Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
We began with a game of truth or fiction, in which the students and tutors wrote down one true and two false statements about oneself. We then read the statements aloud and deciphered, as a class, which statements were true. Everyone
When Students Don’t Want to Be Taught
Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
This week, I was able to arrive early to Marygrove’s 44-acre campus, which is surrounded by wooded hills, and overlooks the Missouri River. The sky was blue, a few kids were playing basketball, and I had a fleeting thought of holding that
Meditation on Chocolate
Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
We have somewhat of a tutor drought right now. However, we have already bandaged skinned knees, dusted despondency off of our shoulders, and moved on. After speaking to more experienced people in similar fields, like Sandy Taubenheim, a co-founder of Kaleidoscope Network, Maria
Right Versus Left
Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
This week’s session at Marygrove started with the students arriving early. “Are we going to be doing that rap stuff again?” one teenage boy asked me, while raising his hand. He was taller than me and at least twice my girth.
Sept. 16th
Feature Blog by Program Director, Anna Ojascastro Guzon
Yesterday afternoon, the YourWords tutors and the Marygrove students finally had the opportunity to meet at our first tutoring session. We started with homework help, then dove into the writing assignment. We examined the universal theme of loss in Jay-Z’s “Glory,”
Crossing Delmar Collaborative Projects
YourWords STL leads a series of projects focused on bringing the community together. Our Crossing Delmar Collaborative Projects connect elementary and middle school students who reside on opposite sides of “the Delmar Divide” to foster racial and emotional literacy and build empathy. The program addresses the need for healing racial
Creative Writing Workshops
YourWords STL offers an array of workshops that allow young people to explore their creative side. The goal of these projects is to utilize art and evidence-based programming to improve writing skills, foster a love of reading and writing, encourage the development of identity and empathy, and inspire engagement in
Tutoring
YourWords STL provides regular tutoring for marginalized and at-risk youth in St. Louis’ underserved communities.
In the summer of 2022, we began our latest tutoring program at Clay Community Resource Center (CCRC) in St. Louis’ Hyde Park neighborhood. A collaboration between St. Louis University, St. Louis Public Schools, LinkStL,
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