WRITE THE WORLD INC

GLOBAL WRITING COMMUNITY: THE WRITE THE WORLD ("WTW") GLOBAL WRITING COMMUNITY REACHED 14,265 TEENAGE MEMBERS AND 862 EDUCATORS FROM 120 COUNTRIES AND ALL 50 US STATES IN 2023. THE TOP 5 COUNTRIES WERE: US, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE TOP 5 STATES WERE: CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, NEW YORK, FLORIDA, AND PENNSYLVANIA. STUDENTS PUBLISHED 8.5 MILLION WORDS, GAVE 2,262 PEER REVIEWS (A KEY LEARNING TOOL), PUBLISHED 37,709 UNIQUE PIECES ACROSS 35 GENRES, READ 153,248 PIECES, AND PUBLISHED 250,274 COMMENTS. TOP GENRES WERE FREE WRITING, POETRY, FICTION, FLASH FICTION, AND SHORT STORY. THE LENGTH OF WRITING RANGED FROM SHORTER PIECES OF A FEW WORDS EACH, TO OUR LONGEST PIECE OF 15,422 WORDS. STUDENTS SPENT AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 31,783 HOURS ENGAGING ON WTW'S WEBSITE.GLOBAL MONTHLY WRITING COMPETITIONS: WRITING COMPETITIONS ARE AN ENGAGING FORM OF "VARSITY ACADEMICS." STUDENTS WRITE IN A VARIETY OF GENRES, RECEIVE FEEDBACK, REVISE DRAFTS, AND ARE JUDGED IN 3 CATEGORIES. IN 2023, 3,258 STUDENTS SUBMITTED 4,256 PIECES FOR JUDGING IN 11 GENRE-BASED COMPETITIONS. TOP GENRES WERE POETRY, FLASH FICTION, AND SHORT STORY. NOTABLE JUDGES INCLUDED: TOMI ADEYEMI (TIME100, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING, AWARD-WINNING NOVELIST AND SCREENWRITER), CRAIG SANTOS PEREZ (NATIONAL BOOK AWARD-WINNING POET AND ESSAYIST OF THE CHAMORRO PEOPLE), AVANTI NAGRAL (INDIAN POP SINGER AND CONTENT CREATOR), CAROLYN KUEBLER EDITOR OF THE NEW ENGLAND REVIEW), AND MALIKA BOOKER (AWARD-WINNING BRITISH-CARIBBEAN POET AND ARTIST). WTW STAFF GAVE 433 EXPERT REVIEWS TO COMPETITION ENTRANTS. 34 STUDENTS RECEIVED PRIZES IN CATEGORIES OF WINNER, RUNNER-UP, AND BEST PEER REVIEW AND ABOUT 100 STUDENTS RECEIVED HONORABLE MENTIONS. IN 2023, SEVENTH GENERATION SPONSORED OUR CLIMATE AWARDS COMPETITION.WRITING CONTENT MODERATION: WTW'S TRAINED TEAM MODERATED 31,640 PIECES AND 2,262 PEER REVIEWS TO INSURE THE CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY OF THE SITE. STUDENT WRITING JOURNALS: WTW PUBLISHED 2 ONLINE JOURNALS, NAMED WRITE THE WORLD REVIEW, ON THE RESPECTIVE THEMES OF: ORIGINS AND OBSERVATIONS. JOURNALS FEATURED WORK BY 24 STUDENTS FROM 12 COUNTRIES AND WERE DIGITALLY DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ALUMNI, AND PARENTS WORLDWIDE.WRITING PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS: STUDENTS NEED SUPPORTIVE TEACHERS AND 862 EDUCATORS FROM 60 COUNTRIES AND 44 US STATES ENGAGED 1,665 STUDENTS IN WTW'S PROGRAMMING INCLUDING: VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS, WRITING PROMPTS, CROSS-GENRE COMPETITIONS, PEER REVIEW RUBRICS, LESSON PLANS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, AND OTHER RESOURCES. 1,729 EDUCATORS SUBSCRIBED TO WTW'S TEACHER-FACING NEWSLETTER, WHICH SHOWCASED ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.

COLLEGE ESSAY PROGRAMS: WTW STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE ASPIRANTS. WTW SUPPORTED 130 STUDENTS FROM 12 STATES AND 6 COUNTRIES IN WTW'S TWO PART ONLINE COLLEGE ESSAY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED: (1) A 16 CHAPTER ASYNCHRONOUS (ON DEMAND) COURSE FOR WRITING AUTHENTIC COMMON APPLICATION NARRATIVES, AND (2) AN EXPERT REVIEW SERVICE GIVING PROMPT ESSAY FEEDBACK. THE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS AND THROUGH LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL IN MASSACHUSETTS - AND ESPECIALLYDESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO LACK ACCESS TO SCHOOL-BASED OR PRIVATE TUTORS. EACH STUDENT RECEIVED HOW-TO VIDEO GUIDES, PROMPTS, CHECKLISTS, OFFICE HOURS WITH TRAINED STAFF, EXEMPLAR ESSAYS, AND PARENT RESOURCE GUIDES. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, ALL STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED TO AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE, SPANNING OVER 40 DIFFERENT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLEGES INCLUDING: HARVARD, COLUMBIA, U CHICAGO, NORTHEASTERN, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, UMASS AMHERST, DEAN COLLEGE, AND MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE. BASED ON STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS, THE PROGRAM RECEIVED AN AVERAGE RECOMMENDATION SCORE OF 9/10, INDICATING STRONG OVERALL SATISFACTION. STUDENTS REPORTED A 60% INCREASE IN CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO WRITE COLLEGE ESSAYS, HIGHLIGHTING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THIS KEY AREA.