Workshops

Enjoy a fun and enriching Write Worthy Workshop

2017-18 Workshops

Write Worthy workshops are fun short-term classes where students enjoy working together and strengthening their skills. These classes are for Christian students who are eager to learn and are able to focus and work productively in a fun group setting.  For availability and registration information, please send us an email.  Be sure to sign up for workshops as early as possible, and no later than the 1st of the month in which the class is scheduled.

Spring into Poetry! 
Grades 3-6          May 3, 12:30-3:00    $25
Poetry and crafts!  In a fun introduction to poetry, we’ll check out ways poets play with words, and around bounce ideas to create verses of our own.  We’ll experiment with diamante — poems of opposites that are perfect for our kind of sun-rain spring — and make a colorful, springy book to contain them.

Holiday Bookmaking
Grades 4-5          Dec 7, 12:30-2:30    $25     Christmas flutter book that celebrates Jesus!
Grades 6-10        Dec 8, 12:00-4:30    $45  paper marbling, Japanese journal & mini-books
Just crafts!  Students create delightful handmade books to give as gifts.  Our Holiday Bookmaking workshops have become a favorite tradition that students look forward to year after year.

Sentence Art                             Grades 3-5           Nov 16, 12:30-2:30            $25
Write like an artist!  Imagine and play and “paint” with words.  Creatively craft sentences with richness and detail.

Tools of the Trade              Grades 5-10         Nov 9, 12:30-4:00             $40
Bookmaking!  As a writer, it’s great to make your own custom books.  We’ll be making three – a word book and two styles of blank journals – all useful tools to know how to make, and to enjoy as you strengthen your writing skills.

Pumpkin Paragraphs       Grades 3-5           Nov 2, 12:30-2:30              $25
Paragraph basics with pumpkins!  Review and practice writing informational paragraphs with our favorite fall fruit.

Autumn Acrostics                Grades 4-6          Oct 26, 12:30-3:30            $35
Poetry and crafts!  A fun introduction to poetry, writing acrostics, and creating a banner with painted leaf prints.

Getting a Writing Assignment off the Ground      Grades 6-8          Oct 19, 12:30-2:30             $25
Gain super useful tips and a workable plan for knowing what to write.  Strategize getting started and working successfully through writing assignments.  Bring an assignment that’s due soon and let’s get it off the ground!

Sentence Science                 Grades 2-4          Oct 12, 12:30-2:30             $25
Investigate what exactly does go into concocting a complete sentence!  A fun review and boost for budding writers.