Join us for lunch at one of the more whimsical spaces in the neighborhood — the Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute. This nonprofit youth writing center relocated to Seward in 2018 and is a new member of SCCA. We’ll tour their fun space with its ocean theme, and learn about their various youth writing programs.

Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute is a youth writing center with a mission to empower underserved K-12 Twin Cities students to think creatively, write effectively, and succeed academically alongside a community of caring volunteers. Despite our wacky name, we are not an oceanography center in the very much landlocked state of Minnesota, but instead a creative writing and tutoring center in disguise supporting underserved young authors in the Twin Cities. Our offbeat name and whimsical theme allow us to provide academic support free of stigma to students. We have five free programs offering both in-school support, and out of school time programming at our youth writing center in Seward, serving 2,000 unique students annually. 

Lunch will be available for $10.

Please RSVP so we can order enough food for lunch.
Questions? Contact Hillary at info@sewardbusiness.org.