826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.
This spring, we are offering middle school students the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills while exploring their identity and voice. During this six-week workshop, students will use writing for self-exploration and advocacy, culminating in a class publication. This workshop will take place in the writing lab at 826 Valencia St. This a six-week workshop […]
This spring, we are offering middle school students the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills while exploring their identity and voice. During this six-week workshop, students will use writing for self-exploration and advocacy, culminating in a class publication. This workshop will take place in the writing lab at 826 Valencia St. This a six-week workshop […]
Over the course of four sessions, students will use the structure of the game Dungeons & Dragons to learn how to create worlds, characters, and unique plot lines.
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
This spring, we are offering middle school students the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills while exploring their identity and voice. During this six-week workshop, students will use writing for self-exploration and advocacy, culminating in a class publication. This workshop will take place in the writing lab at 826 Valencia St. This a six-week workshop […]
Over the course of four sessions, students will use the structure of the game Dungeons & Dragons to learn how to create worlds, characters, and unique plot lines.
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
This spring, we are offering middle school students the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills while exploring their identity and voice. During this six-week workshop, students will use writing for self-exploration and advocacy, culminating in a class publication. This workshop will take place in the writing lab at 826 Valencia St. This a six-week workshop […]
Over the course of four sessions, students will use the structure of the game Dungeons & Dragons to learn how to create worlds, characters, and unique plot lines.
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
This spring, we are offering middle school students the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills while exploring their identity and voice. During this six-week workshop, students will use writing for self-exploration and advocacy, culminating in a class publication. This workshop will take place in the writing lab at 826 Valencia St. This a six-week workshop […]
Over the course of four sessions, students will use the structure of the game Dungeons & Dragons to learn how to create worlds, characters, and unique plot lines.
As a reporter for the student-reported Valencia Bay-farer, you’ll experience the process news reporters use to brainstorm, research, and write compelling articles. In this workshop, students will spend six weeks researching a specific news topic and write a compelling article. They will learn how to conduct interviews, cite sources, and how to hook readers! On […]
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
This spring, we are offering middle school students the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills while exploring their identity and voice. During this six-week workshop, students will use writing for self-exploration and advocacy, culminating in a class publication. This workshop will take place in the writing lab at 826 Valencia St. This a six-week workshop […]
Calling out to all those that dreamed of acting in their own self-directed play!! Calling out to all those that are willing to step out of their comfort zone!! Join us for a three-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia and student educator Ela Y. In this workshop, students will build confidence, public […]
Calling all adventurers, authors, and adventurous authors! Join us for a six-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. This semester, Adventurous Authors will be partnering with Nueva School educator Cristina Veresan to support students in writing essays inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders. In this workshop series, students will research a species […]
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
Calling out to all those that dreamed of acting in their own self-directed play!! Calling out to all those that are willing to step out of their comfort zone!! Join us for a three-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia and student educator Ela Y. In this workshop, students will build confidence, public […]
In this class, students will learn the art of retelling by reading well-known fairytales and folk tales, identifying their tropes and themes, and learning strategies that allow them to transform classic tales. Students will draw from their experiences, backgrounds, and interests to "re-voice" these stories and bring new life to them. Developed and taught by […]
Calling all adventurers, authors, and adventurous authors! Join us for a six-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. This semester, Adventurous Authors will be partnering with Nueva School educator Cristina Veresan to support students in writing essays inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders. In this workshop series, students will research a species […]
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
Calling out to all those that dreamed of acting in their own self-directed play!! Calling out to all those that are willing to step out of their comfort zone!! Join us for a three-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia and student educator Ela Y. In this workshop, students will build confidence, public […]
In this class, students will learn the art of retelling by reading well-known fairytales and folk tales, identifying their tropes and themes, and learning strategies that allow them to transform classic tales. Students will draw from their experiences, backgrounds, and interests to "re-voice" these stories and bring new life to them. Developed and taught by […]
Calling all adventurers, authors, and adventurous authors! Join us for a six-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. This semester, Adventurous Authors will be partnering with Nueva School educator Cristina Veresan to support students in writing essays inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders. In this workshop series, students will research a species […]
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
Love sports? Love fantasy writing? Ever wish the sports you love were inclusive and competitive for your favorite mythological creatures? Then, you've found the right workshop! In this three week workshop series, students will imagine a fictional sport for fantastic beings (e.g. dragons, gnomes, fairies), and then create rules, regulations, and statistics for that sport. […]
Calling all adventurers, authors, and adventurous authors! Join us for a six-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. This semester, Adventurous Authors will be partnering with Nueva School educator Cristina Veresan to support students in writing essays inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders. In this workshop series, students will research a species […]
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
Love sports? Love fantasy writing? Ever wish the sports you love were inclusive and competitive for your favorite mythological creatures? Then, you've found the right workshop! In this three week workshop series, students will imagine a fictional sport for fantastic beings (e.g. dragons, gnomes, fairies), and then create rules, regulations, and statistics for that sport. […]
Calling all adventurers, authors, and adventurous authors! Join us for a six-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. This semester, Adventurous Authors will be partnering with Nueva School educator Cristina Veresan to support students in writing essays inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders. In this workshop series, students will research a species […]
Join us for a nine-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. In this workshop, a group of writers aged 13–18, gather to spend a semester honing their craft. With support from their peers and tutors, students will learn new writing techniques, practice literary analysis, and workshop a single piece to be featured in […]
In this workshop, students will write about a vivid memory, an unexpected turn of events, or a person who means a lot to them. In collaboration with the choreographer and dancers of Liss Fain Dance, students will then create movement to go with their story and perform it as their words are read aloud.This workshop […]
Love sports? Love fantasy writing? Ever wish the sports you love were inclusive and competitive for your favorite mythological creatures? Then, you've found the right workshop! In this three week workshop series, students will imagine a fictional sport for fantastic beings (e.g. dragons, gnomes, fairies), and then create rules, regulations, and statistics for that sport. […]
Calling all adventurers, authors, and adventurous authors! Join us for a six-session writing workshop brought to you by 826 Valencia. This semester, Adventurous Authors will be partnering with Nueva School educator Cristina Veresan to support students in writing essays inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders. In this workshop series, students will research a species […]
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