This is a great site, loved both by my kids and I. My daughter's writing has improved a lot since she joined, and my son's even more so. His English exam result was two whole grades above his last which was from an exam taken only a few months ago. This means that he now has a place at his preferred college whereas he might not have been able to get one before. I love my kids but their writing really wasn't great before. It sure is now though!
I really can't say enough good things about Equinox. They've all been wonderful and the staff are so helpful and to be applauded for all the effort they go to to help their members.
I was vry impressed with this site. It's educational and beautifully made, and rather than promoting products, or just the movies, or celebrity rumors, it promotes the development of creative writing in a very safe enviroment. The staff are always willing to help members out, as are many of the members. There is a page to explain the site to parents, and a way to contact the staff directly if you have any concerns. They also run a campaign along with another couple of sites which is aimed at promoting responsible journalism, as opposed to many other sites that I have seen my daughter visit which are covered what can only be described as trashy tabloid rumors. I have taken a look around the site myself and have found absolutely nothing innapropriate for my own daughter, who is currently thirteen.
This site is amazing! My writing has improved, I understand the books better, and the layout is -gorgeous-!
Like BallerinaWriter I have also learned how to make my own graphics through this site as well as learning how to write better.
Kids reveiwing here should remember that this is for the site, not for the Twilight movie (which I agree could have been better in places). But this site.. wow there's absolutely nothing wrong with it at all!
I discovered this site a few months ago and when I did, I thought my writing was decent enough. But in the time that I've spent there, not only am I now easily writing eight or nine paragraph posts instead of the one or two I started out with, I've also gone from getting Ds in English to getting As and Bs! And on top of that everyone is really friendly and fair and helpful and it's set in a world that I love. What could be better?