On Thursday, June 4th, 2009, Writopia writers, Noa Bendit-Shtull, Sarah Dash, Louis Evans, Emma Goldberg, Ana Henry, Alice Markham-Cantor, Angelica Modabber, Eunju Namkung, Ena Selmanovic, Rachel Sobelsohn, Rebecca Shubert, Rebecca Teich, Kal Victor, and Isis Yoon went to Carnegie Hall where they were bestowed National Silver and Gold Medals from the 2009 Scholastic Awards for their exceptional short stories, memoirs, and poetry.

(Only 1% of those who submitted across the country were recognized with these honors!)

We found writopia via 11 yr. old Adora Svitak (who we’ll be hosting at the National Educational Computing Conference – NECC later this month). Writopia has weight: isn’t some daycare with the word “workshop” sprinkled on top – they gets their kids creating great material while undergoing a transformative experience in very small groups (6).

Check them out. We think Writopia has something going and are pleased to be working with them this year.

[Read entire post @ Writopia & the Scholastic Awards @ the writopialab blog]