Student Writing Gallery
We attract talent (like a magnet)
826LA after-school tutoring is continually evolving to incorporate new writing ideas (often flowing from the creative minds of new tutors some of whom are just getting acclimated to our awesome projects), and the result is about as vibrant an environment as you’ll find anywhere … read more
Tell us anything about “how it really is”: a local WorkSource center offers us student-written sagas of adventure and wisdom
At 826LA we’re open to helping young people no matter what their background or ability level, and while we hear great stories all the time, sometimes we find a group that just blows us away. A month ago, we were … read more
Looking Back: A month-and-a-half ago, Together students and penpals exchanged messages about their worlds
826LA’s two-month-long collaboration with Seso’s Together Project was a remarkable exploration and a creative adventure for members of the Thomas Starr King Middle School 6th grade class. Volunteers from 826LA met with the King Middle School students in the Farm … read more
Anatomy of a writing lesson: author Claire Bidwell Smith became the key to unlock a group of high school writers
826LA! Thank you for the wonderful day! I was impressed and inspired by the lesson plan that involved many skill levels in a way that had high student interest in each part. Sometimes I have come up with a writing … read more
We use 2012 AmeriCorps Week to celebrate three amazing individuals building our organization
Since 1993, the federal AmeriCorps program has placed members of our country in service positions that allow awesome community organizations (like 826LA) to benefit from their talent and time. In addition to reinforcing the values of civic engagement, education, and … read more
In a post by The Eastsider, poets Jenny and Lili explore the universe in verse
This week, two students from the Los Angeles Unified School District got a new soapbox: a spot in the blogosphere. Jenny Muyo, 14, and Liliana Medrano, 17, both published pieces that they originally developed with Mike Sonksen in an 826LA-designed … 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
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
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
Read The More You Ignore Me the Closer I Get, our Smiths- and Morrissey-inspired story collection, from your computer!
Happy New Year and hello to a glorious and promising 2012! To welcome in the calendar year, we at 826LA would like to offer our dear internet friends something special. We’ve put our first book into readable digital format using … read more
