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Your help is welcome here. We can use volunteers, tutors, computers, and money, too.
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Aprenda m·s acerca de 826 aquÌ!
Monday, August 23
DIY Publishing and Marketing
Join us as moderator Oscar Villalon leads authors Steve Almond, Stephen Elliott, and Chelsea Martin on a wide-ranging discussion on all things related to self-publishing and promoting your own work.
Like kids? Pirates? Photocopying?
Come exercise your writing and editing skills, work directly with teachers and students, and gain valuable experience in the many aspects of educational programming, nonprofit administration, and event planning.
More information about internships
Each spring, 826 Valencia awards scholarships to Bay Area students planning to attend a 2- or 4-year college. This year's deadline for applications is March 12, 2010.
Teacher of the Month Deadline
Submissions for the Teacher of the Month Award are due on the 15th of each month of the school year.
The Twin
By Jessica Cardenas Ramirez
Crazy cat looking in a mirror, at his reflection and posing as if he were taking a picture. more »
See the whole Writing Gallery »
Our college scholarship winners write us monthly updates on their first year of college.
Softball, Self Tanner, and Other Spring Adventures
by Crystal Pham I can’t believe my first year of college is almost over! It’s crazy how quickly time flies...more »
It’s all about the students.
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Drop-in tutoring:
The hours are 2:30–5:30 PM, Monday–Thursday, and on Sundays from 2:30–4:30 PM.
Visit us:
826 Valencia St.
SF, CA 94110
Call us:
415.642.5905
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Have a question?
Ask one of us.
This calendar includes special events and fundraisers, field trips that schools take to 826 Valencia, days when we send our tutors out to schools to assist teachers in the classroom, and other events that we consider of note. View our whole events calendar to get a good look at everything we have going on at 826.
Tuesday, September 7Volunteer Orientation
Today we're excited to introduce a fresh crop of future tutors to all things 826! Volunteers...more
Wednesday, September 8
First Meeting of the Valencia Bay-farer Journalists
The student journalists of 826 Valencia's in-house newspaper are back after a summer hiatus...more
Wednesday, September 8
Storytelling & Bookmaking with Monroe Elementary
All aboard! Steven Bass and his fourth graders from Monroe Elementary will board the grand 826 storytelling ship! ...more
Thursday, September 9
Young Autobiographers Take to the Lab
Through September and October, students in the workshop "Me, Myself, and I," taught by radio journalist Tania Ketenjian, will look back ...more
Friday, September 10
Window Display Reception for artist Liz Worthy
Join 826 Valencia and artist Liz Worthy for some fancy cheese and wine to celebrate our newest window display, The Message in a Bottle. The window will feature...more
Monday, September 13
The Writing and Publishing Apprentices Return to Monday Nights
A dedicated corps of high school writers will return to our Monday night Writing and Publishing Apprentices workshop today...more
Tuesday, September 14
Storytelling & Bookmaking with ERES Academy
Ahoy there, ERES Academy! Your ship's crew and their teacher, Samuel Humphrey will come to 826 to write...more
Wednesday, September 15
Storytelling & Bookmaking with Malcolm X Elementary
Aboard the 826 grand storytelling ship today we will have Rahima Abdelhamid and her class from ...more
Tuesday, September 21
Storytelling and Bookmaking with Starr King Elementary School
Ana Olivar and her class of fourth and fifth graders will board the mighty 826 vessel ...more
Wednesday, September 22
Storytelling and Bookmaking with St. John School
Shiver me timbers! We welcome the first graders and their great teacher, Deborah Lamp from...more
Thursday, September 23
Storytelling and Bookmaking with Cesar Chavez Elementary School
Ahoy there mates! Matthew De Lucia-Zeltzer will bring his third graders from Cesar Chavez Elementary ...more
Monday, September 27
Storytelling and Bookmaking with Redwood Day School
Leigh Aguilera and her class from Redwood Day School will grace us with their presence ...more
Tuesday, September 28
Storytelling and Bookmaking with Lafayette Elementary School
All aboard! Sandi Berger and her class from Lafayette Elementary will board 826's literary...more
At San Francisco’s only independent pirate supply store, we offer a variety of goods, including lard, flags, eye patches, mops, glass eyes and the like. All proceeds from the store go toward the writing center resting directly behind it.
You'll also find a great selection of books and periodicals by 826 Valencia students.
Store hours:
12–6 PM Every day
826 National is a family of seven nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing at seven locations across the country.
Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
Each chapter offers drop-in tutoring, field trips, workshops, and in-schools programs ó all free of charge ó for children, classes, and schools with particular interests or particular needs.
826 is especially committed to supporting teachers, offering services and resources for English language learners, and publishing student work. Several locations offer unique retail experiences as well.
