Get Ahead with Savvy Pen
Since 2009, under the guidance of Dr. Tamika Sanders, Savvy Pen has been working with schools and community organizations in the areas teaching, training, and program development. Our passion is education. We believe in providing humanistic education that integrates critical thinking, learner-centered curriculum, project-based assessments, and diversity.
Humanistic principles encourage students to be creative and curious about the world around them. Project-based learning allows students to learn topics and create projects that demonstrate what they have learned.
Teaching in this way enables students to internalize knowledge by making it applicable to their lives. We enjoy creating programs that incorporate components of art and social justice to allow students to bring a piece of themselves into their work and extend learning beyond the classroom!
At Savvy Pen, we are dedicated to equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed academically and beyond. Our team of experienced consultants provide customized solutions to help teachers and students reach their full potential.
When it comes to educational programs, you have the option of working with Savvy Pen to develop an original program to fit your schools needs or selecting a program from our list.
Our Educational Programs
English/Literature
Career Readiness/Business
History/Social Studies
- Discovering Your Voice: Creative Writing & Analysis
- The Art of Words: Using Figurative Language
- Dare to Dream Writing Workshop
- The Art of Storytelling
History/Social Studies
Career Readiness/Business
History/Social Studies
- Journey to Freedom: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
- Celebrating Women’s History
- Celebrating Black History: Then and Now
- Statue of Liberty: Holding the Torch (History Behind the Lady)
Career Readiness/Business
Career Readiness/Business
Career Readiness/Business
- Youth Express Entrepreneurship Program
- Career Launch
- Goal Setting: Mapping your Future
- Resume Writing & Interviewing with Success
- How to Sale Yourself
Our Services
Professional Development
For Educators, we offer the following topics for professional development
- Promoting Diversity & Inclusion
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Engaging and Retaining Disengaged Students
- Incorporating Social Justice Principles
- Managing Stress and Burnout
- Leading Through Action
- Conflict Resolution
- Achieving Work/Life Balance
MLK Creative Writing Contest
Our signature event is an annual "MLK Creative Writing Contest" for students in grades 6-12. The contest invites students to write a poem or essay about a dream they have for themselves or their community. Winners receive $100 each and a chance to perform their work at a public event. Dr. Tamika Sanders is also proud to be a part of Arizona Humanities’ AZ Speaks Program, which offers top-quality lectures on a variety of humanities subjects relevant to Arizona K-12 curricula at no cost to schools.
Special Presentations for Booking
In Her Shoes: Celebrating Women’s Histories
In Her Shoes: Celebrating Women’s Histories
In Her Shoes: Celebrating Women’s Histories
Learn about the historical contributions made by African American, Latino, Asian and Native American women worldwide. The timeline will cover events such as the Seneca Falls Conference, the Women’s Suffrage Movement, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, and women in key leadership positions today.
Celebrating Black History: Then & Now
In Her Shoes: Celebrating Women’s Histories
In Her Shoes: Celebrating Women’s Histories
This is an interactive workshop that explores influential and little known African American contributions and the road they paved to make it possible for African American leaders we have today such as Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Maya Angelou, Muhammad Ali and many others.
The Overground & Underground Railroad
In Her Shoes: Celebrating Women’s Histories
The Overground & Underground Railroad
This presentation depicts the ingenuity and resiliency used by those involved in the Underground Railroad and the Overground Railroad created by the Green Book which fostered a network of safe spaces that allowed Blacks to travel despite legally sanctioned discrimination during the Jim Crow era.
Words Hurt: Anti-Bullying
Be the Change: Youth Led Social Movements
The Overground & Underground Railroad
Hateful words are one of the main reasons why bullying is a growing phenomenon that causes over 160,000 students to miss school every day. Through the use of activities and group discussions, this presentation will help students understand the impact of bullying and how to combat bullying at home or in school.
Black Wall Street: Then & Now
Be the Change: Youth Led Social Movements
Be the Change: Youth Led Social Movements
"Black Wall Street" was a thriving African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This presentation explores what made Black Wall Street so important, the actions that brought the city to its demise, and the complicated truth about what happened on that brutal day that make it worth reinvestigating.
Be the Change: Youth Led Social Movements
Be the Change: Youth Led Social Movements
Be the Change: Youth Led Social Movements
Young people have advocated for child labor laws, voting rights, civil rights, school desegregation, immigration reform and LGBTQ rights. This presentation will highlight social movements led by youth to show that young people can be powerful agents for change, regardless of their age.