Winter Institute 2026 Schedule

We hope you will join us for the 2026 Bread Loaf Winter Institute from Friday, February 27 - Sunday, March 1. Find a detailed schedule of Institute workshops and other events below.

Friday, February 27  
12 noon – 1 pm Early check-in
12 noon – 4 pm Skiing (optional)
1 – 3 pm Session: Exploring Creative Practices. For participants enrolled in the 15-hour PD credit option
3 – 4 pm Check-in 
4 – 6:15 pm Introductions, community-building exercises, framing discussion
Dinner  
7:45 – 9:00 pm Peer discussion and writing groups
Hot chocolate and conversation  
Saturday, February 28  
Breakfast   
8:45  - 9:15 am Community-building exercises
9:30 – 11:30 am

Workshops on Classroom Practices (First Session):

  • Photos, Voices, & Histories: Teaching & Telling our Stories
  • The Body as Ground in an Age of Attention
  • Unlikely Juxtapositions: Enlarging the English Classroom through Music
Lunch  
1 – 2:30 pm

Workshops on Learning Beyond the Classroom:

  • Creating Writing Centers: Exploring Peer Reading & Writing
  • Family Literacy Nights: Literacy & Community
  • The Art of the Interview: Hands-on Storytelling
Free time (for exploration, relaxation, conversation, or skiing)  
4 – 6 pm

Workshops on Classroom Practices (Second Session): 

  • Documentary as “Truth-Telling” in an Age of Doubt
  • Using Theater in the Classroom: Tools for Digging into Text
  • Community-Based Literacy & Learning
Dinner  
Open Mic Readings, hot chocolate, and conversation  
Sunday, March 1  
Breakfast  
8:45 – 10:15 am  Peer discussion and writing groups
10:30 am – 12:30 pm Community-building exercises, writing, and reflection
Optional skiing and bagged lunch