We are the National Writing Project site that serves West Michigan from Grand Rapids to the lakeshore.  Affiliated with Grand Valley State University, our programs enrich teachers by inviting them to grow as creative writers, as writing coaches, as teacher researchers, and as teachers of other teachers.  We believe that teachers who write and who share their classroom practices with others become the best sources of knowledge about excellent pedagogy. 

We are an authorized professional development provider for NCLB, under Title II, Part C, Subpart 2. 

The cornerstone of our work is the Summer Invitational Institute.  The 2009 Invitational  Institute will run from June  22-July 16.  

Our teaching demonstrations are open to the public.  We welcome visitors!  Just give us a quick email to let us know you're coming.

ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST ADVANCED INSTITUTE!

We will be holding our first ever Advanced Institute June 22-25.  All Teacher-Consultants are invited to join us.  We are offering the Institute at no charge unless you would like to earn 1 graduate credit. To read a letter of invitation from one of the Institute teachers, Roy Black, click here .  If you are interested in signing up, email Sue at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

For more information please contact: Sue Spears, Administrative Assistant

Phone: (616) 331-2994
Fax: (616) 331-3430
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