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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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Dos Oportunidades de Voluntariado
¿Hablas español? ¿Te interesa el voluntariado con 826DC? Tenemos dos oportunidades de voluntariado: PROYECTO UNO Fechas del proyecto: lunes: 28 de enero, 11 de febrero, fiesta de lanzamiento, 25 de enero Horario de clases: 9:10am-10:25am, 10:30am-11:45am, 11:50am-1:05pm 826DC se está asociando con estudiantes de quinto gradeo en la Escuela Primaria Bruce-Monroe en Park View durante su unidad de defensa, argumentos, y problemas.
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Exploring Editorial Writing at 826DC
Earlier this school year, 826DC After-School Writing Lab students worked alongside retired National Geographic Magazine Production Specialist Greg Luce on a five-week editorial writing project, inspired by the iconic magazine!
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We’re Hiring: Special Projects Associate
Join our growing team! 826DC seeks a thoughtful, visionary youth development professional to serve as our Special Projects Associate (SPA) to help support our grant-funded programming initiatives in 2019. This individual will be tasked with leading the expansion of 826DC’s visiting authors program, working with the Executive Director and Programs staff to purchase and distribute relevant literature across programs, supporting the design and execution of 826DC’s two-week summer writing workshop, working with the In-School Programs Manager to develop relevant in-school writing workshops, and completing other duties as assigned within the scope of special projects.
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