Beechwood Students at work

“Beechwood extends beyond a child’s K-8th education. A relationship with Beechwood means a lifelong relationship with members of staff and other students.”

— Isabella Hill, Middle School Language Arts Teacher

Beechwood Student Showcase

Creative Writing

Assembled in this booklet “The Right to Write!” are pieces selected by the writers in a creative writing group at Beechwood School. All the pieces were written in 10-minute time periods, in response to prompts given by the leader (me). The writers dared to tap – without censoring – into their own original imaginations, memories, fantasies, personal preferences and thoughts. This takes courage and trust! Their writing is fresh, unedited and contains many delightful and moving images, humor, poems, and stories. While reading this booklet, I hope you will enjoy the sensation of witnessing newborn creative writing as it is written in the moment.

It was a true pleasure and privilege to lead these young writers through this writing adventure together. I hope they will continue to nurture their creative writing spirits through journaling and other avenues in the future! – Terri Lobdell, volunteer (3/17/08)