Community~Word Project (CWP) believes that all children have the right to a learning environment that teaches them not what to think, but how to think. We achieve this goal through multi-disciplinary arts residencies, a comprehensive teaching artist training program, and professional development for classroom teachers and afterschool leaders.

All programs work together to strengthen our capability to help at-risk youth:  Teaching Artist Trainees intern in CWP classrooms, so every child receives individual attention; CWP classrooms provide real-life, hands-on experience for trainees; and our professional development workshops allow us to share what we have discovered about how children learn through the arts with teachers and afterschool leaders, who use what they learn in our workshops help hundreds of children in New York City develop creative and critical thinking skills, leadership, and the ability to work in a team.