Mission Statement
826DC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around our understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
With this in mind we provide drop-in tutoring, field trips, after-school workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications. All of our programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each student's power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.
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Upcoming Events
09.15.2010 - September 2010 Volunteer Orientation
10.13.2010 - October 2010 Volunteer Orientation
11.04.2010 - November 2010 Volunteer Orientation
NOTE: Unfortunately, our September, October, and November orientations are FULL. Please check back for later dates.
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Sep
Get Used to the Seats, 826DC’s newest publication, is on sale now. The seniors of Wilson and Cardozo High Schools came together in this poetic, practical high school how-to for freshman about surviving love, bullies, the perils of cheating and much more. Purchase your copy of Get Used to the Seats now.
The Way We See It: Complete Coverage of the Nation's Capital From the Inside Out is on sale now! Fiction, poetry, essays, and journalism by students at Cardozo High School offer a unique take on one of the most famous but most misunderstood cities in the world.
Purchase your copy of The Way We See It today.
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Operating Status
826DC (formerly Capitol Letters Writing Center) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation based in the District of Columbia. Our tax ID
number is 26-2426166. Find out more about how you can help. Or see a list of things we need. Or see a list of our donors.
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Sep
CLWC's Learn-a-Palooza workshop,
How to Create a Memorable Character, took place this past Saturday at Cafe Collage. (Quick side note: Cafe Collage seemed like a great coffee shop, with plenty of comfortable seating and good, strong coffee.) I had the pleasure of taking the class of about 15 attentive Learn-a-Paloozers through a series of writing exercises designed to deliver on the workshop's name by laying the groundwork for a character who really comes alive. After that, Matt Klam blew people's minds with a couple of creative exercises that juxtaposed characters in uncommon situations. Grace Wang provided pens, paper, and a promotional pep talk for our upcoming mixer and organization's status. Thanks to all the students for coming out and to Learn-a-Palooza for putting on this great event.
Testimonial
"[I] wish I could take a longer class with you all! The exercises really helped me to think about the characters in a more well rounded way . After this workshop I have concrete tools to better fill out each character (from my novel) from what they are wear, what motivates them, to what they might think about in any given situation. Thank you!"
- Stephanie Melmed, MSW, Clinical Social Worker
Posted on Monday May 12, 2008 by William B
