News and Updates
Introducing “On The Forks”
We have an exciting new opportunity for everyone to keep in touch with all the happenings here at Hindman Settlement School with our new video …
We Are Difference Makers
Chrystal, a second-term ReadingCorp member, is one of a four-person team serving students at Carr Creek Elementary in Knott County. Each day, Chrystal tutors 22 …
Stories of Service
AmeriCorps Week, celebrated annually during the second full week of March, is a time to recognize and give thanks to the millions of Americans who …
Announcing This Year’s Faculty and Logo for Ironwood!
We’re officially under 100 days away from Ironwood Writers Studio 2023! Ironwood is a week-long residency for high school students to stay on our historic …
Meet Rebecka
Hindman is thrilled to welcome Rebecka Fugate to our programming team to serve as our Foodways Program Director. Although she stepped into this role in …
Calling All Bookworms to the Fireside Chats Book Club!
Book lovers generally love everything to do with books, from collecting them, to reading them, and almost always, talking about them. We need only hang …
I’m So Proud of Myself!
Kimberly has been serving students at Hayes Lewis Elementary in Leslie County as a ReadingCorps tutor for two years. Throughout that time she has been …
Even As We Breathe – Fireside Firsts
Our Fireside Industries literary imprint with the University Press of Kentucky strives to publish creative work by authors who are telling the complex stories of …
Crystal Wilkinson to Deliver Keynote at 46th Appalachian Writers’ Workshop
Kentucky Poet Laureate and NAACP Award-Winning author, Crystal Wilkinson, will deliver the Jim Wayne Miller/James Still Keynote Address at the 46th annual Appalachian Writers’ Workshop at the …
After-School Tutoring Changes Lives
The Settlement’s dyslexia intervention program serves students and families in a variety of ways. These include our Reading Labs at more than a dozen partner …
A Year Like No Other
It’s January 3rd and abnormally warm. I’m sitting in a rocker on the porch of the Mike Mullins center with a light sweater and a cup …
Student Success: Kyndall & Parker
Each day in our schools, our ReadingCorps tutors work with students across southeastern Kentucky to help teach fundamental reading skills. Periodically on our blog, we …
Warming Up At our First Gather & Grow Event
As frost fills the air and winter descends on us here in Knott County, we at HSS are opening our doors for folks to come …
Video Content to Connect Our Audience Near and Far
If you are reading this, you are likely familiar with Hindman Settlement School’s very successful dyslexia program that has been helping children with learning differences …
Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative Gathers on Campus
This past weekend, October 21-23, we were delighted to host the 48th annual fall gathering of the Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative (SAWC) on campus. The celebration …
Susan barton success
I would like to share a letter from a parent that Susan Barton recently posted as it concerns an issue which I have also had …
First Writer-in-residence
It seems cliché to say that telling our stories is empowering, because we know it is. Folks get up and testify in church. We sit with a therapist to discuss our traumas. We …
Executive Director Update: Spring
I’ve always made it a priority to keep up with current events. I read the newspaper, listen to NPR on the radio, and watch a …
Why we garden
Gardening means a lot of different things for folks, but for me, it has always been about connecting to my past and staying grounded in …
Call For Seeds!
Winter may be settling in, but here at the Hindman Settlement School, we have our eyes set on the marvelous growing season to come! As …
Announcing the Jeff Daniel Marion Scholarship for Appalachian Writers
The world lost a well-respected writer, teacher, and Appalachian son, on July 29, 2021. In memory of this wonderful soul, Jeff Daniel Marion, Linda Parsons …
Summer School Prepares Students For New School Year!
Our 40th Summer Tutoring Program wrapped up on July 16th. For 2021, we offered a mixed format with 15 students participating in-person on our campus and 33 …
Must Reads from Appalachian LGBTQ+ Voices
Serving as the seedbed for the Appalachian literary tradition for over a century, Hindman Settlement School aims to lift up the voices and stories of …
