Program Logic Model

At Writopia Lab, youth have made social-emotional learning (SEL) gains in areas such as positive identity, academic self-efficacy, social skills, and self-management, which are directly linked to long-term positive behavior, thriving youth, improved academic performance, and improved workforce readiness.

Here is Writopia's Program Logic Model, a graphic that presents what we do, how we do it, and the short-term and long-term effects on our youth.

Activities

• Multi-genre creative writing workshops for youth ages 4 to 18.
• Summer full-day camp and sleepaway camp.
• One-on-one literacy support and mentorship.
• Literary gatherings, events for the community, and an annual professional play festival.
• High school and college-level internships.
• Literary magazines.

Effective Practices

• Professional writers (instructors) provide strengths-based feedback to our youth’s writing.
• Instructors encourage writers to choose writing projects that matter to them and set their own writing goals.
• Instructors lead our youth through writing games that promote joy, reflection, and collaboration, and teach craft concepts on an intrinsic level.
• Youth provide positive and constructive feedback on one another’s writing and collaborate on group writing games and stories.
• Youth share their writing at readings, performances, and through the publication of our online literary magazines.

Short-Term Outcomes

• Improved social-emotional learning skills.
• Increased joy, critical thinking, self-esteem, confidence, leadership skills, social skills, and empathy.
• Improved self-management skills and ability to set and evaluate goals.
• Increased academic self-efficacy and self-expression/creativity.
• Improved writing and literacy skills.
• Admission to a high school and/or college of the youth’s choice.
• Increased publications/awards/recognition.

Long-term Outcomes

• Thriving youth.
• Continued positive behavior.
• Decreased risky behavior.
• Improved academic performance.
• Improved workforce readiness.
• Lifelong love of writing.
• Continued positive association with writing.
• Confidence to share work and thoughts with peers and in public scenarios