LJ, one of our students, and Kyle, one of our interns, work together on writing skills.
In our Echo Park and Venice writing centers this school year, we’ve had all kinds of fun experimenting with clubs for our after-school sessions: letting the students identify with the hobbies that are most important to them and encouraging them do some stimulating writing activities. Our first intern placed at 826LA by Antioch University, Kyle Mauro, is leading the resurgence of programming with a new sports club in Venice.
We asked some of our speedy homework completers, kids like Alicia, LJ, Marcus, and Magali, to explain to us what made us love sports. We got an earful: our kids love the Lakers (with a couple vocal supporters of the Clippers); participate in basketball, soccer, and swimming in our daily lives; and support teams that call everywhere from Los Angeles to Spain home.
Sports club participants looked up some highlights from the sports world in 2011 and presented them to each other, which made us feel a little like ESPN anchormen and -women. Next Monday, we’re excited to reconvene and hopefully talk about nail-biting moments from the weekend’s games.
Julian, LJ, Daniel, and Jasmin talk sports at 826LA in Venice.
If you’re the kind of person who might want to make one of our after-school tutoring sessions come to life by leading an activity like Kyle’s, consider volunteering your time with “Team 826LA” on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
