
You can now learn the famous Freedom Writing method by attending the Freedom Writing International Summer School course offered this year by the University College of South Denmark.
#FREEDOME WRITERS HOW TO#
Learn how to become an inspiring teacher in Denmark! In the process, Freedom Writers acquire general academic and life skills while becoming responsible for their own lives and happiness, overcoming social disadvantage. They encourage students to find their own and present it to the world.

Gruwell soon discovered that by asking students to keep anonymous journals and make movies inspired by their lives, while relating to famous literary works, helped students relate to each other and reflect on their future. She offered students books bought out of her own salary, organised movie watching sessions and inviting relevant guest speakers to class. Noticing the racial conflicts between students, Gruwell adapted her curriculum to focus on tolerance and understanding diversity. The first Freedom WritersĮrin Gruwell began teaching in 1994 in Long Beach, California in a low-performing high school class with an expected graduation rate of 20%.

The method has reached worldwide success, attracting an international audience since the publication of “ The Freedom Writers Diary” in 1999, as well as the motion picture “Freedom Writers” in 2007, based on the story of the author. Freedom Writing is a pedagogical method developed by American teacher Erin Gruwell.
