The strength of our volunteer base allows us to provide in-school support for teachers in New York City classrooms. We send volunteers into New York City schools to support teachers with writing projects in their classroom. If you are a teacher and your students could use additional one-on-one help with any sort of writing project, please let us know what you’re working on, when, and where—and we’ll dispatch an enthusiastic batch of tutors to your classroom.
A typical in-schools project will last between 1 and 4 weeks, with our volunteers coming to a classroom once or twice a week.
Please note: We are currently focusing our in-schools efforts on middle and high school students and schools. For elementary school programming, please visit our field trips page.
Reporting with the Secondary School for Journalism
Fall 2010
826NYC volunteers work with juniors at the Secondary School for Journalism to write articles about the arts. This project will result in an 826NYC publication.
Short Plays with Aspirations Diploma Plus High School
October 2010
826NYC works with students from Aspirations High School to write and perform original short plays.
First Chapters with Frederick Douglass Academy
April 2010
826NYC works with students from Frederick Douglass Academy to edit and revise the first chapters of their original novels.
Creative Nonfiction with Aspirations High School
April 2010
826NYC works with students from Aspirations High School to write and edit original nonfiction narratives.
Realistic Fiction with MS 88
November/December 2009
826NYC works with students from MS 88 to write and edit realistic fiction.
Playwriting with Aspirations High School
September 2009
826NYC works with students from Aspirations High School to write and perform original short plays.