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Late-morning science fiction (and a picture show!)
826LA’s field trips are a daily occurrence (one that allows us to serve thousands of kids from our neighborhoods in Echo Park and Venice, points all over Los Angeles, and as far away as Ventura and Orange County, no less!). … read more
Sophomores explore the lessons of the Holocaust on Monday mornings
The last few weeks have seen a parade of first days in new programs, each one putting our tutors’ time to a innovative, unique use. At the local Los Angeles School of Global Studies, inside the shiny Miguel Contreras Learning … read more
Meltdown Comics hosts the Centaur Club: fun to the hundredth degree
826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills via the help of a massive group of registered, volunteer tutors who give tirelessly of their time. Whether they’re sitting … read more
In Fashion Club’s makeover, student-written magazine investigates Beyoncé’s hairstyle
One great thing about having a not-for-profit tutoring space that you call a “Writing Lab”: you’ve basically licensed yourself to do all sorts of, well, lab experiments. Recently, our blog reports from the front … read more
A Valentine’s Day poem wishing you well from 826LA
Michael Rodriguez, a Coeur d’Alene Avenue Elementary School student in our tutoring program, recently wrote this poem after we inspired him with the challenge of assisting our Valentine’s Day store promo. We hope you find it just a little bit … read more
As the Early Assessment Program test approaches for juniors, we’re taking our tutors’ show on the road to Ánimo Venice
February is a month heavy on in-school projects, and we’ve been showing plenty of Los Angeles high school students why 826LA is customarily held in the highest regard. We’re always excited to give you a glimpse of the creative, fanciful … read more
826LA has been busy trying to put college within reach
A former 826LA intern, Yelena, describes a part of her time with our organization in a guest post about college access: Watching Dreams Turn to Reality As anyone even vaguely familiar with the process knowns, applying to college can be … read more
Our students are trying a split!
After an exciting beginning to the academic year (in they’ve attempted plenty of homework and produced a book), our young group of afternoon students in Echo Park is undergoing an exciting change to the daily tutoring regimen. The new semester … read more
“I know they make silly books but I think they might be good”: LAUSD kids extol Mrs. Barnacle
Last month, a whirling, pointing, chattering classroom of kids from Valley View Elementary in the Hollywood Hills descended upon 826LA in Echo Park with the promise that they were about to have the time of their lives–it was their day … read more
Smooth as a limousine, Venice kids publish another book
After-school tutoring is a place where the Los Angeles student who walked by you today might be famous. We’re pleased to announce we’ve been doing plenty of writing with our Westside families in the new year (as if that had … read more
