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, free time (optional)
1 – 3 pm Session: Exploring Creative Practices.
For participants enrolled in the 15-hour PD credit option
2:30 – 4 pm Check-in 
4 – 6:15 pm Introductions, community-building exercises, framing discussion
6:30 – 7:30 pm Dinner
7:45 – 9:00 pm Peer writing and discussion groups
9:00 – 10:00 pm Fireside hot chocolate and conversation
Saturday, February 28  
7:30 – 8:30 am 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
11:45 am – 12:45 pm 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
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
6:30 – 7:30 pm Dinner
8 – 10 pm Open Mic Readings, hot chocolate, and conversation
Sunday, March 1  
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast
8:45 – 10:15 am  Peer writing and discussion groups
10:30 am – 12:30 pm Community-building exercises, writing, and reflection
12:45 – 1:45 pm Bagged lunch pickup (optional)
12:45 – 4:45 pm Skiing, free time (optional)
12:45 – 5 pm Check-out