Residency
Belvedere Elementary.
A documented K-6 poetry residency in Edmonton focused on identity, school community, revision, performance, and public sharing.
April 1-14, 2025
Scale and documented impact.
297 students
Grades K-6 across differentiated Division 1, Division 2, and Connections Class programming.
70 teaching sessions
Repeated classroom sessions supporting writing, discussion, revision, and rehearsal.
47.3 program hours
Total program time across classroom instruction, assembly, preparation, and Poetry Cafe sharing.
1,168.8 student-hours
Documented instructional reach across the full residency schedule.
Residency Arc
Identity work with a public finish.
1 Self, family, cultural background, and school community writing.
2 Grade-aware poetic tools, figurative language, structure, and revision.
3 Performance confidence, rehearsal, and student voice development.
4 School-wide poetry assembly and Poetry Cafe sharing.
