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Annual Report COMING SOON to MINNEAPOLIS–ST 2017–2018 Annual Report COMING SOON TO MINNEAPOLIS–ST. PAUL: The 826 National 826MSP Network 826 BOSTON | 826boston.org 826LA | 826la.org The Greater Boston Bigfoot The Echo Park Time Travel Mart Research Institute & The Mar Vista Time Travel Mart Serves: Boston Public & Greater Serves: Los Angeles Unified Boston Area School Districts School District Satellites: John D. O’Bryant School Satellite: Manual Arts Senior High of Mathematics & Science, Jeremiah School & Roosevelt High School E. Burke High School, Boston Teachers Union School, Boston International Newcomers Academy & Rafael 826MICHIGAN | 826michigan.org 826 NEW ORLEANS 826 VALENCIA | 826valencia.org Hernandez K-8 School 826neworleans.org Liberty Street Robot Supply The Pirate Supply Store, King Carl’s and Repair Shop & The Detroit The New Orleans Haunting Supply Co. Emporium & Woodland Creature Robot Factory Outfitters, Ltd. 826CHI | 826chi.org Serves: Orleans Parish School Board Serves: Detroit Public Schools Serves: San Francisco Unified Wicker Park Secret Agent Community District, Ann Arbor Public School District Supply Co. Schools & Ypsilanti Community 826NYC | 826nyc.org Satellites: Everett Middle School, Serves: Chicago Public School District School District Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. Mission High School & Buena Vista Satellites: Ypsilanti District Library Horace Mann K-8 Serves: New York City Public Schools & Detroit Public Library 826DC | 826dc.org Satellites: Brooklyn Public Library, Tivoli’s Astounding Magic Supply Co. Williamsburg Branch & MS 7/Global Tech Prep Serves: D.C. Public Schools & D.C. Public Charter Schools Dear Friends, Every day, 826 plants seeds for a future in which The 826-inspired movement continues to grow all young people have the opportunity to shape and is now made up of 50 organizations around the the course of our nation through the power of the globe serving over 150,000 young writers annually. written word. 826 Network students are writing letters to loved ones across our borders, college It was a landmark year, because of you. Thank you application essays, and tales of taco monsters. for supporting 826 National as we work to ensure They are writing blueprints for better schools, all students have access to the transformative better monuments, and better transportation power of writing. systems. They are writing about empathy and power, about fear and solutions. They are writing Warmly, us into a better future by telling their stories and by writing new ones for us all. Laura Brief, CEO 826 Network students have big visions and so do we. IN 2018: – 826 became the largest youth writing network in the country. – We doubled our impact in just one year, serving 69,000 students. – 826 New Orleans opened and the network grew from seven chapters to eight. – 826 Digital launched and reached 31,000 students and their teachers in 48 states and 25 countries. 1 Our Mission 826 National amplifies the impact of our national network of youth writing and publishing centers and the words of young authors. We serve as an international proof point for writing as a tool for young people to ignite and channel their creativity, explore identity, advocate for themselves and their community, and achieve academic and professional success. The 826 Network serves more than 69,000 students ages 6 to 18 each year at our chapters and online via 826 Digital. 2 826 National | Annual Report 2018 What We Do NETWORK COLLABORATION RESEARCH & EVALUATION EXPANSION & PEER LEARNING GROUPS We manage and create program We support the growth among We address common challenges and assessment tools, analyze and our existing chapters and work to opportunities amongst 826 Network interpret program data, document best bring the 826 model and approach chapters by providing ongoing practices, and research new education to new communities. professional development and pedagogy to inform and strengthen facilitating best practice sharing. the impact of our programs. RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS NETWORK-WIDE DIRECT We aim to empower more educators SYSTEM SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUPPORT by sharing our fresh approach and We facilitate network-wide We raise funds to sustain our own curricula through intuitive and integrated systems to ensure efficient operations and direct approximately captivating teaching resources. and impactful operations nationwide. 20% of all funds raised to chapters. 826 National | Annual Report 2018 3 Why Writing? Writing is a tool that can unlock opportunities that lead to academic and professional success. Our aim is to empower students to express their ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in their own voice. “Whatever the book might say is determined by the writer who picks up a pen, begins to think, and makes the world brighter. Renee, Age 12, 826NYC 4 826 National | Annual Report 2018 THE NEED Three out of four 12th graders are not writing at grade level proficiency; that number increases to nine out of ten for Investing in a students of color (National Center for Education Statistics, 2012). Studies show that youth who cannot effectively convey thoughts and ideas through writing are more likely to receive young writer is lower grades, especially in classes where learning is assessed through projects and tests requiring written responses (Graham, 2006). Writing proficiency is also central to success in the workforce: American businesses spend $3.1 billion a small step that annually in remedial writing training (National Commission can lead to big on Writing, 2004). THE OPPORTUNITY change for our The 826 Network addresses this opportunity gap by investing in the writing, communications, and creative thinking skills of our nation’s under-resourced students. We believe writing youth and our is the key to cultivating a new generation of creative and diverse thinkers who will define a better, brighter, and more compassionate future with their bold and communities. honest ideas. Through our creative approach to learning, even the most reluctant young writer can learn to share their story with joy, authenticity, and power. 826 National | Annual Report 2018 5 At a Glance 38,505 31,095 4,073 Students Served at Chapters Students Reached by 826 Digital Active Volunteers 1,972 1,194 1,087 993 After-School Tutoring Sessions Teachers Served Schools Served Student Publications 895 434 323 50 Field Trips In-School Projects Writing Workshops 826-Inspired Organizations Worldwide 6 826 National | Annual Report 2018 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL From Publishing Project Survey 2017-18 OUTCOMES OF 826’S PROGRAMS – Foster creativity – Cultivate self-expression – Support the development of confidence, pride, and self-efficacy 84% of students in our creative writing workshops report feeling an increase in their confidence RACE/ETHNICITY about writing. Hispanic/Latinx 39% ACADEMIC OUTCOMES OF % Black or African American 33 826’S PROGRAMS Two or more identifications 13% – Develop writing skills – Activate engagement and Asian or Asian American 5% motivation in school White 4% – Increase confidence and pride in academic ability Other 3% American Indian/Native 2% American or Alaska Native % Hawaii Native or Pacific Islander 1% 15 increase in student writing skills nationwide, according Nearly 40% of students identified to results from our assessment a language other than English as developed in partnership with their first language. the National Writing Project. 826 National | Annual Report 2018 7 2017–2018 Highlights Imagine a classroom of students in Tulsa, The original goal was to reach 1,000 educators in our Oklahoma writing social justice poetry and first year. We’re proud to report that 826 Digital has inventing miracle elixirs, while an educator in already exceeded that goal. In the first year, the platform Buenos Aires, Argentina invites students to write garnered 1,207 registered users, reaching approximately about bullying they’ve experienced in school. 31,095 students in 48 states and 25 countries. 826 Digital makes this type of engaged and SIGN UP TODAY OR SHARE WITH creative learning possible anywhere in the world. AN EDUCATOR YOU KNOW AT In November 2017, 826 National officially WWW.826DIGITAL.COM launched 826 Digital, a free, online platform that aims to empower educators and inspire students by sharing our fresh approach and “When I teach with 826, I give students curricula through intuitive and captivating the chance to live worlds they never teaching resources. The teacher-facing platform thought possible. enables students everywhere to experience the Gina, 826 Digital Subscriber, Reading, Pennsylvania transformative power of writing at a price all educators can afford. THE INCLUSION STORYTELLING PROJECT 826 National partnered with Cartoon Network’s Cartoon Network animators were so inspired Stop Bullying: Speak Up initiative to launch the by the stories that they decided to bring two A KID WHO WANTED Inclusion Storytelling Project. Inspired by recent of our students’ stories to life. To expand the TO BE GOOD research, the project was created with a simple reach of this partnership, the lessons created Arturo A., Grade 4, 826LA premise: if students write about their own through this project were made available to experiences with bullying, it will help them teachers everywhere via 826 Digital in fall 2018. Once upon a time, there was a kid who wanted to be good, but people summon the courage and words necessary Free bookmaking kits, developed in partnership thought he was bad. So he started to to stand up for themselves and support each with Cartoon Network, allowed educators to do good. He helped clean up trash other, helping to stop bullying before it starts. publish stories of empathy and kindness in and collect recycling. But people still thought he was bad. So he started to their own classrooms. clean up trash every day so that people Hundreds of elementary and middle school students would accept him. But people still did from our chapters across the country shared their not give him a chance. So three weeks stories and lent their firsthand perspectives to later they started to believe him and they accepted him.
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