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.

Ahmed Knowmadic Ali leading a classroom poetry workshop
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