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July Weeklong Workshops

Sunday, July 12
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Friday, July 17
 
REGISTER TODAY!

Early bird deadline extended till Friday, June 12.
Tuition details below.

  • OVERVIEW
    The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar. Click here for 2026 workshop descriptions.
     
    The workshops offer a retreat in which participants learn new writing practices, read diverse texts, and collaborate with teachers from around the world on the Bard College campus. The luxury of time helps us envision how we might make these new practices our own by adapting writing prompts, accommodating collaborative learning in larger classes, and incorporating new readings. We also explore how different forms, such as poetry, might inspire students from diverse backgrounds.
     
  • Schedule of the Week
    Sunday: Check in, welcome dinner, and opening workshop (7:00–8:30 pm)

    Monday: First full day of workshops. Evening reception Bard's historic Manor House.

    Tuesday: After the workshops, join us for our Tuesday Forum, Close Listening: Music in the Humanities Classroom. More details below.

    Wednesday: Workshops end at 1:00 pm. Free afternoon to read, reflect, expore Bard's beautiful campus, or visit local attractions.

    Thursday: In the evening, the week's iconic Celebratory Reading showcases what participants have written, learned, and discovered together.

    Friday: Workshops end at 1:00 pm. 

2026 July Weeklong Workshops

Click to read descriptions of our 2026 workshops

Registration
and Tuition

Register by Friday, June 12 for Early Bird tuition rates!

  • Tuition
    Early-Bird Fee: $2,775
    Tuition must be paid in full prior to the workshops.

    Early-Bird Group Fee: $2,500
    10 percent discount for teams of three or more teachers from the same school. All must register by the Early-Bird deadline; tuition must be paid in full prior to the workshops.

    Early-Bird Commuter Fee: $2,445
    Includes all meals. No overnight accommodations. Must register by the Early-Bird deadline; tuition must be paid in full prior to the workshops.

    Standard Fee: $3,325
    Includes private dorm room, meals, and an anthology of texts.

    Group Fee: $2,995
    10 percent discount for teams of three or more teachers from the same school.

    Commuter Fee: $2,995
    Includes all meals. No overnight accommodations.

    REGISTER TODAY!
  • Credit and Scholarship Opportunities
    Graduate Credit
    Bard College IWT and the Master of Arts in Teaching Program at Bard College have a partnership that allows participants to earn one graduate credit for completing a July Weeklong Workshop, along with a reflection paper and lesson plan that uses writing in the classroom. This credit option costs an additional $900. For details, contact Director of MAT Admission and Student Affairs Cecilia Maple at (845) 758-7145 or [email protected].

    CTLE Credit
    All Bard IWT workshops are Continuing Teacher and Leader Education approved in New York State. The July Weeklong Workshops are 27 CTLE hours.

    The Teresa Vilardi Scholarship
    IWT welcomes scholarship applications from those studying to become teachers (i.e., those registered in Bard’s MAT Program or another accredited program in education) and in-service teachers with limited professional development funds.

    APPLY NOW!

TUESDAY FORUM
Close Listening: Music in the Humanities Classroom
 

What becomes possible when we approach music as an aural text, something that can be read and put into conversation with other texts like poems or novels? This workshop introduces participants to a range of prompts and classroom activities that are intended to cultivate close listening as an analogue to close reading. We will see how recorded music can be quoted, paraphrased, translated, and cited as we use a range of IWT practices to explore its multiple layers of meaning. The workshop will center on how Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite The Planets (1917) can be “read” alongside Edith Hamilton’s classic retelling of Ancient Greek myths, illustrating how writing can be used to uncover connections between music and text.

Past July Workshops

Want one of these to be offered again soon? Drop us a line at [email protected]—we'd love to know.