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 July 16th, CLWC volunteers continued to work with the students of NCLR Upward Bound on interviewing strategies through games, role play, and discussion of newspaper articles. For example, a game of “Finding the Unusual Thing” helped students practice getting a good story out of an interviewee who might leave out interesting parts during the interview.
After realizing the significance of well-focused questions and reading a newspaper article as a class, students conducted their own mini-interviews with each other on the topic of how they are "being the change" and practiced writing the beginnings of articles in preparation for their final project. Be the Change workshop returns for the next installment July 23rd.
-Maria F.
Posted on Tuesday July 21, 2009 by William B
