GVMS Creative Guild

Community Workshops

Creativity as a daily practice: Community Workshops

Interested in incorporating more creativity into your daily or weekly routine? Would you like to learn how to nature journal or use a typewriter for letter writing and poetry? Looking to join a community of fellow creatives, artists, poets and writers? Then join us at one (or all) of the creativity workshops to develop practices that relieve stress, bring joy, and help cultivate a creative life.

Who: The Anchorage Community (children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult).

Cost: $20 to cover supplies. Proceeds to benefit the Goldenview Creative Guild.

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Location: Goldenview Middle School, room 136

**You must register online 24 hours before the workshop to participate. (Need to register late? Email me at schneider_erin@asdk12.org)

Workshop Schedule: 2025 - 2026 SChool Year

Fall & Winter Nature Journaling

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Setting up your art kit, winter color palettes, resources, tips & tricks.

Introduction to typewriters

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Incorporating a typewriter into your creative practice and typewriter basics.

Phenology WHeels

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Creating a visual representation of annual nature and/or family cycles.

Art Journaling & Commonplace Books

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Using writing, sketches, quotes, poetry, and other forms of creativity to capture daily musings, happenings, gratitude, and reflections.

Book Binding

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Simple book binding techniques, followed by making a small book for musings, gratitude, lists, or sketches.

Summer nature journaling

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Setting up a summer art kit, swapping out your color palette for the greens of summer, tips & tricks, and favorite locations, books and resources.

Register Here

Resources

CreativeWritingGVMS.mov

GVMS Creative Writing Elective

For GVMS students in grades 7 and 8

Erin Schneider

Science & creative writing teacher, naturalist, mother, environmental educator, adventure artist, typewriter enthusiast, wanderer.

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