Playwrights Theatre - Poetry Out Loud Application

 

NJ Poetry Out Loud (POL) Residency program is part of the National Poetry Out Loud program and has specific guidelines, deadlines and appearance commitments. Please review the program details and register for NJ POL by visiting www.jerseyarts.com  prior to submitting this application. On-going classroom teacher participation is also required.

 

Applications must be completed in full or they will not be processed.

 

Date of Application
School/Site Name 
Street Address
City 
State
Zip Code
County
School Phone
School Website: (if applicable)  
School District
State Legislative District  
School Federal ID #
Applicant  Name
Applicant Title 
Applicant Phone
Applicant E-Mail: 
Site Coordinator Name
Site Coordinator Title  
Site Coordinator Phone
Site Coordinator E-Mail: 
Has your school/group ever had a Playwrights Residency before?   Yes  No
Participating Class Teachers and Grade Levels

Grant Requests

Full Grant worth $5,500 - Cost of residency (choose this option if you will only accept a full grant)
Full/Partial Grant worth $2,750 (choose this option if you are applying for a full grant, but will accept a partial grant)
Partial Grant only worth $2,750
No Grant (school will cover cost of program)

 

Poetry Out Loud Application Questions - Answers Required

1. How do you expect your school will benefit from this program? Do you have any specific goals for this residency (i.e. fostering creativity, helping to prepare for standardized tests, etc.)?

2.  For six days, participating classes are to receive 80-minute sessions with the teaching artists. Can your school commit to providing the artist with three- 80 minute sessions per day? Please explain.

3. Classroom teachers must work in partnership with the artists on this program and commit class time in addition to the artist days in meeting the program goals. How can your teachers benefit from working in partnership with Playwrights Theatre's poet and performance teaching artists? How can the school assist the teaching artists in accomplishing the goals of the residency?

4.  The program incorporates a series of competitions, classroom contests and a school-wide competition (must be administered by the school) to select the POL school representative. Is your school able to fulfill this program requirement? And is your school able to organize a field trip to the Regional and State Competitions to support its POL representative?

5.  How does the school intend to extend the impact of the program to the community?



6.  Please tell us anything else you think we should know about your students, school, or past residency experiences.

 

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