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College Essay Workshop with Paula Nichols: Common App Personal Statement

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Register for Zoom meeting

Need some guidance writing your college application essays? Paula Nichols has over 12 years of experience helping high school students to “Reflect, Focus, and Express” in creating meaningful narratives. This is a free information session for teens (parents too)! This session will focus on the Common Application Personal Statement.

Familiarize yourself with the prompts and showcase your unique life stories: the experiences, interests, achievements and inspirations that reflect your best self on college applications.

Bonus! Participants may sign up for a complimentary private consultation post workshop at: PaulaNichols07@comcast.net

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College Essay Workshop with Paula Nichols: UC Personal Insight Questions

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Register for Zoom meeting–link has been updated!

Need some guidance writing your college application essays? Paula Nichols has over 12 years of experience helping high school students to “Reflect, Focus, and Express” in creating meaningful narratives. This is a free information session for teens (parents too)! This session will focus on the University of California Personal Insight Questions.

Learn how to choose relevant insight questions to showcase your unique life stories: the experiences, interests, achievements and inspirations that reflect your best self on college applications.

Bonus! Participants may sign up for a complimentary private consultation post workshop at: PaulaNichols07@comcast.net

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

December 13: When Stars are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you!

Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

November 8: A Thousand Questions, by Saadia Faruqi

December 13: When Stars are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you!

Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Crossing the Stream by Elizabeth Irene-Baite

October 11: Crossing the Stream, by Elizabeth Irene-Baite

November 8: A Thousand Questions, by Saadia Faruqi

December 13: When Stars are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you!

Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Weird Rules to Follow by Kim Spencer

September 13: Weird Rules to Follow, by Kim Spencer

October 11: Crossing the Stream, by Elizabeth Irene-Baite

November 8: A Thousand Questions, by Saadia Faruqi

December 13: When Stars are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson

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