Great Valley Writing Project (GVWP)

02/14/2026

Skim on through to page 26 to find our own Writing Fellow Chris Condon's Zen View column. Congratulations, Chris on the first anniversary of your byline!

It's the month of love, almond blossoms and Black History month. We have so much to cover and celebrate. Thanks to our amazing couple Yashlee N**i and Jordi Camps for sharing their valentine with M

07/21/2025

Join GVWP for a back-to-school book study of Regie Routman's
The Heart-Centered Teacher, Restoring Hope, Joy and Possibility in Uncertain Times. Free registration and a free copy if you are the first 20 to join.

06/21/2025

While this article is from a few weeks ago, we are still looking for teachers for the Great Valley Writing Camp in Escalon. Participants can earn four units, up to two of their own personal children can attend for free, and they will have an amazing time with a fabulous team of teachers at a 1:4 teacher to student ratio. Our book is Harvey Daniels' The Curious Classroom and it's just what you expect from him and more. Contact TC Sally Hale ([email protected]) or Cassie Gregory ([email protected]) if you are interested or know someone who might be.

Camp dates are weekday mornings, July 14 through July 25, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., on the Dent Elementary School campus.

10/22/2024

The National Writing Project posted three writing outdoors ideas from author Kate Messner on the Write Now Teachers' Studio. Check out these great writing ideas.

The Write Now Teacher Studio, an open online community hosted by the National Writing Project, welcomes all educators interested in writing, the teaching of writing, and joyous learning both in and out of schools. The Studio is a place to examine our teaching, create and refine curricula, and work t...

10/05/2024

Come celebrate our own Writing Fellow, Jose Aldaco, at the Great Valley Bookfest next Saturday, October 12th.

09/18/2024

TC Sally Hale here: the Escalon Eastern Star purchases the supplies for our Escalon Great Valley Writing Camp every summer. If any of you are going to be near our little village Saturday morning, could you please give them some support for all the support they have given us! ❤️ Thanks!

09/17/2024

Emily Dickinson Poetry MarathonSeptember 23 – 29 Hybrid Program Part of the FREE 2024 Tell It Slant Poetry Festival Come read with us and join in for the week-long Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon! An Emily Dickinson Museum tradition, the Marathon is a group reading of all 1,789 poems by Emily Dick...

08/01/2024

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Escalon Great Valley Writing Project TCs produce Greatest Writing Camp in the History of the World!

Ten students were in the class for those going into TK up to third grade, with 11 students in the group going into fourth through seventh grades.

07/21/2024

The Great Valley Writing Camp in Escalon’s 2024 theme is the Olympics. Each day they feature an athlete guest who shares their sport and the journey it takes to be competitive. Friday the speaker was our very own director Brett and he may have missed his calling as a primary teacher.

07/12/2024

Our Waterford Summer Academy students, teachers, and families gathered Wednesday evening for a Celebration of Student Work. Each student was presented with a printed anthology, each student had the opportunity to read their work in Authors’ Chair, and then shared pizza and fixings. Parents and teachers were able to meet and share pride in the hard work all of these kiddos did during the month of June!

06/26/2024

Coming down to crunch time so today was spent getting work “publication ready” with finishing touches. Mrs. Gregory was deep into editing while the other four of us were working with individuals and small groups polishing that work.

"Publication Ready" is our euphemism for “I’m Done.”

06/24/2024

Our Waterford Writers took a field trip today to Knights Ferry where they had a water safety program, played the Salmon Game, took a short hot-weather hike around the historical area of the park, and toured the visitors’ center. The only complaint we heard, despite the heat, was that they didn’t write enough! That’s the kind of complaining we want to hear!

Huge shoutout to Ranger Perez for an amazing day and to Mr. and Mrs. Condon for the ice cream! Plus a big, old Happy Birthday for our own Mrs. Gregory!