Guest Blog by Program Director, Steve Handoyo
Looking over a scene of mirth, creativity, and festivity, memories of a wondrous and humbling year spun a carousel in my mind.
A couple weeks ago, YourWords STL had our first official event, Wine and Words, at the delicious Robust Wine Bar.
Feature Blog Post by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
“…being able to articulate a complex feeling, and having our feelings recognized, lights up our limbic brain and creates an aha moment,” from The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D..
After a
Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
The boys enjoyed a holiday party for their last session of 2015, with homemade baked goods, board games, and presents. One might wonder, would these 17 and 18-year-old boys actually want to participate in a wholesome board game, which Jenn Rengachary
Feature Blog Post by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
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I used to be an Egyptian beetle
but now I am an Egyptian angel.
I used to be a human
but now I am an evolved human.
I used to be a cello
But now I am a
Feature Blog Post by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
The villain, a shiny-headed Mr. Windex, schemes against the Yoda-esque warlock, armed with Bluetooth enabled light sabers. Set in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a warrior-hero tries to save what is left of the population. And John Bond, son of James
Feature Blog Post by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
Quiz time. Name the superhero associated with each quote below.
Part I: No one cared who I was until I put on the mask.
Did you know that the CDC has published a graphic novella about a zombie apocalypse?
Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
Last week at Marygrove, our classroom included two students who were black, two who were white, and one who was half white and half black. Two of the tutors were white. I am Asian. The staff person from Marygrove, who assists
Guest Blog Post by (Former) Tutor Coordinator, Jennifer Rengachary
About a year ago, I decided I was only going to do things that I really wanted to do. Things that make me feel excited and hopeful.
Almost 2 months in at Marygrove, I know for sure that tutoring is
Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
A game of name that horror movie soundtrack, a reading of “The Buffy Sestina,” by Jason Schneiderman, and “The Guest Ellen at the Supper for Street People” by David Ferry, a rainy autumn afternoon, and some pattern detecting put us in
Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
The students started by listening to Metallica, turned-up on a speaker, something I’ve never done in a classroom, or in my own home. However, a couple students mentioned their appreciation of heavy metal, so I decided to learn more about the