Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 7 of 7)
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAge Range: 8-14 Description: Pull out your press pass and fire up your steno pad, journalism students work one-on-one with volunteers to select a compelling subject, and write, edit, and publish a bi-monthly newspaper, The Good Times, that’s distributed around … Read more
Volunteering 101 – Manual Arts
Manual Arts High School 4131 S Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, United StatesThis Volunteering 101 is not restricted to, but highly encouraged for, individuals interested in volunteering in the 826LA Writers' Room at Manual Arts High School. During Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, hear about our … Read more
Mar Vista’s Barnacle’s Bookworms
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBarnacle’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 is … Read more
Roar Shack Presents: “Wake Up”
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesRoar Shack is a collective of writers and artists, and we’re going to bring you voices. Some of us come from fiction, some from memoir, some from poetry, and from music and performance and just about anything that leaves its … Read more
Mar Vista Workshop: Build Your Own Treasure Hunt
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStudents will be ages 8-13. What do you get when you want to teach a pirate how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? A surprising lesson about the value of explaining how to do something in just the … Read more
Volunteering 101 – Echo Park – CLOSED
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDuring Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, hear about our different aspects of programming, watch a fun and informative tutor training video, receive our tutor handbook, get registered as a volunteer, and of course … Read more
Mar Vista Workshop – Journalism (Part 1 of 6)
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesViva Mar Vista is 826LA’s quarterly newspaper completely written by our students and distributed in the community. Students will become journalists during this six session workshop by brainstorming, researching, writing, and editing their own articles. Join us for a fun … Read more
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
USC Campus University of Southern California University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLos Angeles Times Festival of Books is coming to USC on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23. Every year over 150,000 people experience a gathering of writers, poets, artists, filmmakers, and musicians at the largest book festival in America. … Read more
Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDuring Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, hear about our different aspects of programming, watch a fun and informative tutor training video, receive our tutor handbook, get registered as a volunteer, and of course … Read more
Mar Vista Workshop – Journalism (Part 2 of 6)
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesViva Mar Vista is 826LA’s quarterly newspaper completely written by our students and distributed in the community. Students will become journalists during this six session workshop by brainstorming, researching, writing, and editing their own articles. Join us for a fun … Read more