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Farewell, Summer Camp 2011

July 15, 2011 – 7:42 am

Another summer of Writing Camp has come and gone. Check out this montage made by a great group of entering 4th graders led by WITS Writers Ms. Kiki and Mr. Chuey.

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Scholarship Op: Aurora Picture Show Film Boot Camp

May 10, 2011 – 8:33 am

Attention aspiring young filmmakers, directors, and screenwriters. Classes are sold out for the Aurora Picture Show Summer Filmmaking Boot camp for kids and teens, but there is still time to apply for a scholarship. Our partners at Aurora have reserved two spaces for students demonstrating financial need. For general information about this summer camp including [...]

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WITS Presents A Light in the Forest Reading Tomorrow

April 19, 2011 – 2:00 pm

What: Come hear students from the WITS program read their nature-inspired poems, essays, and stories in celebration of Earth Day. View clips from last year’s reading on YouTube . When: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM Where: Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive (map) Cost: Free and open to the public Sponsors: Shell [...]

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Tune In to the Poet’s Corner Friday

September 15, 2010 – 8:30 am

During the Summer Creative Writing Workshops, WITS students visited Taping For The Blind, a nonprofit whose mission is to enrich the lives of individuals with visual, physical and learning disabilities by transforming what is seen into what is heard. Tune in this Friday, September 17, and listen as Emma, Alyssa, Jivanni, Leah, David, and Vincent [...]

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WITS Appears on Fox 26′s Hola Houston

June 14, 2010 – 9:03 am

WITS Executive Director Robin Reagler recently appeared on Fox 26′s community affairs program Hola Houston to discuss the transformative power of reading and writing beginning with the early years of childhood. During the segment, she also explains how parents can get the WITS program in Houston schools. View her interview with Host Josè Griñan.

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Don’t Miss the Story Pirates this Weekend at Aurora Picture Show!

April 30, 2010 – 10:00 am

The Aurora Picture Show hosts the Story Pirates this weekend with a live interactive performance and video presentation on May 1st and a special creative writing workshop May 2nd. Story Pirates lets kids see their own words come to life on stage. To RSVP and purchase tickets, visit their website.

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Houston, Get Wired with Poetry 11/13/09

November 12, 2009 – 5:59 am

Former WITS Writer Radames Ortiz and Houston poets Lupe Mendez and Byron Jones have joined forces to bring Houston @Wired: A Multimedia Explosion of Poetry. @Wired is a revolutionary approach to exposing the literary masses to a new type of poetry reading. By incorporating social media, music, song, imagery and technology to enhance their poetic [...]

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My Street

April 26, 2008 – 1:00 am

The evergreen trees are swaying in the wind. It sounds like a hurricane will come. A bird soars over my head and in a flash it’s gone. A raindrop trickles down my back. My dog slides past me, and I race to catch up to her. Leaves crunch under her feet. The footsteps of my [...]

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Silly Things

April 25, 2008 – 1:00 am

If I’m bored at night I go out to try and catch a shooting star. I fly up into space like a rocket ship and stick my tongue out googolplex feet until I reach the star belt and find a shooting star to eat. When I slip in mud at school I fly into space [...]

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Elephant Wishes

April 23, 2008 – 1:00 am

I always wanted to go somewhere where there were no poachers and we could rest more and not get eaten by lions. I always wanted to be the Emperor of China and I would banish all of the poachers and send them to Madagascar. by Sydney, age 7 (originally posted on July 23, 2007) video [...]

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I am a Seashell

April 17, 2008 – 1:00 am

I am a seashell waiting for somebody to see me. I am shiny and curled up like a cinnamon roll. I’m rough and sandy. I swim with the sea and the sea with me. I am cold inside so if you touch me you’ll shiver and quiver. I swim around the sea with animals living [...]

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Morado (Purple)

April 10, 2008 – 1:00 am

video = 56 seconds long Morado, te amo Como si fueras mi novia, Como si fueras mia: Coloreame de morado Como si yo fuera tu uva. Morado, te amo Eres recién lavada, Recién casé en mi vida. Coloreame de morado Porque de los más hermosos colores, Tú eres la mas bella, Tú eres mi Corazon. [...]

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Explaining Colors

April 9, 2008 – 1:00 am

Red is the color of lava bursting out of a volcano. Black is the color of a cave where the deadly bats live. Gray is the color of metal that holds things together. Brown is the color of mountains high in the sky. Green is the color of leaves hanging on a tree. Blue is [...]

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Silence

April 5, 2008 – 1:00 am

Silence, like anything, is too hard. It’s a nothing. A word is not silence. It asks questions. You can hear it. Mountains are not silence.You can see them very clearly with their white snow caps. Wind is not silence. You can feel its calm blow. A flower is not silence. You can smell it for [...]

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Baseball: Last Year and Now

April 4, 2008 – 1:00 am

I used to get dirt in my eyes. I used to miss the ball. I used to get hit by the ball. I used to fall down. I used to hit my head. I used to go the wrong way. I used to stare at people. I used to run out of breath. I was [...]

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