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 belief 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
03.10.2010 - March 2010 Volunteer Orientation
04.22.2010 - April 2010 Volunteer Orientation
05.11.2010 - May 2010 Volunteer Orientation
Next volunteer orientation:
Wednesday, March 10, 6:30pm at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library
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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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On May 12 and 13, several senior English classes at Wilson High School participated in a CLWC workshop called “Dear Freshman.” The purpose was for seniors to reflect on their high school experience and offer advice to incoming ninth graders in the form of a letter, essay, poem, or creative dialogue.
We had lively class discussions on the topic, and the students came up with long lists of “Do’s and “Don’ts” for their younger peers. Then we broke up into small groups and read excerpts from a commencement address President Obama delivered at Wesleyan University last year. We used the address as a model of how to impart advice to others in a respectful, useful, and direct manner.
Each student completed his “Dear Freshman” piece in class and read it aloud. Some were funny, others poignant. The seniors were genuinely engaged by the workshop, which gave them a chance to write about a topic on which they are all experts—themselves!
--Amy P.
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2009 by William B
