January, 2014 | 826 Valencia

Dave Pell in conversation with Phil Bronstein

January 22, 2014

Dave Pell, 826 Valencia board member and author of the NextDraft daily e-newsletter, and Phil Bronstein, executive chair of the board for the Center for Investigative Report…

Melissa van Gelder: January Volunteer of the Month

January 22, 2014

Melissa van Gelder, a San Francisco native and (somewhat) recent graduate of UCLA, has been volunteering at 826 Valencia since moving back to the City in September of 2013. …

Mr. Grainger is our January 2014 Teacher of the Month

January 15, 2014

826 Valencia is honored to name the first Teacher of the Month for 2014, Mr. Jess Grainger of Washington High School! Mr. Grainger has become an integral part of Washington …

Join our Restorative Practices training

January 8, 2014

Join 826 Valencia, San Francisco Teacher Residency and SFUSD on January 17, 2014 (5:30 PM to 7:00 PM) as we discuss Restorative Practices and how it is implemented to build community, repair relationshi…

What will San Francisco look like 100 years from now?

January 6, 2014

Our friends at the Bold Italic taught a writing workshop at 826 Valencia to get students thinking about the future of San Francisco. Then, they animated the students’ …

Has Bieber Gone Mad?

By Luorong Lam

This piece by eighth-grader Luorong Lamu comes from the Straight-up News, Everett Middle School’s newspaper. Throughout the year, a class of eighth-graders work with 826 Valencia tutors to craft articles that will capture t…

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