Groups of approximately eight kids meet with two University seminar leaders to read and discuss literature, write creatively, and engage in projects that incorporate these activities. These groups, which meet every Friday after school, are now known collectively as The Creative Writing and Literature Club. Student Teachers began in 1994 out of the vision of college students and the enthusiasm of The University of Chicago and surrounding community. The program has grown to incorporate 4 schools, about 36 volunteers, and upwards of 130 students per year. Organization Goals Student Teachers goes beyond the classroom experience.
Volunteers strive to spark students' curiousity and desire to learn outside of the school day.
The main goal of the program is to improve students' ability to read closely, write creatively, speak articulately, and think inquisitively. Students learn to convey their ideas through writing poetry, short stories, essays, and skits. Our volunteers draw from their own love of reading and writing, and hope to cultivate that same love within each student. The work that students produce within the seminars can be published in several ways. Each student may submit one piece of writing for the Annual Anthology of Student Works, which is produced at the end of the school year.