 Mission Statement
The common theme with all of our program coordinators, advisors and speakers is our steadfast love of books. It's only fitting that our mission be to help local schools inspire students to become life-long readers and writers. Our goals are to help kids become more confident in their writing skills and to encourage them to think critically about writing. And of course, to help them form a fun, supportive community that is passionate about books.
NEWS Room to Write's 8th Grade Class at MS 108 is featured on the Learning Leaders home page in a recent blog entry, "A Day in the Life of Room to Write." Please see www.learningleaders.org to check it out! Our next New Volunteer Orientation will be held at 6pm on January 17th at Learning Leaders. Please contact Claire Campbell at ccampbell@learningleaders.org for more information. We are currently seeking volunteers to lead student field trips to publishing houses and literary agencies. Please contact us if you are interested. Sign up now for Spring Semester Volunteer Spots! See the Volunteer Schedule link, and then email eevans@jvnla.com to reserve a space! The October 18th Kick-Off Panel was a terrific success! Check out a description of the event and our talented panelists at http://literaryprograms.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/492/ Our New Tutor Volunteer Orientation Session will be held on November 1st from 6-7:30pm at the offices of Folio Literary Management. The Fall/Winter '12 Edition of SLICE Magazine is out! The issue features four short stories from students in the Room to Write program. For details, or to order a copy, see www.slicemagazine.org! |