September, 2013 | 826 Valencia

Slalom donates to 826

September 26, 2013

At its 2013 Escape Silent Auction, Slalom Bay Area raised $4,500 for 826 Valencia. Slalom Consulting is a national business and technology consulting firm. Because Slalom consultants have volunteered …

Get ready for Personal Statement Weekend 2013

September 24, 2013

826 Valencia is proud to announce our fifth weekend-long personal statement tutoring event, The Great San Francisco Personal Statement Weekend, will be held on October 26 an…

826 wins the first-ever Library of Congress American Literacy Award

September 24, 2013

On Sunday, September 22, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington awarded 826 National the 2013 Library of Congress American Literacy Award, a …

September 19 is Talk Like A Pirate Day

September 17, 2013

As Shakespeare once said, and as Pasha often quotes to the Fish Theater Players, “Mind your speech a little, lest you should m-Arrr your fortunes.” While many on board appreciate a well-plac…

Fresh off the press: My Underwater Hiding Spot

September 17, 2013

826 Valencia’s Exploring Words Summer Camp is a five-week program for second through sixth graders who have been working with us throughout the school year in our afte…

Chronicle Curates gives to 826!

September 17, 2013

This Thursday, September 19, Turntable Kitchen and Chronicle Books are giving you an opportunity to purchase some delightful cookbooks at 25% off and support 826 Valencia. Come enjoy a drink with us, …

826 is back in schools with narrative writing

September 17, 2013

826 Valencia’s In-Schools program is back in full swing! In our inaugural project for the 2013-2014 school year, we supported nearly one hundred eighth-graders from J…

E. Eastman is our September Volunteer of the Month

September 16, 2013

E. Eastman is a stylish man, but look deeper and you’ll also find an amazing tutor who wears many hats at 826 Valencia. In just the last year, E. has worked on the You…

Teens spend a week in our Young Authors’ Workshop

September 4, 2013

From August 5 through 9, an amazing group of twenty-two high school students joined us at Mission High School for our annual Young Authors’ Workshop. This year the wo…

Check out our new program at Buena Vista Horace Mann

September 3, 2013

At 826 Valencia, we get students excited to write, and we know the power of developing good habits around writing. This year, we’ve brought our model of after-school w…

8/26 Day and a brand new quarterly

September 3, 2013

On Monday, August 26, we celebrated 826′s Youth Literacy Day with the release of a special edition of the 826 Quarterly that features our best student writing from 2002 to 2012. A mix of students, pas…

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Monthly Archives for September 2013

Slalom donates to 826

Get ready for Personal Statement Weekend 2013

826 wins the first-ever Library of Congress American Literacy Award

September 19 is Talk Like A Pirate Day

Fresh off the press: My Underwater Hiding Spot

Chronicle Curates gives to 826!

826 is back in schools with narrative writing

E. Eastman is our September Volunteer of the Month

Teens spend a week in our Young Authors’ Workshop

Check out our new program at Buena Vista Horace Mann

8/26 Day and a brand new quarterly

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