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People and Places: Creative Writing about Southwestern PennsylvaniaSummer Workshops for Young WritersFor students entering grades all grades, 2-12 |
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Summer 2010 camps for young writers - to be announced.
Please check back.
Summer 2009 - 3 camps for middle school writers:
North Star (Stoystown, Somerset County), Indiana Area Middle School, Ligonier Valley Middle School
Information and registration forms appear below.
Registrations must be received in the SPWP office 2 weeks prior to the start of camp.
"People and Places" is a workshop to create, share, and celebrate the writing of students. Taught by SPWP Teacher Consultants, the workshop gives young writers a chance to write, journal, and share their writing.
A Typical Workshop Day (1/2 day program):
9:00 Journaling with prompts and sharing
9:30 Mini-lesson and writing
10:30 Break
10:45 Individual writing and conferencing with teacher
11:30-12:00 Small group sharing
(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
11:30-12:30 Anthology preparation
(Thursday, Friday)
At the end of the workshop, each writer publishes in a workshop anthology.
Camps for Young Writers -- Summer of 2009
North Star Middle School, for students entering grades 6-9 . Full day program
July 13-17; 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Download the registration form This program is partially supported by a grant from the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies.
Registration fee: $195. Students from the host school district (North Star) may register for less. See registration form.
Indiana Area Middle School, for students entering grades 6-9. Half-day program
July 27-31, 9:00 a.m. - noon
Download the registration form
Registration fee: $125
Ligonier Valley Middle School, for students entering grades 6-9. Half-day program
July 27-31, 9:00 - noon
Download the registration form
Registration fee: $125
Interested students may register by completing the appropriate registration form and mailing it + the program fee to:
Southcentral Pennsylvania Writing Project
421 North Walk, Leonard Hall, Room 110
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA 15705-1015
Local teachers can also be contacted for information about each site:
North Star: Mary Manges mmanges@nscougars.com
Indiana Area: Jeanne Mitsko jmitsko@iasd.cc
Ligonier Valley: Eric Vogelsang vogelsang@wiu.k12.pa.us