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Our Mission: 826 Seattle is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to helping youth, ages 6 to 18, improve their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. At 826 Seattle, we believe significant learning happens with individual attention and that strong writing skills are essential for future success.
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Our Window Artist-in-Residence
Every other week our window artist-in-residence, Tory Franklin, creates a new window display as part of year-long installation that tells a tale of four seasons. Stop by our storefront at 8414 Greenwood Ave N to view Tory's gorgeous works of storytelling. Tory's residency is supported by the Office of Arts & Culture and 4Culture.
Interested in Volunteering?
Interested in volunteering at a vibrant, community-based organization? We rely on thousands of hours of volunteer time every year – tutoring, building things, making phone calls and, of course, selling space travel supplies. You name a skill you can offer, we'll say, "Let's chat." Sign up today.
Think Like a Learner
Our Executive Director, Teri Hein, was invited to be a part of TedXRainier 2013 to speak about her work, creativity and learning. Take a look at her talk in The Latest.
College Entrance Essay Marathon
Our College Entrance Essay Marathon is back! Join us on Saturday Nov 8 at Ballard HS, or Sunday Nov 9 at our tutoring center. There will be people to help you, lots of great ideas, and of course, snacks. Register today!
NaNoWriMo
We're gearing up for November, National Novel Writing Month! During October, we're holding NaNoWriMo workshops to help high schoolers prepare for the annual writing extravaganza. Sign up for our prep workshops today so you can be ready come November 1 to crank out the next Great American Novel. Register today.
Our Programs
After-School Tutoring
After-school tutoring, homework help and writing enrichment clubs are available throughout the school year.//details
Workshops
Our workshops inspire imaginations and teach fundamentals, appealing to reluctant writers and aspiring authors.//details
Field Trips
We invite teachers to bring their classrooms to our writing lab to experience theatrical, fun, and collaborative writing.//details
In-Schools
Trained volunteers head to classrooms around King County to support teachers in their writing curricula.//details
Publishing
With the help of excellent teachers and gifted book-making professionals, we publish select student work.//details
What’s Happening
Meet Our Fall 2014 Interns
We're pleased to introduce you to the four newest members of the 826 Seattle family: our Fall 2014 interns! Along with our volunteers, our interns are such an important part of the progams we provide to students. We really couldn't do it without them. Elisabeth Schyberg,...//more
The Saving Sea-Monster
(This story was written during a Wrobot Stories Field Trip with a Broadview Thompson K-8 4th grade class) The Saving Sea-Monster Stewart and Selena were skipping down the beach on a foggy warm day. Stewart was carrying a surfboard. He was a surfer dude with blonde hair and baggy surf trunks....//more
Seahorses Aren’t Horses
(This song was written during our Songwriting Club, which meets Wednesdays during after school tutoring.) "Seahorses aren't horses Dolphins like dancing when no one's around Octopus like to juggle little fish Orcas use their fins to swish" Click to listen to the song and learn more...//more
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In The
Spotlight
Barry Abrahamsen
To celebrate one of our most out-of-this-world volunteers, we're taking a trip back in time. That's Barry Abrahamsen above, when he was just a little pumpkin.
He says he's kept the same hairdo his whole life, and he still wears it today when he's talking up 826 Seattle to all the new and old visitors at the Greenwood Space Supply Travel Supply Company––a perfect place for a guy who loves to travel. He was born in New York, but has lived in Norway, England and New Zealand (not to mention Seattle). When he's not at 826 Seattle, he's busy with his three sons, his daughter, and his newest grandchild (his third!).
If you've volunteered with Barry, you know how passionate he is about our students. Not only does he help in the store, he is one of our field trip volunteers as well. We think he must have had a lot of practice telling stories as a father and grandfather, as he is great with our younger field trip students. Barry also does an excellent job educating all store visitors about all of our programs here at 826 Seattle, and encouraging them to join us as a volunteer. Drop in and say hey to Barry in the Space Travel Supply Company on Fridays between noon and 3 p.m.!
826 Seattle is a chapter of 826 National.
