THE SHAKER WRITING CENTER

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Since 2014, the Shaker Writing Center has been committed to helping to create better writers, not only better writing. Our writing consultants, who have completed at least one semester-long internship to train, provide feedback, ask questions, and work alongside writers without judgment.

Far from being a “fix-it shop” where student writers bring their work to get remade by others, the Shaker Writing Center is meant to be a safe place for students to get a sense of the impact of their ideas and words. Our writing consultants have the experience, the resources, and the strategies to ask the right questions and promote reflection in their peers.​

The Shaker Writing Center aims to serve the entire North Colonie community, including writers

• of all grade levels,

• in all subject areas,

• and at all skill levels.

We encourage writers to come at any stage in the writing process (understanding an assignment, brainstorming, crafting a thesis, composing a draft, revising a draft, and editing a final piece). Writers who come for a school assignment should bring all relevant materials from their teachers and should be ready to take responsibility for their own work. Teachers may refer students, but we encourage students to come on their own as desired.