Writing Boot Camp is a three-day, in-person writing workshop. These sessions will take place at Voyagers in early September, before the fall classes begin. The boot camp will give you hands-on, interactive practice at every stage of the essay writing process.

Each workshop session will be 1-2 hours long. In each session we’ll work together as a group as well as independently (but don’t worry, you won’t have to share your writing unless you want to). Parents and students can also schedule some one-on-one time to discuss writing goals, struggles, or areas of focus.

Some topics we’ll cover include:

Finding a topic to write about
Writing from prompts
Writing a strong thesis statement
Finding support for your main idea
Free-writing/pre-writing
Outlining/mind-mapping (and other ways to organize your thoughts)
Transition statements
Introductions and conclusions
Editing/revising
Grammar and punctuation
Word choice and sentence/paragraph structure

All of this will be broken down into bite-sized pieces!

All materials will be provided, but you might choose to bring something for notetaking. Also – bring a lunch!

Instructor: Heidi Sandler
Assistant/Sidekick: Laura Fokkena

Details:

Suggested age range: Anyone age 13+ who wants to improve their writing skills

Where and when: Voyagers in Chelmsford
September 4-6, 2019 (Wed-Fri), 9:00AM-2:00PM (with a lunch break)

Fee: $200 for the workshop, which includes a non-refundable registration fee of $10. $10 discount for Voyagers members. Payment plans available. Fees waived for families with financial need. (Waivers and payment plan information.)

Photo credit: Heidi Sandler