Barnacle’s Bookworms is a reading-focused workshop where elementary school students receive one-on-one reading support. Volunteers help them build their literacy skills and their love of reading. Strong tutor-student relationships will help build the foundation for their reading success, so consistency … Read more
Viva Mar Vista is 826LA’s quarterly newspaper entirely written by our students and distributed throughout the community. Students will become journalists during this seven session workshop as they brainstorm, research, write, and edit their own articles. We’ll celebrate the publication … Read more
Zombies are fun, but zombies can also be educational! No surprise there; after all, their favorite food is braaaaains! In this workshop, students will use scientific concepts related to the spread of disease and explore engineering to test building structures … Read more
Learn to (un)mask your feelings! In this fun and meditative workshop, students will use art and poetry to tap into their innermost thoughts and emotions. We will explore the concept of masks (and their hidden meanings) and create our own … Read more
If you’ve ever been captivated by the stories in video games, this workshop is for you! Students will learn about interactive storytelling, and how games make stories that draw us in. Students will learn about characters, items, and storyline creation, … Read more
