Student Writing Gallery

One of 826′s two centers, which offer student tutoring and resource support to local teachers, occupies a historic space in Venice Beach. Dating back to the early 20th century, the Art Deco building at 685 Venice Boulevard served the the … read more

Oh my! There are twelve days left until Christmas, and we’re 99% sure that there’s a song that this reminds us of. Of course, regardless of which holidays our students and tutors celebrate (and that encompasses a great number of … read more

We work hard identifying the potential partners in our Los Angeles community who benefit the most from the unique magic of 826LA help. As a result, we’re proudest to accomplish great leaps in literary achievement with some of the students who … read more

  There are many projects afoot at 826LA, and we find ourselves with little time to talk. This first week of December is a whirlwind of work: holiday preparations, pondering the new year, and delivering plain old student writing help. That … read more

Local tutoring students are more than just pupils: they’re published authors. We hope you’re as excited as we are to see their chapbooks being rolled out in the months ahead (they’re coming out under the name Dogtown Books in Venice and Echo Press … read more

What a week! We’ve had no shortage of postings lately about the bigger-than-ever 826LA field trip program, which welcomes an entire classroom (sometimes even two) to our Venice or Echo Park space for a day of fun-filled, project-based writing work … read more

by Julius Diaz Panoriñgan, Director of Education Today at 826LA West, it was decided that we need a new bathroom pass. Of course, being the writing/tutoring nonprofit that we are, it seemed like a good idea for said bathroom pass … read more

This summer, our work with high school students was concentrated in the hands of two incredible leaders. In Echo Park, veteran 826 summer teacher Mike the Poet led a crew of teens to explore their environments with flare and pride in … read more

We’re happy to help the young people in our communities with college personal statements, interviews with veterans, or analyzing Romeo and Juliet. But we rarely see teenage students come to life with as much intensity as they do in our Words, … read more

All this week, 826LA East and 826LA West are offering spoken word poetry camps for high school students. Our instructors are enabling kids in their teens to express themselves in exciting forums, simultaneously giving them power to choose their topics, … read more