THinK: Teens-Helping-Kids

Teens-Helping-Kids: Oak Hill, Virginia
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Posted on May 31, 2008
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The ThinK workshop was conceived by the founders to educate and interest students in the field of writing. We created a relationship with Oak Hill Elementary School and sent out an invitation, looking for students who would be interested in joining. To our surprise and delight, we got twenty-seven replies. At TJ, we recruited twelve students who would be like to be involved in the education of these bright young minds. They were designated as the instructors. Working as pairs, the instructors were paired up with a group of students whom they would attend to solely.

After ten weeks of training, the improvement in writing was astounding. Numerous of our students went from having large grammatical errors and relatively plain writing to fascinating, suspenseful pieces that included all sorts of writing techniques. Everybody from the instructors to the parents of the students to the students themselves were amazed at the amount of progress that was made. A mother of a student commented,

“This is just to let you know that my son Chinmay Kedar, attended the 6th grade workshop and had a wonderful experience. It has definitely made a difference in his writing ability. It was directed well and the interaction between all was immensely beneficial. Thank you very much. Hope you have it again soon!”

Many other parents also contacted us to thank us. Due to the very positive feedback that we received, the THinK club is planning to also set up another workshop, this time for essay writing.

Stay tuned for more updates!

-Ellen Huang