The Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Institute carries unicorn tears, t-shirts, and books of student writing. Stop by the GBBRI Monday through Friday, 1-6 pm, Saturdays from 1-5:30pm, or click here to shop online.
Tuesday /
January 24, 2012
What: Movie screening of American Teacher with 826 co-founder Nínive Calegari
When: Wednesday, February 1st at 4:00pm
Where: Harvard Graduate School of Education, Askwith Forum, Longfellow Building, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge (T accessible from Harvard Square Station)
Tickets are free! Click here to get your free tickets today!
Join
826 co-founder Nínive Calegari and the 826 Boston team for a screening of American Teacher. The documentary is directed by
Academy Award-winner Vanessa Roth, narrated by
Matt Damon, and produced by former classroom teacher Nínive Calegari and author Dave Eggers. The documentary is based on The New York Times bestseller
Teachers Have It Easy: the Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries of America's Teachers, and is part of a nonprofit called The Teacher Salary Project, which examines the nation's teaching profession through the eyes and experiences of teachers themselves.
Following the film, there will be a panel discussion. Please join us!
Thursday /
January 12, 2012
We are proud to announce that 826 Boston's December 2011 Volunteer of the Month is
Nancy Butman!
Lately, Nancy has been heavily involved with our in-school program and this year's feature publication with the 6th, 7th nd 8th graders from the Mission Hill School. This year's publication will center around the theme of work. The students are interested in interviewing some very interesting individuals (Does anyone know a ventriloquist? Seriously...) and Nancy has helped us find several interview subjects including a
gorilla keeper and a
ballerina! Her
warm spirit and generous nature have been a wonderful addition
to the 826 volunteer corps and we are so happy to have her as a volunteer.
Nancy says,
"I have really enjoyed working with the students at the Mission Hill School-they are so full of energy and enthusiasm; even when their enthusiasms are distracting, they are very amusing to watch. It's wonderful to be involved in a long term project and to be able to build relationships with this great group of kids."
Thank you, Nancy, for all that you do! Thank you,
Harvard Book Store, for sponsoring our Volunteer of the Month program!
Thursday /
January 5, 2012
Registration is now open for a sensational city-wide competition in which you grow, craft, animate or balloon yourself a hairy upper lip in support of 826 Boston’s free youth writing programs.
Why? So that you can enjoy fantastic sponsored events around the city, meet new people, and justify the growth of your otherwise timid crumb catcher. Our 2011 Moustache-a-thon featured Beetle vs. Moustache trivia, The Peach Fuzz Cup, moustache cash, and over 60 participants festooned with handlebars and pencil-thins who raised over $25,000 for 826 Boston.
Wednesday /
December 7, 2011
December 3rd's Boston Globe, if you missed it, featured 826 Boston's College Essay Boot Camp, hosted in collaboration with Write Boston and Northeastern University! Read below for more:
Draft days
By James H. Burnett III, Globe Staff
For the majority of high school seniors, life's big problems include middling grades, bad skin, or parents who "just don't understand.">
But this time of year another major challenge comes to mind: writing their college essays. This is the season when teenagers sit - and sit - before computers, struggling to describe themselves, their achievements, and their goals in ways that will persuade college admissions officers that they should be welcomed into the fold.
Experts say the college essay, which typically is no longer than a page or two, at most, has become an increasing headache for students, as the essay can be the factor that sets them apart in a rising tide of applicants. The Common Application, now required by hundreds of US colleges, has made it easier for students to apply to more schools than ever before. At the same time, the app now sets an upper limit of just 500 words for the statement.
Click here to read more on Boston.com
Monday /
November 21, 2011
826 Boston's June 2011 Volunteer of the Month Brandon Abbs recently received a prestigious Local Hero Award from the Bank of America Foundation . A neuro-scientist and community activist, Brandon began volunteering as a tutor shortly after 826 Boston opened its doors in 2007.
"The kids are ready for everything," states Brandon about his work with 826 Boston students. "Watching their creativity in action, the pride they take in their work, and the confidence it inspires, keeps me coming back as often as I can."
Brandon also serves as the board president of Friends of the Egleston Library, which received the Egleston Main Streets "Volunteer Organization of the Year Award" for their efforts to prevent the closing of the Egleston Square Branch Library and several other library branches.
We join Bank of America in congratulating Brandon on his accomplishments! Thank you, Brandon, for all you've done for 826 Boston and the Egleston Square community.
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