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#ThirtybyJuneThirty Summer Challenge
826DC is trying to raise $30K by June 30, 2019 to help fund all of our free writing programs for DC students, including this year’s 826DC Summer Camp!
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This Summer, We’re Writing to Save the World
826DC is getting ready for our WHOSE GARDEN WAS THIS? summer writing intensive in July, a free two-week program designed for students in third through sixth grade and all about conservation!
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Celebrating THIS TIME THEY HEAR YOU
The third-grade authors behind THIS TIME THEY HEAR YOU, their families, their teachers, and their illustrators all had a blast celebrating this new title with 826DC! We came together at the True Reformer Building for a night of readings, photos, and crafts.
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Workshop Story: Tivoli’s Best Magic Trick
On a sunny Saturday afternoon earlier this year, students ages 6-18 and their families joined 826DC for our Tivoli’s Astounding Urban Legend Writing workshop. We explored the origins and impact of urban legends and then collaborated on a brand-new legend about The Amazing Tivoli, the mysterious magician behind our magic storefront!
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Get Excited for THIS TIME THEY HEAR YOU!
826DC will publish THIS TIME THEY HEAR YOU, an anthology of science-inspired fairy tales written by third-grade authors through our Young Authors’ Book Project (YABP), in just a few weeks!
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Paddlestar VII was out of this World
This year’s Paddlestar Galactica was a blast! We gathered at SPIN DC with excitement, fabulous costumes, and competitive spirit, all excited to amplify youth voices here in DC. For our player-fundraisers, the offbeat bracket-style tournament capped off over a month of fundraising to support 826DC’s free writing programs for DC students—the value of the donations they raised went toward “buying” cheats like making their opponents use flyswatters, eyepatches, or impenetrable sunglasses.
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Talking Paddlestar Galactica on “Let’s Talk Live”
826DC Executive Director Zachary Clark and co-founder Kira Wisniewski recently went on ABC7 WJLA’s Let’s Talk Live to talk about Paddlestar Galactica, 826DC’s ping-pong tournament fundraiser! They had a blast showing off their ping-pong skills and previewing some of the cheats that you’ll be able to see at the final tournament TOMORROW, April 7th, 12-3 PM at SPIN DC.
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Get Involved with the Visiting Authors Program
Calling all local authors and writers! You can share your skills with DC students through 826DC’s Visiting Authors Program, which brings new and established voices together for unforgettable classroom discussions and writing activities.
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We’re Hiring for Two Positions!
The 826DC team is growing! We’re delighted to be hiring for not one, but TWO exciting positions: 826DC Education Director and 826DC Public Programs Coordinator.
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“Offsetting your Carbon Footprint” Workshop
Students from the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School recently gathered in the 826DC writing and homework help center for an “Offsetting your Carbon Footprint” workshop! The workshop, blending hands-on science with reflection and writing skills, was designed to accomplish three goals: the students were going to calculate their ecological footprints, to consider their day-to-day habits and personal choices impacting the environment, and to draft a short piece of writing about how to address climate change.
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