Welcome, Kesha Howard!
January 24, 2019
We’re giving a warm welcome to Kesha Howard, who joined the team earlier in January as a Writers in the Schools intern through Seattle Central’s work study program. She brings years of exp...
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Category: Writers in the Schools
WITS Voices: A Changing Port Townsend
By Peter Mountford, WITS Writer-in-Residence For the seventh year in a row, I’ve been fortunate to be part of a group of WITS writers who’ve gone to Port Townsend for two weeks in December. While ...
WITS Voices: Stories in Progress
January 3, 2019
By David Lasky, WITS Writer-in-Residence The fourth graders in Mrs. Kahn’s and Mr. Moreno’s classes at Lowell Elementary are learning one of the most important, most vital skills practiced by huma...
Faces of SAL: Jennifer Lo
January 1, 2019
We are opening the door to a new year and new volunteers. Jennifer Lo has recently joined SAL’s amazing volunteer team and works with the Writers in the Schools program–read on to learn what e...
WITS Voices: New Scene, New Opportunity
December 26, 2018
By Matt Gano, WITS Writer-in-Residence It’s been an incredible journey working as the WITS Writer-in-Residence at The Center School. My partnership with the esteemed Jon Greenberg along with scores ...
Shifting Your Perspective: Abstract Doodles and Visual Thinking
December 18, 2018
By Greg Stump, WITS Writer-in-Residence A few years ago, I was browsing in a used bookstore when I came across a slim little offering from 1955 called Oodles of Droodles, by a cartoonist named ...
WITS Voices: Moody Autumn Gourds
November 14, 2018
By Alex Madison, WITS Writer-in-Residence In honor of the season, I thought I’d share a lesson I’ve taught seventh graders at TOPS K-8 during my two years with Writers in the Schools—it involves...
“My Names,” by My’Ana Inez Cooper
November 2, 2018
My Names the last name is my dad. white. a dog full of unconditional love. me as well. crooked teeth, not common but common enough to know how to say and spell like you know me. cooper. my middle name...
“Compass That Points her Home,” by Helena Goos
Compass That Points her Home My mother is Korean, from a small fishing village (not so small now), in South Korea. It’s called 퍼 항, ...
“Give Me Your Tired,” by Brianna Tran
Give Me Your Tired I can say all that where I come from to where my parents, and their parents were born.