2013 Summer Young Writers' Camps

2013 CAMP FEEs, DATES & LOCATIONS:

• Berkeley Arts Magnet School
  2015 Virginia Street, Berkeley
  June 17–July 3, 2013
  9:00–12:30
• Westlake Middle School
  2629 Harrison Street, Oakland
  June 17–July 3, 2013
  9:00–12:30
  (Note: Digital Storytelling camp for students entering grades 6-9)
• Bacich Elementary School
  699 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield
  June 17–July 3, 2013
  9:00–12:30
• California High School
  9860 Broadmoor Drive, San Ramon
  July 22–August 9, 2013
  9:00–12:00
• James Lick Middle School (English)
  1220 Noe Street, San Francisco
  June 10–21, 2013
  9:00–12:30
  (Note: English-only camp for grades 3-8)
• James Lick Middle School (Spanish bilingual)
  1220 Noe Street, San Francisco
  June 10–21, 2013
  9:00–12:30
  (Note: Grades 5-8 for students who are currently enrolled in a bilingual, Spanish Immersion or Spanish for Spanish Speakers program.)
• San Francisco Friends School*
  250 Valencia Street, San Francisco
  July 8–19, 2013
  9:00–12:00
• Fee: $550 (except James Lick: $420 and Friends School: $430)
• All locations for students entering grades 3-9 in the fall except as noted.
• Please CLICK HERE to Register
• * Please note that we are partnering with San Francisco Friends School (SFFS) for a two-week writing camp July 8-19, 2013 Mon-Fri, 12:30-3:30 p.m. as part of its own separate summer camp offerings. For this location only, you will need to register and pay directly with SFFS at the following link:
  Please CLICK HERE to Register for the Camp at SFFS

The Bay Area Writing Project's Young Writers' Camps offer students the time and opportunity to explore their writing interests, discover their strengths and learn more about the craft of writing. The camps provide in-depth writing instruction, structured writing workshop time, flexibility in writing assignments, and daily opportunities to share writing with peers.

Through the camps, students discover the conditions and habits needed to do their best writing and grow in their confidence and skill. Students are encouraged to continue as writers independently and apply these skills and habits to carve out time to write in and out of school. While students will learn to edit their writing for correctness, the camps do not include formal grammar and spelling lessons, homework or tests.

During the three weeks, in grade-level groups, students will:

Please CLICK HERE for Registration Form for all Camps (except SFFS)