The JCBC Writing Program works in conjunction with
the Sarah Anthony School Language Arts Committee. This committee
establishes writing contests which offer incentives to encourage
both the development of reading and writing skills. The students
are part of the San Diego County Office of Education – Juvenile
Court and Community Schools. The School is located inside the
Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility. Many of these students
are at-risk, under privileged, minority children from a variety
of backgrounds from all over San Diego County. A large portion
of these children are part of the Department of Social Services
and have been in and out of group homes and foster care for years.
These students have lacked consistency in their lives and have
large gaps in their educational history.
In an effort to promote literacy, our committee formed to encourage
these children to get involved in school, by making it fun. Every
month our committee offers a different writing contest to our
students, with the incentive of winning a novel of their choice.
Monthly contests include: Expository Essay, Biographical and Autobiographical
Narratives, Response to Literature, Poetry, Short Story, Spelling
Bee and Written Interview.
JCBC is proud to partner with the Sarah Anthony School Language
Arts Program by offering prizes each month and providing guest
speakers, authors and poets as requested. These contests have
motivated our students to get involved in the writing process
and given them a variety of literature to explore.
For more information contact Christina
Fink, Chair of the JCBC Writing Program
