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Multiple Grants Awarded for Connecticut Writing Project Initiatives
Director of the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP)-Fairfield Bryan Ripley Crandall, PhD, is using over $151,000 in funding from three sources
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Director of the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP)-Fairfield Bryan Ripley Crandall, PhD, is using over $151,000 in funding from three sources to boost youth writing workshops, teacher leadership, and community writing programs.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Bryan Ripley Crandall, PhD, director of the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP)-Fairfield, and associate professor of educational studies and teacher preparation in the School of Education and Human Development, has been awarded funding from three grants for writing initiatives.
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The first is an award of $47,625 from the Connecticut State Department of Education, which will go toward the Connecticut Writing Project’s Young Adult Literacy Labs and Summer Leadership Institute for Teaching Writing. Geared toward youth in grades 3-12, these one- and two-week writing workshops boast a team of professional teachers and writers who are passionate about nurturing young talent. With a focus on empowering students to find their unique voice, embrace literacy, and engage with a vibrant writing community, these workshops offer a rich and immersive experience in various writing processes.
An additional $79,500 grant from the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) with federal ARPA funding, will provide continuing support to the student summer literacy camps and teacher leadership institute.
A gift of $25,000 from a private foundation will go toward the Writing Our Connecticut Lives Collective program, which seeks to extend the success of the Cultivated Women’s Collective by providing afterschool writing support to eight classroom teachers and over 98 middle and secondary school students. This initiative aims to foster a safe and supportive community for young writers of diverse backgrounds to share their stories and celebrate their lives within a cross-district, literary society.
“K-12 educators are superheroes,” said Dr. Ripley Crandall. “Any investment in their excellence and passion for teaching writing has incredible dividends on student output. It continues to be an honor to have the work we do recognized and supported.”
