The Principles of NWP

Updated November 2019

1             

We work together to foster and celebrate the authentic voices of teachers and children across all phases of education. 

2             

Writing, sharing, and reflecting together within a teacher-writer community strengthens and expands our pedagogical capacity. 

3             

Writing is a meaning-making process which constitutes an action in the world and always holds the possibility of transformation. 

4            

 Our expertise as writing teachers is embedded in shared observation, reflection, invention, and research.

5             

We learn about writing, and teaching writing, through paying attention: to children and their works; to our own experiences as teachers and writers; to the observations and insights of others who engage with the world in different ways.

6             

Writing teachers continue to be strengthened in their practice and in their responsibilities as agents of change by the alliances they develop and nurture. These partnerships happen across all age boundaries and institutions.