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History and Mission
For over 20 years, Troubadour, Inc. has been deeply engaged with the literary, writing, and musical lives of students, teachers, families and local artists throughout Massachusetts. Founded by Artist Educators Victor Cockburn and Judith Steinbergh, Troubadour, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 as a non-profit tax-exempt arts education organization. Troubadour's programs and activities focus on "Literacy through the Art of Writing and Song" and include: school residencies and professional development for teachers; family and community performances and workshops; creation and publication of multicultural curriculum; a community access cable TV arts program; the pursuit of research into how the literary and musical arts affect children's learning; and mentoring emerging artists.
Troubadour Education Programs serve a variety of communities, grade levels, ESL, and Special Needs populations throughout Massachusetts. Programs bring artist educators into the classroom to demonstrate for the teachers the integration of literature, writing, and music into academic curriculum. Award winning resource materials are designed to support ongoing curriculum. Established in 2000, the Troubadour Educational Program Outreach is an initiative to deepen partnerships with under-served urban and rural public schools by providing partial funding for artist educators to present classroom literacy workshops for grades K-8. This program is designed to help improve the reading and writing skills of students and increase the capacity of a school to integrate our teaching approaches.
Troubadour writer/teachers carry on field research while in the classroom to help refine their approach. Troubadour also addresses the needs of schools and teachers in applying the MA Curriculum Frameworks: English Language Arts, History and Social Sciences, and Arts Curriculum Framework strands and guidelines. Troubadour's Mentoring Program brings emerging artist educators into a variety of classrooms under the guidance of Troubadour's principal artists.
Troubadour created Talking Stone Press in 1987 where curriculum, text books and recordings are developed and published. Please click on Catalog to read more about our products and resources.