SLECEWCWCHS - Creative Writing Camp 2024 - Location: Holy Spirit Episcopal School
We live in a creative world where ideas, collaboration, and adaptability are a must–and writing is essential. So how do we prepare our children for their future? How do we ensure that they become thoughtful leaders for change, passionate learners, and curious thinkers we need to improve our world? Through Creative Writing Camp, young people discover the power within themselves – to create, innovate, and connect with others.
Creative Writing Camp works because it’s where writing is an exploration. It’s where one day your child will create their own map to a planet they’ve just discovered, and the next day they’re writing the ending to a 3-act play with a group of friends. It’s where they’ll publish their first poem. It’s where they’ll begin to see what they can become. Whether they’re not sure how to get started or they already write a million pages a day, they’ll feel at home writing here. This is where the spark of invention begins.
The Only Place Where Children Learn from Talented Educators & Writers
Many have Master’s and PhDs in writing and education. Our instructors are experts at this. And they’re ready to help your child shine.
How We Measure Up
For 20 years, Dr. Carl Scott of the University of St. Thomas has evaluated the success of the program and found students improved in writing skills, creativity and self-confidence.
How Creativity Leads to Success
According to “Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells Us about Raising Successful Children” (Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Golinkoff), what children most need for 21st-century learning, listing the 6Cs: collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation and confidence.
Creative Writing Camp is where 21st-century learning happens.
Session Details
The 2024 Creative Writing Camp will be held during the months of June and July in a face-to-face format along with one session delivered virtually.
June Session
June 3-7, Holy Spirit Episcopal School, Entering K-5th grade
Just Write It (K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)
Jump into the magic of creative writing! This course offers an array of fun, interactive writing activities and customized exercises designed to help students develop their unique voices, broaden their imaginations, and boost their confidence as writers. With the help of professional writers and teachers, students will explore a range of poetry, prose, and creative nonfiction as they use their writing to investigate their worlds and examine issues that are important to them. Students will share their creations and take home a portfolio of their collected work.
Before You Register
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Grade Selection
Please register students for the grade they will enter the upcoming school year, fall 2024.
Sibling Discount
The sibling discount will be 5% and will be applied to two or more children at the final step of registration. You will not see this discount until checkout.
T-Shirts
Each in-person camp registration comes with one free t-shirt. You will be asked for your child’s t-shirt size when entering your child’s registration information.
Full Classes
If your preferred class is full, please check back periodically to see if a space has become available. There is no waiting list and spaces will be filled on a first come first served basis.
Questions
If you encounter technical problems during registration, please call our technical support help line at 713-348-6112 (Monday-Thursday, 8 am – 8 pm and Friday from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm). For general questions about camp, please call 713-348-5533 or email slc@rice.edu.
Refund Policy
A 10 percent processing fee will be subtracted from all refunds, due to the high demand for courses registrations are considered final 30 days before classes start. No refunds will be issued after these dates and credits will not be given for future classes. No refunds will be granted for participants who miss a portion of a camp. Refund requests before the deadline must be made in writing to slc@rice.edu. Refunds for credit card payments will be processed as credits to the accounts from which they were paid and may not appear as a credit on your statement for up to four to six weeks. Refunds for enrollments paid by check take four to six weeks to be processed and mailed out. There is a $30 charge for any check returned for insufficient funds.
If multiple children are registered and have received the sibling discount, and later one or more registrations are canceled so that only one child remains registered, the remaining child's registration will be adjusted to the full price, and a refund for the appropriate amount will be issued.
Health and Safety Considerations
Creative Writing Camp follows all health and safety practices currently in place at our host campuses. If a child/teen is not feeling well, please stay home. Note: Creative Writing Camp will not issue reimbursements for any health-related absences.