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 Inn Lobby
12 noon – 4 pm Skiing, free time (optional) Rikert/Snowbowl
1 – 3 pm Session: Exploring Creative Practices.
For participants enrolled in the 15-hour PD credit option		 Dining Hall East
Blue Parlor 
Inn 104
Inn 224    
2:30 – 4 pm Check-in  Inn Lobby
4 – 6:15 pm Introductions, community-building exercises, framing discussion Dining Hall East
6:30 – 7:30 pm Dinner Dining Hall West
7:45 – 9:00 pm Peer writing and discussion groups Blue Parlor 
Inn 104
Inn 224
West Semi
Frothingham
9:00 – 10:00 pm Fireside hot chocolate and conversation Inn Lobby
Blue Parlor
Saturday, February 28    
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast  Dining Hall West
8:45 – 9:15 am Community-building exercises Dining Hall East
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
  •  Playing with Form
  • Blue Parlor
  • Individual Rooms
  • Frothingham
11:45 am – 12:45 pm Lunch Dining Hall West
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
  • Blue Parlor
  • West Semi
  • Dining Hall East
2:30 – 4 pm Free time (for exploration, relaxation, conversation)  
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
  • Blue Parlor
  • Dining Hall East
  • West Semi
6:30 – 7:30 pm Dinner Dining Hall West
8 – 10 pm Open Mic Readings, hot chocolate, and conversation Inn Lobby
Blue Parlor
Sunday, March 1    
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast Dining Hall West
8:45 – 10:15 am  Peer writing and discussion groups Blue Parlor 
Inn 104
Inn 224
West Semi
Frothingham
10:30 am – 12:30 pm Community-building exercises, writing, and reflection Dining Hall East
12:45 – 1:45 pm Bagged lunch pickup (optional) Dining Hall West
12:45 – 4:45 pm Skiing, free time (optional) Rikert/Snowbowl
12:45 – 5 pm Check-out Inn Lobby