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826LA featured on NBC Latino
By Nina Terrero NBC Latino February 1, 2012 On a typical weekday afternoon, dozens of children gather together on low couches and tables to read and write. With books and pencils in hand, these children in urban Los Angeles aren’t … read more
Flourish in February: we’re planning on enjoying a month with CiL, Dianna Agron, and Valentine’s Day poetry!
It’s been a jam-packed new year, and we’re already in February! We hope that you’ll find some time during the Season of Love to spread a little love to 826LA. And what luck! There are two new ways that start … read more
One of our students learns about the wars overseas for the first time
Part of our commitment to our local families is that during hours when students aren’t already working on a school project, we’ll offer workshops that give young people opportunities to learn through writing and be inspired by language. We offer … read more
Writers know: good things come in threes
Posted by Robin L. Winston, Teacher Dear 826LA staff, A few days after our trip to 826LA, my 4th grade students wrote expository paragraphs about our experience there. These are three of the best, but all reflected enjoyment and relished … read more
Six Los Angeles kids liven up the 826 National Writing Gallery
Tomorrow, subscribers to 826 National‘s newsletter will find a new, beautiful batch of text in their inbox with all kinds of good news. For one thing, they’ll be directed to an ever-expanding feature part of the site, which “share[s] with … read more
Show your love for 826LA on Mulu and shop all the time with Zooey, Sophia, and Molly
Heard about Mulu? An ultra-cool new venture backed by some of our friends from HelloGiggles (which provides our office with laughs on a daily basis), mulu.me offers a social sharing platform for all of us who love to shop and want … read more
Slam dunk! Meeting all our goals with a new club for sports-lovers
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 … read more
How exciting is a field trip? Did you know that at 5 o’clock in the morning, people are searching us on Wikipedia?
Today’s second field trip of the day was an action-packed Storytelling & Bookmaking adventure for two 3rd grade classes, both composed of the bright and eager authors from Castle Heights Elementary School (in Los Angeles, just a few blocks north of … read more
Created Equal
A Los Angeles student named Elizabeth, 9, visited our space in Venice this morning as part of her class’ free writing field trip to work on sense- and feeling-based poetry. Her teacher Holly Clark (like many others) was interested in … read more
Students seize the Wikipedia blackout to issue a challenge to know-it-all adults
A big discussion topic for our students in tutoring this afternoon: Wikipedia wasn’t working for a full day! Some of our volunteers in Venice bemoaned the state of the online world, worried that they wouldn’t have their usual information source … read more
