January 2026 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Short Stories You Will Enjoy and Can Use in Class

Welcome to our sixth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. These single-topic Literature-oriented sessions have been developed from the needs and requests of Chilean National Programme and International (Cambridge and IB) teachers and students; many have appeared in the latter's programmes and/or examinations.

This selection of short stories are both significant and provocative and are suitable for private reflection and for use in class, either as a language-input text or as a literary work. Join us as we review each text and explore its potential. Choose one, choose two or shoot for the moon and catch 'em all. 

Click on the session title(s) for more information. Complete the Contact Us form to the right for registration information. In no particular order ...

"The Stoat" by John McGahern : 6.00 - 7.00pm Monday 12 January 2026

"Journey" by Patricia Grace : 5.30 - 6.30pm Tuesday 13 January 2026

"The Moving Finger" by Edith Wharton : 6.00 - 7.00pm Wednesday 14 January 2026

"Secrets" by Bernard MacLaverty​ : 5.30 - 6.30pm Thursday 15 January 2026

"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury​ : 6.00 - 7.00pm Friday 16 January 2026

Each session $6000 with discounts for 5, 10, 20 etc sessions. Texts will be sent to participants prior to the session in pdf form for pre-reading and review; we recommend printing a copy and bringing coloured pencils for annotation.

Interested? Complete the Contact Us form to the right for registration information, for institutional and group rates, and to ask about our February 2026 programme.

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