Why Not Write Wednesday: Back to School

Every Wednesday our creative writing prompt encourages you to take up your pen and indulge your author self!

It’s that time of year again, Back To School time. It also happens to be that day of the week: Why Not Write Wednesday! This week, let’s focus on the new school year. What was your first day like? Can you describe it (or a moment from it) using all five of the senses?

Share with us! Post your writing in the comments section of our blog!

Fall Classes are Just Around the Corner!

Learning doesn’t have to stop at the bell! This fall, join us after school for “Take My Word For It!” creative writing classes. We’re adding more than 10 new schools to our roster this year!

In several after-school programs, we’ll be partnering with the nationally renowned program, NaNoWriMo to present their novel writing curriculum. We’ll be rolling out lots of new, creativity-sparking writing activities in all of our classes. Come join us!

Fall classes this year will be offered at the following locations. To find the start and end dates of a specific class, click "Register for 2011 After-School Classes here" on the left hand side of the page.

East & South Bay:

• Thornhill Elementary (grades 2-3): Tuesdays 3:10 - 4:10
• Thornhill Elementary (grades 4-5): Mondays 3:10 - 4:10
• Havens Elementary (grades 3-5): Mondays 1:55 - 3:00
• Joaquin Miller Elementary (grades 3-5): Wednesdays 1:30 - 2:30
• Chabot Elementary (grades 2-3): Tuesdays 3:00 - 4:00
• Chabot Elementary (grades 4-5): Wednesdays 2:00 - 3:00
• Park Day School (grades 4-6): Wednesdays 2:15 - 3:15
• Redwood Heights Elementary (grades 3-5): Tuesdays 3:00 - 4:15
• Walt Disney Elementary - San Ramon (grades 2-3): Wednesdays 2:05 - 3:05
• Walt Disney Elementary - San Ramon (grades 4-5): Thursdays 3:15 - 4:15
• Crocker Highlands Elementary (grades 3-5): Thursdays 3:05 - 4:05
• Piedmont Parks and Rec (grades 2-3): Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:15
• The Young Writers Lab at Musically Minded Academy (grades 4-8): Thursdays 3:15 - 4:45
• Black Pine Circle School (grades 6-8): Mondays 3:15 - 4:15
• Homeschoolers Group at "Kids 'N Dance" (ages 7-10): Mondays 1:00 - 2:00
• Drop-In Homeschool Class at "Kids 'N Dance" (ages 7-10): Thursday 1:00 - 2:00

San Francisco:

• Commodore Sloat (grades 3-5): Wednesdays 2:50 - 3:50
• Commodore Sloat Poetry Residency (grades 3-5): Wednesdays 11:10 - 2:20
• Katherine Delmar Burke School (grades 3-5): Mondays 3:30 - 4:30
• Grattan Elementary (grades 2- 5): Thursdays 2:15 - 3:15
• Sunset Elementary (grades 3-5): Tuesdays 2:40 - 3:50
• West Portal Lutheran (grades 4-6): Mondays 3:30 - 4:30
• El Carmelo Elementary - Palo Alto (grades 4-5): Thursdays 3:00 - 4:00

See you there!