Page 15 http://page15.org Writing. Reading. Tutoring. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:01:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Friday Club http://page15.org/2012/02/21/the-friday-club/ http://page15.org/2012/02/21/the-friday-club/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:01:18 +0000 admin http://page15.org/?p=801 Continue reading →]]> Education, creation, pizza…

…like the founding fathers before us, we hold these truths to be self-evident…

Er, um, ahem… What is the Friday club, you ask? Only the coolest, hippest, craziest, most awesome, amazing, radical, tubular, bodacious, alasse’ eina, ever! Okay, we think technically that last word was Elvish for bodacious.

Anyway… each week of the Friday Club features a new experience for our club members. On any given Friday, we could be doing anything from journal-making

to planning goals for the future

to doing yoga

to just playing silly games and having fun. To put it best, it’s a mix of education, creativity and imagination, life skills, new experiences… and did we mention pizza?

If you fancy yourself and expert in the field of [insert cool, kid-friendly topic] and would like to plan a workshop for our Friday Club kids, contact Phil.

]]> http://page15.org/2012/02/21/the-friday-club/feed/ 0 You’ve been waiting for it… http://page15.org/2011/12/07/youve-been-waiting-for-it/ http://page15.org/2011/12/07/youve-been-waiting-for-it/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:16:35 +0000 admin http://page15.org/?p=760 Continue reading →]]> The Page 15 Holiday Gift Guide is back! It features handpicked recommendations from Page 15 staff. And, like most gift guides compiled by voracious readers, it contains nothing but books! Books for everyone you can think of: babies, young writers, historians who study zombies and beards, people who like obscure holiday books about Jackie Robinson finding the meaning of Hanukkah–it’s all here. Click the image to get started. And when you’re done browsing and buying gifts for your loved ones, maybe give a lil’ somethin’ back.

]]> http://page15.org/2011/12/07/youve-been-waiting-for-it/feed/ 0 THE BEST BOOKS IN LIFE ARE FREE http://page15.org/2011/10/19/the-best-books-in-life-are-free/ http://page15.org/2011/10/19/the-best-books-in-life-are-free/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:48:01 +0000 easilyamused http://page15.org/?p=544 Continue reading →]]> It happens every year. We accumulate something like 2,000 kids’ books. They sit and pile up and sit some more, over winter, spring and summer, burdening us until fall rolls around and it’s time for Book Bound, our annual purging of books. This year, on Sunday, October 16, Page 15 successfully shook of its great literary burden and gave away over 1,800 books. Why free? Because the look on a kids’ face when he or she not only sees a book they want, but finds out they can just take it… that’s payment enough. It’s also comforting to know that having books in the home (the younger the better) gives kids an advantage at school, and that we sent over 250 kids away with ample stacks that will either add to, or be the beginnig of, their home libraries. We can’t wait to do it again next year.

]]> http://page15.org/2011/10/19/the-best-books-in-life-are-free/feed/ 0 The Case of the Big Bad Wolf http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-case-of-the-big-bad-wolf/ http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-case-of-the-big-bad-wolf/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:21:10 +0000 easilyamused http://page15.org/?p=508 Continue reading →]]> This hilarious hard-boiled twist on the classic fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs, was the result of our 2009 Young Writers Summer Camp. While all our campers’ twisted tales were excellent, this one stands out–a story that can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike.
by Israel M., 13

]]> http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-case-of-the-big-bad-wolf/feed/ 0 An Interview with Edward Bloor http://page15.org/2011/10/07/an-interview-with-edward-bloor-2/ http://page15.org/2011/10/07/an-interview-with-edward-bloor-2/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:41:36 +0000 easilyamused http://page15.org/?p=484 Continue reading →]]> The long-form interview is a lost art. But when bestselling YA author Edward Bloor sat down with our online newspaper staff at The Howard Hype, the questions came pouring out. The interview had to be broken into two parts and there was still material that was cut. We worked with the students to organize the questions in a logical order and what you’ll read is a fairly long, thorough, and entertaining interview that, when you think about who conducted it, is one heck of an accomplishment for these middle schoolers.
by Fitzroya N, Sam H, Alexyz H (grades 6-8)

]]> http://page15.org/2011/10/07/an-interview-with-edward-bloor-2/feed/ 0 The Itchy Frog http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-itchy-frog/ http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-itchy-frog/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:24:36 +0000 easilyamused http://page15.org/?p=479 Continue reading →]]> During the 2009/2010 school year, Page 15 worked with Nap Ford Community School’s gifted and talented class on a literary magazine project. This poem was part of an activity in our poetry unit. Students had to pick an animal from one hat and an adjective from another, and write a poem based on their choices. The game yielded some funny results and some great poetry.

by Solomon S, age 7

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by Shana-kae S, age 8

]]> http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-sassy-mouse/feed/ 0 The Bossy Raccoon Learns To Be Nice http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-bossy-raccoon-learns-to-be-nice/ http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-bossy-raccoon-learns-to-be-nice/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:05:49 +0000 easilyamused http://page15.org/?p=466 Continue reading →]]> This fable, written by the gifted and talented class at Nap Ford, was an offshoot of the animal-adjective activity. After reading a bunch of fables, students broke into groups, chose their favorite animals from the previous activity, and inserted them into a fable. Each group chose a moral for their story using our favorite method: out of a hat. This one was our favorite.
by Hailee (age 8) Myzell (age 7) and Sherwin (age 8)

]]> http://page15.org/2011/10/07/the-bossy-raccoon-learns-to-be-nice/feed/ 0 You’re So Fat http://page15.org/2011/10/07/youre-so-fat/ http://page15.org/2011/10/07/youre-so-fat/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:56:30 +0000 easilyamused http://page15.org/?p=459 Continue reading →]]> You’re So Fat is a featured column by one of Howard Hype’s best writers. Each week Ivanna tackles new aspects of body image and perception, from portrayals of beauty in the media to eating disorders. The sources in the original article are hyperlinked, and so are not included in this version.
by Ivanna M, age 13

]]> http://page15.org/2011/10/07/youre-so-fat/feed/ 0 Dear Mr. President http://page15.org/2011/10/07/dear-mr-president/ http://page15.org/2011/10/07/dear-mr-president/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:17:41 +0000 easilyamused http://page15.org/?p=453 Continue reading →]]> by Chanté F, age 9

This was written by a Nap Ford student for a Page 15 literary magazine project. The assignment was a to write a letter to Mr. or Mrs. Adult about why it’s tough to be a kid, and to clarify some things that adults don’t understand about the younger generation. Chanté took it one step further and decided to write to the president of adults, so to speak: the actual president.

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