Broaden your writing repertoire with this week-long writing camp. Days will be divided into three portions: lesson time, writing time, and workshop time. Each day, Tiffani Chin, the instructor, will present a new form of writing (expository writing, short stories, essays, dialogue, verse). Students will learn about various writing forms and read examples from well-known and well-regarded authors. Students will then have the opportunity to try their hands at each technique. After lunch, students will workshop their work (current pieces and favorite pieces from earlier in the week). Students will learn writing workshop etiquette, how to critique others’ work, and how to receive constructive criticism. Students will then have time to revise favorite pieces and meet one-on-one with the instructor to talk about style, tone, and grammar.  The workshop will cover grammar, usage, spelling, and vocabulary based on issues that appear in students' writing.  The camp will focus not only on writing correctly, but on writing freely -- practicing techniques to help children put their thoughts to paper. The week will culminate with a  reading and reception on Friday evening which parents and friends are welcome to attend.

Time: 9:00 am–3:00 pm, M-F, July 21-July 25
Public reading 6-7:30 pm Friday, July 25
Grades: 4th-8th
Class size: 6-10 students 
Fee: $350 (scholarships available)

Even children and teenagers can create cutting edge websites and write their own computer programs. Join us for ComputerBoost to learn a range of computer skills that students will use in classes and in jobs in the future. ComputerBoost students will learn to build webpages (on Dreamweaver MX or NVU) and make a wide range of graphics (on Fireworks MX and Gimp). Students will create their own blogs, learn to customize their blogs, and learn to take and format pictures for blogs. Students will also learn computer programming through the increasingly popular “alternative reality” site, Second Life. Computer science and programming will be taught by UCLA professor, Ed Stabler, and students will be divided into beginning and intermediate programming groups. Students will learn the essentials of  programming (including if-then statements and loops) as well as enough LSLWiki language to continue to build their own programs. Students will take daily lessons and then have time to work on their webpages and programs with supervision and one-on-one consultation with instructors. If needed, students will also learn computer literacy basics such as how to sign up for an email account, how to get free webspace space, and how to post comments on other people’s blogs. Students will be able to continue websites, blogs, and Second Life accounts once they finish the class.

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Monday-Friday, August 18-22
Grades: 4th-8th
Class size: 6-10 students 
Fee: $350 (Scholarships available)

• A summer camp registration form.
• A completed EdBoost rregistration form for each child (if we have a current form on file, you do not need to submit).
• Full payment for each enrolling student. *

* We offer need-based scholarships for all summer camps. (If you have a current scholarship form on file, please contact Tiffani for scholarship rates for summer classes.  If you do not have a scholarship form on file, but wish to apply, submit the scholarship  application (above) with your registration form and we'll contact you with your scholarship rate.)