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Act/Write
Act/Write was a collaboration between Free Street and the Fiction Writing department at Columbia College Chicago, under the auspices of the Office of Community Arts Partnerships (OCAP) at Columbia.
Free Street teaching artists used a philosophy of structuring workshops for creative flow developed by Ron Bieganski in order to help students generate immediate, spontaneous, alive material Fiction Writing Department teachers were trained in speaking and writing exercises drawing upon the acclaimed Story Workshop approach originated by John Schultz.
The primary goals as collaborators were to improve oral and written skills of students, find a hybrid of our two philosophies, create a book of writing and student photography, and find joy in our work.
2005-2006 Act/Write Workshops
ACT Charter School: Monday 3:30- 5:30
Herzel Elementary School: Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:00
Sabin Elementary School: Wednesdays 3:15 -5:15
Crown Academy: Fridays 2:15 - 4:15
Peirce International School: Fridays 3:15- 5:00
Act/Write Books
Eaten by the Desk Monster ©2000
Shape of a Shadow ©2001
Split Second ©2002
Odanrot ©2003
The Few, The Proud, The Strange ©2004
Creation Irritable ©2005
Submarine Distance ©2005
Don't Hate ©2006 (i think)
Act/Write Vol. 8 ©2007
Act/Write Schools & Teaching Artists
2000: School - Free Street Teaching Artist NAME / Columbia College Teaching Artist NAME
2002/03: Peirce - Free Street Amanda Lichtenstein / Columbia College Germania Solorzano
2002/03: Sabin - Free Street Amanda Lichtenstein / Columbia College Germania Solorzano
Free Street teaching artists used a philosophy of structuring workshops for creative flow developed by Ron Bieganski in order to help students generate immediate, spontaneous, alive material Fiction Writing Department teachers were trained in speaking and writing exercises drawing upon the acclaimed Story Workshop approach originated by John Schultz.
The primary goals as collaborators were to improve oral and written skills of students, find a hybrid of our two philosophies, create a book of writing and student photography, and find joy in our work.
2005-2006 Act/Write Workshops
ACT Charter School: Monday 3:30- 5:30
Herzel Elementary School: Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:00
Sabin Elementary School: Wednesdays 3:15 -5:15
Crown Academy: Fridays 2:15 - 4:15
Peirce International School: Fridays 3:15- 5:00
Act/Write Books
Eaten by the Desk Monster ©2000
Shape of a Shadow ©2001
Split Second ©2002
Odanrot ©2003
The Few, The Proud, The Strange ©2004
Creation Irritable ©2005
Submarine Distance ©2005
Don't Hate ©2006 (i think)
Act/Write Vol. 8 ©2007
Act/Write Schools & Teaching Artists
2000: School - Free Street Teaching Artist NAME / Columbia College Teaching Artist NAME
2002/03: Peirce - Free Street Amanda Lichtenstein / Columbia College Germania Solorzano
2002/03: Sabin - Free Street Amanda Lichtenstein / Columbia College Germania Solorzano
