Chapter O.N.E. (Oral Narrative Experience): Our most comprehensive residency package, Chapter O.N.E. brings out students’ voices through creative writing and spoken word workshops paired with themes and texts being studied in class. Chapter O.N.E. is comprised of 60 hours, including 40 hours of in-class workshops; 10 hours of leadership development for students at your school; one school-wide opening assembly; 1 poetry reading; 1 school-wide poetry slam; representation at the Oakland or San Francisco Schools Slam; and an on-campus teacher training. Chapter O.N.E. Poet Mentors develop a creative response curriculum around the literature and themes to be discussed during the school year.

Our Chapter O.N.E. Partners for the 2005-2006 school-year include:
Oakland Tech
MetWest
Skyline High School
McClymonds High School
Oakland Community Day School
East Oakland Community High School
Castlemont High School
Balboa High School
Thurgood Marshall High School
June Jordan High School
City Arts and Tech
Mission High School
Lincoln High School
Youth Empowerment Center
Media Academy
University High School
YTEC