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826 National is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students, ages 6–18, improve their expository and creative writing skills. [1] The organization's eight chapters include 826 Valencia in San Francisco, 826NYC in Brooklyn, 826LA in Los Angeles, 826CHI in Chicago, 826Michigan (serving Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Ypsilanti), 826 Boston in Boston, 826DC in Washington, DC, 826 New Orleans ...
The structure of these writing programs formed the basis of NWP's "teachers-teaching-teachers" model of professional development. By 1976, the NWP had grown to 14 sites in six states. Over the next 15 years, the network continued to grow, with funding for writing project sites made possible by foundation grants and matching funds from local ...
Many students were invited to apply based on strong standardized test scores, such as by scoring highly on the PSAT, [2] or through the nomination from educators who were familiar with TASP. However, any high school junior could request an application, and acceptance largely ignored standardized test scores and graded academic performance.
High school volunteers can choose the type of work they want to get involved in, whether it’s writing letters of encouragement to children in the hospital, helping younger kids with their ...
The Cappies (Critics and Awards Program) is an international program for recognizing, celebrating, and providing learning experiences for high school level theater and journalism students and teenage playwrights. The program prides itself on being a completely student-driven organization that gives a platform to teen voices.
The Close Up Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan civic education organization in Washington, D.C. Established in 1971, Close Up offers programming to educate and encourage young people to participate in their civic affairs and government. About 850,000 students and teachers have participated in its programs. [1]
The Purple Blurrrb is a newsletter informing students of daily performances and other program-related events, which can be picked up by students in the cafeteria each morning. The name "Purple Blurrrb" originated at the first summer school in 1987, when it was printed on an old Ditto machine. The program now prints the newsletter on purple ...
The Freedom Writers Foundation is a non-profit organization created to "inspire young, underprivileged students to pick up pens instead of guns." [ 1 ] It was founded by Erin Gruwell , and John Tu (cofounder of the Kingston Technology Company ) is a benefactor.