The Goddard Spark

08/24/2026

08/23/2026

If you believe in The Goddard Spark we need your help to please help us raise money for our next residency 💕

from $5 a month to $5,000, any amount is helpful.

I know we’re all spread thin economically, so be sure to share it around, ask your friends and family to help.

the sooner we reach our goal of $20,000 the stronger our foundation for the next residency will be.

https://goddardspark.org/donate/?form=donate

08/23/2026

WIT's award-winning classes have been described as 'life changing'. Make this fall your season for creative self-discovery! Classes start after Labor Day.
Go to: witdc.org/tryimprov.

08/22/2026

CORRECTION: September 20th is a Sunday, not a Saturday. Apologies.

https://goddardspark.org/courses/courses/disability-and-neurodivergence/observation-first-parenting-neurodivergent/

08/19/2026

⚡--NEW WORKSHOP --⚡
⚡--NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT--⚡
-September 20th, 2026-
-12:30-1:45 PM EST-
https://goddardspark.org/courses/courses/disability-and-neurodivergence/observation-first-parenting/

In this short, interactive workshop, parents will learn how observation can become a powerful tool for connection, understanding, and growth. Rather than relying on anxieties, emotions, or assumptions, we'll explore how careful observation helps us truly listen to our teens' behaviors, interests, strengths, and challenges.

You'll discover how to recognize patterns, identify opportunities for support, and reflect what you notice back to your teen. Instead of leading with anxiety, you will learn how to gather information with curiosity; which will enable self-awareness for your teen and a stronger bond between you and them.

Together, we'll discuss how neuroscience, psychology, and education all support observation as a practical strategy for strengthening your relationship with your teen and helping neurodivergent teens better understand themselves.

--About the Instructor--

Empowerment through choice is at the heart of Dominique Paloma Bible's work. Dom (she/they) is a neurodivergent and disabled educator, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. An educator since 2010, they studied inclusive and culturally responsive education, and worked with over a thousand learners of all ages. With a Master's in Community Education from Goddard College, they specialize in play-based, place-based, trauma-informed, and anti-racist self-directed education.

They are the founder of Off Da Beaten Path Learning LLC, which is an international, neurodivergent-first education model grounded in Community Education and self-directed education. Since 2020, the organization has served 41 learners across 9 countries, maintaining a 100% satisfaction rate and an 88% success rate of learners who accomplish their
own self-identified goals. 64% of learners are neurodivergent and or disabled, and 100% of child and teen learners identify as neurodivergent and or disabled. Approximately 50% of learners have participated through scholarship, grant, work exchange, or accessibility funding models.

08/15/2026

We inherit more than stories. We inherit gestures, silences, recipes, heirlooms, landscapes, fears, languages, family myths, and the physical traces of those who came before us.

In this two-session generative workshop, we’ll explore how contemporary writers transform ancestral memory into compelling poetry and prose. Through discussion, readings, prompts, and writing exercises, participants will generate new work rooted in family stories, inherited objects, body memory, photographs, language, and cultural history.

https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2026-08-22-what-we-carry-writing-ancestral-memory-through-story-image-and-inheritance-with-sabina-khan-ibarra/

08/15/2026

literary journal

08/14/2026

⚡️Goddard Spark Residency 2027 Planning ⚡️