STUDENT
WORKSHOPS

Want to learn how to write a great rap? Do you have your favorite song memorized? In this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of writing raps. You will learn how to count the bars in a number of different songs and how to craft different types of flows and verses to match the mood of the verse you write. This workshop is open to beginning and advanced Emcees and will conclude with the class recording a cypher to be uploaded and shared on YouTube. Register

What happens after you write a poem? Are you interested in learning how to master the craft of your performance and getting published? This workshop is about what happens after you write poems. What are the best ways to memorize poems and get them ready for the stage? What do you do with your hands when you perform? How do you revise a poem, so it is as strong as possible? How do you know when a poem is done? What do you do if you are interested in getting published? This poem is for advanced writers interested in becoming professional writers. Register

This program is geared towards high school juniors & seniors who want their creative critical voice to soar over the tedium of the college application process. Using spoken word and hip-hop as inspiration, we will write high-quality college application essays and explore numerous scholarship opportunities. This workshop will put you on track to get into college, and earn scholarships. Register

Urban Word NYC, the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development and Columbia University’s Teachers College present the 2016 Preemptive Education Conference, featuring a dynamic weekend training series that engages the best practices in arts-based pedagogy, social justice education and culturally responsive teaching. This year’s theme is Radical Joy & Self-Love in the Age of Black Lives Matter. The annual conference is 4-day experience designed for educators, mentors, administrators, guidance counselors, community leaders, education students, hip hop and spoken word educators and practitioners, and anyone committed to urban education.