates and new offerings from the Arts Council, and meet your fellow POL coordinators.
POL CALENDAR
A revised calendar of dates is available here. Please note: we are aware the semi-final dates will overlap with most school's February vacation (week of the 26th) and are working to schedule all semi-finals between February 14th and 23rd - please plan you school contests early!
COMMUNITY EVENTS *have something share? email us.
9/22-9/23: Slam Free or Die is hosting the 5th Annual VOX POP Poetry Slam Tournament & Writing Workshops at Stark Brewing Company in Manchester. The top spoken word artists in the easter U.S. will be there and Saturday will feature three, two-hour writing and performance workshops with the first one starting at 10am. Cost of workshops will range from $5 to $10.
9/23: The New Hampshire Poetry Festival is being hosted at NH Institute of Art. There are intriguing workshops and panels lined up for what will be an exciting day of poetry.
This year we will also be offering an online orientation webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 4-5:30pm. No CEUs will be awarded at this orientation.
Please click here to register for an orientation. We strongly encourage all schools to attend! This is great time to make your plans for POL, learn of program updates and new offerings from the Arts Council, and meet your fellow POL coordinators.
POL CALENDAR
A revised calendar of dates is available here. Please note: we are aware the semi-final dates will overlap with most school's February vacation (week of the 26th) and are working to schedule all semi-finals between February 14th and 23rd - please plan you school contests early!
COMMUNITY EVENTS *have something share? email us.
9/22-9/23: Slam Free or Die is hosting the 5th Annual VOX POP Poetry Slam Tournament & Writing Workshops at Stark Brewing Company in Manchester. The top spoken word artists in the easter U.S. will be there and Saturday will feature three, two-hour writing and performance workshops with the first one starting at 10am. Cost of workshops will range from $5 to $10.
9/23: The New Hampshire Poetry Festival is being hosted at NH Institute of Art. There are intriguing workshops and panels lined up for what will be an exciting day of poetry.
