gummies falling from the sky, birds chirping, and twigs
felt hot
felt cold sometimes, but overall it was
in the
3
snapping.
Mr.
Cookie
sometimes (boiling!),
and
he
awesome
cookie forest.
4
Cookie Milk Jr (CM for short) teleported all around the forest. After a long day at cookie school, CM liked to fly around but he did NOT eat cookies. CM used his whipped
5 cream hands to stick to the walls. One day, CM teleported right next to Mr. Cookie Man:
“You look familiar!” said
CM,
but he didn’t know how they might be related.
6 Just then, Ms. Cookie, a gingerbread woman, ran into them in the forest. She had just taken a delightful milk shower.
7
“I’m so hungry: let’s find some brownies!” she told CM and Mr. Cookie Man. “Where can we find some?” they asked. To be continued…
inspires school-aged students to write with skill and confidence in collaboration with adult volunteers in their communities.
Our writing and tutoring programs uphold a culture of creativity and imagination and support students in establishing strong habits of mind. Through publication and community engagement, we provide students with an authentic and enthusiastic audience for their writing. Our programs provide an energizing creative outlet for students and meaningful volunteer opportunities for community members.
AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING
We organize trained volunteer tutors to work with students one-on-one with their homework after school. Homework support is available for all subjects, for students ages 7-18.
AFTER-SCHOOL WRITING LAB
In 2021, we added this program to meet the interest of our many after-school students who wanted to go deeper into the writing process. Through breakout rooms, students are supported by volunteers as they brainstorm, write, revise, share, and publish their writing. Each week we focus on a different habit of writers (such as writers make plans . . . and change them).
WORKSHOPS
We offer a number of free workshops taught by professional artists, writers, and our talented volunteers. From comic books to screenplays, bookmaking to radio, our wide variety of workshops are perfect for writers of all ages and interests. One of the most popular workshops we offer is our weekly Wee-bots program for elementary-aged writers.
IN-SCHOOL PROJECTS
Our trained volunteers go into local public schools to support teachers with their classroom writing assignments. Based on the teacher’s curriculum, assignments range from writing tales to crafting college essays to exploring poetry.
FIELD TRIPS
Students come as a class to our writing lab to join a group of volunteers, interns, and staff in order to help solve a problem through writing—whether that is our editor Dr. Blotch’s insomnia, our looming story deadline, a mystery in need of solving, or one of the many others we encounter. Our field trips always end in a finished publication of original writing that students take home.
OUR STORES
Our Robot Supply Co. stores are one-stop shops for robots, robot owners, and enthusiasts alike. They are designed to inspire creativity and bring awareness of our programs to the community. In addition, our online store is always open; visit the Robot Supply Co. at onwardrobots.com. All proceeds from our stores directly fund our free student programming. Onward robots!
