Below is a message I received from 826michigan.org. This organization has been helpful to many kids at MLK. Parents might consider looking into their opportunities this year.
--Kevin
826michigan is a non-profit organization that works with area youth ages 6-18 years old in tutoring, and creative and expository writing. Since we opened our doors in 2005, we have provided our services to hundreds of area youth. We hope that the coming 2007-2008 school year will be our best year yet. Please join us!
826michigan is one of seven "826"'s across the nation that serve youth at little or no cost. Chapters exist in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, New York City and Boston. Please visit http://www.826national.org/ to learn more about the 826 family.
At 826michigan(www.826michigan.org) our primary goal is to empower youth in their creative and expository writing and helping teachers inspire their students to write. 826michigan is a vibrant community of nearly 200 volunteers from all walks of life dedicated to assisting area youth with all things writing.
All of our services are offered free of charge to students: after school tutoring, writing workshops, in-school workshops. In the last year 2006/7, 826michigan completed over 150 in-school writing workshops and over 60 in-house workshops, tutored 15 students a day and published a literary journal, Vacansopapurosophobia, that consists entirely of student work. As well as working with AAPS, 826michigan partners with Ypsilanti Public Schools, Willow Run, Ozone House, In-Gear at EMU, among others.
We believe that the more fun a student has, and the more directly we speak to a student's interests, the more we can help students find the fun in learning. Students can come to 826 for help and inspiration for all kinds of things, from poetry to storytelling, writing songs to writing college entrance essays, finishing novels to starting haikus.
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. And best of all, all 826michigan events and activities are offered completely free of charge.
Please review our website( www.826michigan.org) to learn more about how we might better serve Ann Arbor Public Schools. We look forward to helping in anyway, be it in-school workshops, creative writing ideas, or after-school tutoring.
