May, 2013 | 826 Valencia

Meet Bita Nazarian, our new Executive Director!

May 31, 2013

826 Valencia is pleased to announce our new Executive Director, Bita Nazarian. Bita Nazarian has worked as an educator in the San Francisco Unified School District for the p…

Vickie Vértiz; A Book Release Party for Swallows

May 30, 2013

Following Vickie Vértiz’s Poetry workshop over in ScholarMatch on June 7th, there will be a book release party for her latest collection of poems, Swallows. Vickie wi…

Meet our 2013 Scholarship Recipients

May 30, 2013

We are ecstatic to introduce you to our 2013 scholarship recipients. We were touched by all of the applicants’ commitment to education, community, family, and future. The six students highlighted belo…

Newsarama.com: Emma Capps on 826

May 24, 2013

Workshop teacher and former 826 Valencia student Emma Capps talks about developing her love for comics at 826 Valencia. Capps: I got interested when I was very little. My parents used to let me get comi…

The release of Look Closer/Mira de Cerca and the last day of tutoring

May 24, 2013

On Thursday May 23, the After-school Tutoring Program held its last tutoring session of the school year in the Writing Lab. Students, tutors, fa…

826 is hiring a Pirate Supply Store Manager

May 23, 2013

Have you ever wanted to work at 826 Valencia? Are you passionate about both strengthening students’ writing skills and supplying local pirates with quality wares? 826 …

826 takes James Lick students to report on the Giants

May 21, 2013

On Sunday May 12, Giants Magazine invited three of our top reporters from James Lick Middle School to spend a very special day at AT&T Park. Using the special media entr…

Hot off the press! The Enter Question

May 15, 2013

This Friday, the eighty-three student authors of The Enter Question: How to Ask and How to Answer, will celebrate the release of their 300-page anthology with 826 Valencia. The Enter Question is the pro…

Meet David Brownell: May Volunteer of the Month

May 13, 2013

We’ve chosen longtime volunteer and exceptional after-school tutor David Brownell as our volunteer of the month! Read about our May Volunteer of the Month in his own w…

Office’s Bigfoot Art Show for 826 wins design award

May 7, 2013

Our friends at design firm Office won One Show‘s silver pencil award for their Bigfoot Art Show that benefited both 826 Valencia and 826 Boston. The show included art …

Trunk show May 15 and 16 gives to 826 Valencia

May 7, 2013

Join clothing and jewelry designer Jennifer George at one of her trunk shows on May 15 and 16, and ten percent of your purchases will go to 826 Valencia, when you tell them …

Summer Announcements from 826 Valencia

May 3, 2013

This summer is busier than ever at 826 Valencia. We’re excited to announce that during the summer months, 826’s writing center will undergo some structural renovations, while still maintaini…

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