Our Story Appointments are back! Sign up to bring your class on a field trip to Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make / Believe to write a book!

Starting February 13th, 2026 through May 15th, 2026 we are offering field trip opportunities for 3rd–5th grade OUSD classrooms! We welcome all Title 1 OUSD schools, particularly schools in West Oakland, Chinatown, Downtown, and East Oakland, but are open to all Oakland schools, so register away!

Each field trip will guide students in a collaborative storytelling adventure, teaching narrative along the way. Each writer will finish their own "very original" ending to the collaborative story and will leave the writing center an author! Each writer will receive their very own, bureaucratically approved and professionally illustrated book by the end of the field trip (delivered by magical bureaucrats possibly disguised as animals).

Field Trip includes/what you get:

• A fun and impactful interactive writing, storytelling and bookmaking experience

• Experience in collective story making

• Each student walks away with their own published and bound book written by them

• Writing support from a team of Chapter 510 staff and mentors

• A professional illustrator who live illustrates their book

• A boost of confidence and joy in the act of writing

• Snacks included

The field trip will run from 10am-1:30pm. Feel free to bring your lunches to enjoy in the Swan's Market Courtyard after!

Regular Price

$500 per class (approximately $20 per student)

Reduced Rate

Title 1 schools that have a Free or Reduced Price School Meal percentage of 70% or higher.

$150 per class (approximately $5 per student)

Once we receive your completed form we will contact you to confirm your spot and initiate the invoice payment system and confirm the details for the field trip.

If the cost of the field trip is prohibitive and/or there are any other significant barriers to access please contact our Program Director with your concern jahan_khalighi@chapter510.org.

Our Waitlist Policy:

OUSD Partners: If we are unable to schedule you, we will notify you that you've been added to our waitlist. In the event of a cancellation, we may contact classes on the waitlist with available date(s) which may be offered to teachers in the order that their request was received.

If you have additional questions, please email our Program Coordinator naseem_alavi@chapter510.org

Chapter 510 Story Appointment Field trips for ousd 3rd–5th Graders