Recorded for The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Diversity Forum in 2021. Made in partnership with the First Wave Scholarship program.
Based off "Of Cannons and Canons" by Oludamini Ogunnaike.
"It's my mission to bring diverse voices and an honest history into American classrooms. Let us reimagine how we fall in love with language and make sense of our place on Earth." - Marjan Naderi, United Nations (2019)
Bryant University: Visiting Writer Series
Rhode Island, Nov. 2021
"Marjan Naderi visits Bryant University as a guest speaker for International Education Week & the Visiting Writer's Series. Naderi reads a 1hr set of poetry and hosts a writing workshop for university students."
The University of Wisconsin-Madison: Shabe-Yalda
Wisconsin, Dec. 2022
Elementary & Middle School
Sept 2020 - Dec 2022
D.C. SCORES TEACHING ARTIST
Curated and conducted workshop sessions with students in KG - 8th Grade in Washington, D.C. online & in-person. Workshops feature lessons on social justice, performance, writing techniques, and storytelling. To learn more, visit: https://www.dcscores.org/blog/2020/12/our-bright-moments-in-a-dark-time
Fall of 2019
City Wide Workshops in D.C. Private Schools
Curated and lead workshops throughout private schools in D.C. Workshop titles include: Self-Discovery Through The Art of Spoken Word, Conquering the College Essay, The Origins of Slam, Finding Your Name Underneath an Identity, & How to Use Our Senses to Live Happier.
March 2020
Learning My Name Lesson featured in
the LMS Voice Curriculum Database
Learning My Name became a poetry lesson in the LMS Curriculum Database. The lesson instructs students, "to think about the significance or the history behind their own names. Some students may have a rich history, while some students may have no history; this is perfectly fine. Some students have written about how “bland” their names are, some have written about wishing they had another name, etc. Give these students some room to be creative."
December 2020
Poems and performances used as teaching material in Young Adult Writers Program: Zero to Slam Poet!
"Slam poetry has grown into a venue for people of all ages to share their stories, their struggles, their love, and their hope. We’ll be learning from the work of poets such as Danez Smith, Anis Mojgani, Marjan Naderi, Ebony Stewart, Richard Siken, Sarah Kaye, and Melissa Lozada-Oliva. We all have stories inside of us, sometimes we just need to figure out the best way to share them."
Spring 2018
Founder of The Washington International Academy Library
Along with Sumaiyah Fatima, Areebah Jahin, Hanan Rahman, Sumayya Gumus, Lula Abdu, and Roudah Chacker; we funded and founded the school's library accessible to grades 1st-8th grade. Library still stands on Edsall Rd, Alexandria VA.
September 2017 - June 2019
Afghan Academy’s mission is to teach and disseminate religious, educational, cultural, and social values of Afghanistan to the new generation of local Afghan communities. To provide support to scholars for their educational, cultural, and social research studies. To expand relations between the Afghan community and other social and cultural organizations nationally and internationally. To help our seniors, youth, and Afghan families in need.
