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Story Circles: Using Storytelling to Shape Classroom Culture
- When:
- May 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM
- Where:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Source:
- Creative Philadelphia Arts Access Calendar
Storytelling is a timeless tool that not only activates imagination and unearths wisdom but also can help build a caring classroom culture through identifying shared values, needs, and hopes. In this immersive workshop, teaching artists will learn about and experience frameworks for facilitating storytelling activities, including Story Circles, a structured method for collecting narratives developed by John O'Neal and the Free Southern Theater; and “Yes, And,” a theater improvisation game. Teach