Upper Elementary
Grades 4–5
Thursdays | 4:00–5:00 PM
Featured Book
Seedfolks
by Paul Fleischman
Maximum 6 studentsCycle Tuition
$135 USD
6 weekly sessions
That’s $22.50 per session.
New Program
Read Deeply. Talk Thoughtfully. Write With Purpose.
A small-group, literature-based experience for students in grades 4–8 where young readers explore meaningful books, exchange ideas, strengthen literacy skills, and develop their voices as readers, thinkers, and writers.
Grades 4–8ThursdaysSan Miguel de AllendeMax 6 students per group
Enrollment is limited to six students per group.
Now Enrolling: Cycle 1
Community, Identity & Belonging
October–November 20266-Week Literacy ExperienceThursdays at Geek & CoffeeSan Miguel de Allende
Middle School
Grades 6–8
Thursdays | 5:00–6:00 PM
Featured Book
Under the Mesquite
by Guadalupe García McCall
Maximum 6 studentsCycle Tuition
$135 USD
6 weekly sessions
That’s $22.50 per session.
What Is the Literacy Lab?
The Literacy Lab is a small-group, literature-based experience where students read meaningful books, discuss important ideas, strengthen comprehension and vocabulary, and express their thinking through writing.
With no more than six students in each group, every learner has opportunities to participate, ask questions, share ideas, and receive educator support.
This is not traditional tutoring or a full English Language Arts course. It is a space for young people to experience reading as thoughtful, social, creative, and meaningful.
Engaging Books
Meaningful literature selected for each age group.
Meaningful Discussions
Students learn to ask questions, listen, and share their thinking.
Purposeful Writing
Students respond to literature through reflection, analysis, and creative writing.
Small-Group Community
Groups are limited to six students so every voice matters.
Weekly Rhythm
What Happens Each Thursday?
Each Literacy Lab follows a simple, engaging rhythm that gives students time to read, think, talk, and write together.
Step 1
Connect
Begin with a question, idea, image, vocabulary activity, or prompt connected to the week's reading.
Step 2
Read & Notice
Explore an important passage and notice characters, language, ideas, and author choices.
Step 3
Talk
Discuss the text, ask questions, hear different perspectives, and support ideas with evidence.
Step 4
Write & Create
Respond through reflection, literary analysis, creative writing, letters, poems, or other short written pieces.
Step 5
Reflect
End with an important takeaway or question to carry into the next week's reading.
A Year of Literacy Lab
A Year of Literacy Lab
Three Cycles. New Books. Deeper Questions.
Now Enrolling
Cycle 1
Community, Identity & Belonging
October–November 2026
Grades 4–5
Seedfolks
by Paul Fleischman
Grades 6–8
Under the Mesquite
by Guadalupe García McCall
Cycle 2
Courage, Resilience & Perseverance
Grades 4–5
A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
Grades 6–8
A Long Walk to Water
by Linda Sue Park
Registration opens later this year.
Cycle 3
Voice, Culture & Justice
Grades 4–5
Return to Sender
by Julia Alvarez
Grades 6–8
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
Registration opens later this year.
Families may enroll one cycle at a time. Each six-week cycle explores a new theme, new literature, and new opportunities to read, discuss, and write together.
Meet Your Literacy Lab Educator
Candice Renee Person, M.Ed., MFA
Founder, The EduTutor Hub
Candice Renee Person is an educator, writer, curriculum designer, and founder of The EduTutor Hub with more than 20 years of experience in education.
Her work has included teaching, school leadership, instructional coaching, curriculum design, college instruction, and private education. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Howard University, an MFA in Creative Writing from Spalding University, and a master's degree in Special Education.
As both an educator and writer, Candice believes literacy should be more than completing assignments. Young people deserve opportunities to encounter powerful stories, ask meaningful questions, exchange ideas, and develop their own voices.
The Literacy Lab brings those experiences together in a small, supportive learning community.
Ready to Join the Literacy Lab?
Ready to Join the Literacy Lab?
Cycle 1 begins in October! Enrollment is intentionally limited to six students per group so that every young reader has opportunities to participate, share ideas, and receive support.
Upper Elementary
Grades 4–5
Thursdays | 4:00–5:00 PM
Middle School
Grades 6–8
Thursdays | 5:00–6:00 PM
Cycle 1 Tuition
$135 USD
Includes all six weekly Literacy Lab sessions. Enrollment reserves your child’s place for the full six-week cycle.
Book purchased separately.
Questions before registering? Book a free 15-minute Learning Check-In.
Read Deeply. Talk Thoughtfully. Write With Purpose.