WriteOn!
About us
Welcome to WriteOn!
WriteOn! is a children's literacy program run by the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania. We work with the Lea Elementary school and the Penn Alexander school to bring Penn students and West Philadelphia youth together in a meaningful way.
What do we do? Every week, about 45 4th through 8th graders come to the Kelly Writers House (KWH) to work on creative writing, poetry, public speaking, and much more. The students work in small groups - generally two Penn coaches for every three or four students. They laugh, they write, and they always eat snacks!
WriteOn! is always changing and growing - a reflection of just how much the coaches care, and how much fun the kids are having! While we spend most of our time at KWH, we have taken some special field trips to visit places like the Weiss Technology House, the Penn Bookstore and Bucks County Coffee. WriteOn! also participates with the One Book One Philadelphia campaign and have brought authors such as Lorene Carey in to work with the kids. We try to provide our students with a fun, safe, and educational extracurricular activity. Not only do we help them write, we also help open their eyes to all of the different things they can do with their lives.
Come and join us at the Kelly Writers House! We are always looking to bring on new people who are committed to making a difference.
Lea School calendar
3:30 on Fridays
Oct 2
Oct 9
Oct 23
Oct 30
Nov 6
Nov 13
Penn Alexander School calendar
1:00 on Saturdays
Oct 3
Oct 10
Oct 24
Oct 31
Nov 14
Nov 21
Get involved
Download an application.
Contact us
- Coordinator, Penn Alexander: Zoe Dare-Attanasio
- Coordinator, Penn Alexander: Rebecca Matte
- Coordinator, Penn Alexander: Steven Waye
- Coordinator, Lea School: Collin Schenk
- Coordinator, Lea School: Rachel Shepard
- Coordinator, Lea School: Zachary Lyons