PURE EXPRESSION
I’ve been asked and told many different things by the group I’ve been working with twice a week at Broad Ripple High …
‘I HAD NOT FACTORED INTO MY EXPECTATIONS THE DEPTH OF ATTACHMENT…’
Going into Broad Ripple I never expected to find myself in the position that I am in. I figured I would be …
‘THE SADDEST PART OF MY SEMESTER WILL BE SAYING GOODBYE…’
Don’t judge me too harshly, but I was one of those people who signed up for Writing in the Schools not because …
‘I HAVE BEEN REAWAKENED TO THE BEAUTY AND PLEASURE OF THE ART OF WRITING…’
When I first pulled into the parking lot at Broad Ripple High School in September, my hands shook and my heart raced …
MORE THAN JUST A STUDENT
Our time at Broad Ripple High School has been exciting and eventful for both the mentors and the students. In my time …
FAITH, TRUST, AND PENCIL DUST
To say I was terrified of mentoring at Broad Ripple—since we were, in a sense, lab rats in mentoring at a whole …
‘AS MENTORS, WE WEAR A PLETHORA OF HATS’
“Nah,” I— says, “writing is supposed to be easy for y’all.” He doesn’t believe me, so I shake my head again, “Ninety …
‘WE GIVE THESE KIDS A PLACE TO HAVE A VOICE’
As a secondary education student with a concentration in English, I am very accustomed to spending time in schools and working with …