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Salt Lake Teens Write Mentor
ORGANIZATION: SLCC Community Writing Center
Please visit the new page to apply.
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19 people are interested
Salt Lake Teens Write (SLTW) is an award-winning writing mentoring program offered by Salt Lake Community College Community Writing Center and The City Library. Its launch begins in the beginning of the academic school year in September and ends in May.
SLTW offers opportunities for teens in 9th-12th grade, interested in the world of writing and share this experience with a mentor who has a background in the writing field. Both teens and mentors meet once a week for approximately 1-hour and explore writing in creative, educational and practical ways that fit into the student’s life. Writing workshops are also scheduled throughout the year where mentoring teams are encouraged to attend.
At the end of the academic school year we encourage mentoring teams to put together a writing portfolio and submit to our annual anthology where they can see their works published.
SLTW 2016-2017 is now accepting applications online by June 30th, 2016. Find our online application here: http://www.slcc.edu/cwc/salt-lake-teens-write/index.aspx#app
Send your finished application here: cwc@slcc.edu or visit us at our center 400 South 210 East Suite 8, Salt Lake City Utah, 84111
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About SLCC Community Writing Center
Location:
210 East 400 South, Ste. 8, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, US
Mission Statement
The SLCC Community Writing Center (CWC) supports, motivates and educates people of all abilities and educational backgrounds who want to use writing for practical needs, civic engagement and personal expression. The CWC is based on the principles of Education, Community, and Collaboration. The CWC has historically challenged and should continue to challenge the assumptions... that some types of writing are more valuable than others that publication validates a piece of writing that higher education is somehow separate from community education; and that higher educational institutions can know what a community needs or wants without entering into full and mutually-beneficial partnership with that community.
Description
The CWC was founded on the premise that everyone can write with assistance and support from others. Based on the model of student writing centers that most college and universities have on campus to serve student writing needs, the CWC serves the entire Salt Lake metropolitian area community.
Because of a strong commitment to the community, Salt Lake Community College funds the CWC. SLCC values the variety of learning opportunities the CWC provides and is dedicated to providing on-going support for its programs.
These programs include Writing Coaching, Writing Workshops, and the DiverseCity Writing Series. The CWC also partners with local community organizations and governmental agencies to empower their clients, staff and volunteers through writing.
The CWC opened to the public in October 2001 in the Artspace Bridge Projects multi-use complext just across the street from the Salt Lake City homeless services district. In November 2005, the CWC moved to its current location in the Plaza of the SLC Main Library.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
210 East 400 South, Suite 8 (Library Square)Salt Lake City, UT 84111
DATE POSTED
May 23, 2016
SKILLS
- Reading Comprehension
- Youth Services
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Career Counseling / Coaching
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hour per week.
- Interest in both mentoring and writing.