Conquer the blank page! This workshop leads students through mini-lessons and writing exercises to launch stories with a character, a setting, an object, a word [...]
WHAT IS FREEDOM TO ME? with Rachel McCrum
Rain Huff2023-08-15T14:45:43-04:00A poetry workshop that asks students to think about what freedom means to them: how they imagine it, how they find it, and how they [...]
GRAPHIC NOVELS – TELL YOUR STORY! with Kate Lavut
Rain Huff2023-08-07T20:47:36-04:00Graphic novels and comics are a great way to build literacy and drawing skills. In my workshop students are given low pressure writing and drawing [...]
A DAY IN THE LIFE AT MY SCHOOL with Monique Polak
Rain Huff2023-08-15T14:46:28-04:00Writers observe, record and sometimes, invent. This workshop will help students become better observers and writers. Monique will share tips for gathering information through observation [...]
WALK IN MY SHOES: STEP INTO STORYTELLING with Janet LeRoy (Regional Artist: WQSB)
Rain Huff2023-08-07T20:33:10-04:00Participants discover that trying on someone else’s shoes is a great way to step into character–as storyteller and as listener. Students learn to embody and [...]
CREATING MUSICAL STORIES with Matthew Bennett Young
Rain Huff2023-08-07T20:27:15-04:00The best way to describe this workshop is as a ”translation of the senses.” Music (7 instrumental recordings) is used to stimulate feeling. Those feelings [...]
WORDS OR PICTURES? MAKING STORIES FOR OUR EYES & EARS with Raquel Rivera
Rain Huff2023-08-07T20:20:17-04:00In your favourite picture book, who tells the story: the author, the illustrator...both? In this workshop children learn what goes into making a picture book, [...]
CREATIVE STORY WRITING: AN ORIGINAL STORY IN 250 WORDS! with Patti Warnock (Regional Artist: ETSB)
Rain Huff2024-10-14T13:05:52-04:00A journalistic approach for writing a short concise imaginary story. Creative Writing and Oral presentation - Storyboard and storytelling techniques allow the students not only [...]
STORYTELLING; FROM FAIRY TALES TO HOW? AND WHY? with Patti Warnock (Regional Artist: ETSB)
Rain Huff2024-10-12T20:55:35-04:00The age old art of storytelling; Be it, an original story, a fractured fairy tale or a retelling; Students will learn to make use of [...]
A VIDEO MAKING ADVENTURE: THE SUPERSTAR SHOWCASE with Sam Asmar
Rain Huff2023-08-04T15:25:14-04:00An Ad. A Movie-Trailer. A public Service Announcement. You choose the adventure! This dynamic hands-on workshop is powerful and practical! Students will learn some great [...]