First Ever @CWPFairfield Baby and Kicking Off the ISI for 2015. LEAPing Ahead to a Great Summer

Last night, CWP-Fairfield kicked off its 30th anniversary with the 2015 Invitational Summer Institute. This year, we'll be hosting a wonderful crew of K - college educators who wish to build their writing portfolios and think about establishing a professional workshop to take on the road.

I was totally surprised when Allison showed up from the 2015 cohort to announce, "the CWP baby was born." Allison announced her pregnancy while in our institute last year and, wola, 9 months later, look what arrived.

This year, our 30th anniversary, we are also proud to partner with LEAP - Leaders Educated and Prepared and Lauren Callahan. We're asking our students in the Young Adult Literacy Labs and our teachers in the institute how they want to LEAP beyond traditional classroom boundaries.

We hosted a wonderful evening last night, and now we have exactly two weeks to begin making the magic happen. This weekend? Well, looks like I will be hibernating in my office again prepared for all that's still to come.