Archive for May, 2010

First Ever: After School Writing Club at Beverly Cleary

For the first time ever, WITS started an eight week after school writing club at Beverly Cleary for 6th – 8th graders. Only four 7th graders signed up, but even with such a small class, instructors Joanna Rose and Jenny Chu had a blast! They did everything from free writes while listening to music, pantoum [...]

Students from Spanish English International School Attend Isabel Allende Lecture

Over 75 students from SEIS on the Roosevelt campus in North Portland attended the Isabel Allende lecture at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in downtown Portland on May 11.  The event was a partnership between Literary Arts, Powell’s Books and the Miracle Theatre.  Tickets and transportation were provided to the SEIS community through Literary Arts’ [...]