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"Former President Obama surprises Maine writing students with Zoom appearance" (WMTW)
"Former President Obama surprises Maine writing students with Zoom appearance" (WMTW)

“‘The whole thing was like so unreal. But it actually happened, and we have, like, we have video proof that it happened,’” said Noor Sager, a 15-year-old sophomore at Gorham High School.”

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The Telling RoomApril 9, 2021News
"Obama drops in, via Zoom, for a chat with Telling Room students" (Portland Press Herald)
"Obama drops in, via Zoom, for a chat with Telling Room students" (Portland Press Herald)

“Former President Barack Obama spent an hour on a Zoom chat with 26 students from the Telling Room in Portland in late January, talking with them about writing, his recently published memoir, ‘A Promised Land,’ and the importance of storytelling, community and conquering self-doubts.”

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The Telling RoomApril 9, 2021News
President Obama Zooms into The Telling Room!
President Obama Zooms into The Telling Room!

Our Young Writers & Leaders students were recently invited to have a special conversation with acclaimed author and renowned world leader President Barack Obama.

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The Telling RoomMarch 5, 2021News
Register Today for our 2021 Summer Camps!
Register Today for our 2021 Summer Camps!

Help your stories find their way with our mix of virtual and in-person outdoor summer camps this year! Join us for some of our week-long camps, or for ongoing camps that meet once a week throughout the summer.

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The Telling RoomMarch 5, 2021News
A  New Land: 30 Groundbreaking Poems by Youth Poets!
A New Land: 30 Groundbreaking Poems by Youth Poets!

A NEW LAND: 30 GROUNDBREAKING POEMS FROM YOUTH POETS, the much-acclaimed poetry collection featuring the best poems from our first fifteen years, is now published (with an introduction by Presidential Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman)!

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The Telling RoomMarch 5, 2021News
"See Maine through the Eyes of these Young Aspiring Journalists" (Bangor Daily News)
"See Maine through the Eyes of these Young Aspiring Journalists" (Bangor Daily News)

“A group of students at the Telling Room, a Portland-based youth literacy program, adapted its Week in Review writing program this year at a time when academic models have constantly evolved and adapted to keep children safe and distanced.”

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The Telling RoomDecember 20, 2020News
Student Voices: Introducing “The Voice of a Pride”
Student Voices: Introducing “The Voice of a Pride”

Our Black and Brown students have been telling us how they’re feeling, right now. In response, we’ve collaborated with our students to turn over our most visible current platforms, our social media, and monthly newsletter, to them in a new online series called The Voice of a Pride.

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The Telling RoomJune 10, 2020News
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