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Story Bridge is an experience—one that will crack you up, open your heart, and broaden your mind.
At Story Bridge, we know that people live in increasingly divided worlds, and seeing eye-to-eye with someone different from ourselves feels harder than ever. We may want to get past clashing viewpoints and identities—but we may not know how.
Story Bridge programs bring people together from all walks of life to shape, share, and hear each other’s unique stories. We help people embrace their differences and spark curiosity about one another’s lives. Story Bridge dismantles cultural walls—one event, one class, one story at a time. By the end of the program, every participant walks away with new, unforgettable connections.
Story Bridge Opportunities
Applications are open now! The program will run from January to March. The Showcase date is March 27, 2025 at Algonquin High School’s Black Box Theater.
Apply Now! Application closes January 17, 2025.
Interested in hosting your own Story Bridge event at your company, school, or organization? Contact Jenn and Adam for more information.
The Process
With lively energy and sensitivity, Jennifer De Leon and Adam Stumacher guide each Story Bridge participant through a step-by-step process to explore compelling stories from their own lives. After identifying a particularly meaningful story, Jenn and Adam help participants shape and write them, preparing them for a final showcase – where each participant shares their story with the group (or a smaller, more intimate sub-group).
Story Bridge is an experience—one that will crack you up, open your heart, and broaden your mind.
How Story Bridge can help your company, school, or organization
- Promotes and advances DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) goals in your school, workplace or company.
- Serves as a key lever to promote inclusive community in classrooms or teams.
- Creates a culture of empathy and listening, where all participants feel comfortable bringing their full selves.
- Forges new bonds within your community.
Programming Formats
Story Bridge programs are available in-person or virtually, in flexible formats to suit your needs. Examples include:
- One-time 2.5 hour session (e.g. teacher professional development, workshop for a student group or staff team)
- Half-day or full day programs (e.g. company or organizational retreat, professional development institute)
- Multi-week sessions (e.g. educational seminar)
- 2-month program (e.g. schoolwide/city/community event)
We are always open to your suggestions. Let us help your community through the power of storytelling!
An inside look at a Story Bridge Event:
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Interested in inviting Story Bridge to your company, school, or organization?
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Sample Program: Storytelling in the Classroom
Goals:
- Participants will engage in a storytelling workshop that they can implement in their teaching practice to foster an inclusive classroom community.
- Participants will develop their storytelling skills as a strategy to support engagement and learning for all students.
Audience: Grades 6-12, all content areas
Brief description: Storytelling is an essential communications skill and a powerful tool in our toolbox as educators. In this workshop, you will plan and practice an oral narrative, which you will share with colleagues. You will walk away with a powerful community building activity to use in your classroom, and you will strengthen an essential skill to support teaching and learning across all content areas.