District Writers' Academy

Learn to Love Writing Session 1
2022-11-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
$125
Session I (Sr. Level)— Nov 14, 21, 28, 5-6 p.m.
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Grammar Groundwork
2022-11-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-07 16:00 - 17:00
$190
Session I- Mondays Nov 7-Dec 5 (Five Weeks) – 4-5 p.m.
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Creative Writing (Sr. Level)
2022-11-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-11-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-10-26 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-10-19 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-10-12 17:00 - 18:00
(6 Hours) $240
Wednesdays October 12 -November 16 (Six weeks) 5-6 p.m.
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College Essay for the Win Session 2
2022-10-25 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-11 17:00 - 19:00
(6 Hours) $240
Session II- Tuesdays October 11, 18 & 25, 5-7 pm.
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College Essay for the Win Session 1
2022-10-10 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-09 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-08 15:00 - 17:00
(6 Hours) $240
Session I- Fall Break Session: October 8-10, Sat/Sun/Mon; 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Brainstorm your College Essay Session 2
2022-10-06 18:00 - 19:00
(1 Hour) $30
Session II-Thursday October 6, 6-7 p.m.
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Brainstorm your College Essay Session 1
2022-10-05 17:00 - 18:00
(1 Hour) $30
Session I- Wednesday, October 5, 5-6 p.m.
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College Essay for the Win - Session VI
2022-08-29 15:00 - 17:00
August 29-31
3pm – 5pm
$240.00
(Includes course booklet)
Classroom Hours: 6

The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college essay. In this class, students will not only come away with a rough draft of their essay, but also with solid writing skills they can use for a lifetime.
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College Essay for the Win - Session V
2022-08-29 10:00 - 12:00
August 29-31
10am – 12pm
$240.00
(Includes course booklet)
Classroom Hours: 6

The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college essay. In this class, students will not only come away with a rough draft of their essay, but also with solid writing skills they can use for a lifetime.
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Fundamentals of Academic Writing
2022-08-22 14:30 - 17:00
Session I Aug 22-26, 2:30 pm – 5 pm
$450.00
(includes downloadable course handbook)
Classroom Hours: 12.5

Get a head start on the school year with this class, which teaches the basic skills of academic paper writing: prewriting, formulating effective thesis statements and topic sentences, writing with specificity, organization and paragraph development, transitions, incorporating quotes and research. If your student is struggling with writing or hasn’t received much focused writing instruction, this class will provide the fundamentals. All students receive a comprehensive course handbook with resources they can use well after the course ends.
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College Essay for the Win - Session IV
2022-07-25 15:00 - 17:00
July 25-27
3pm – 5pm
$240.00
(Includes course booklet)
Classroom Hours: 6

The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college essay. In this class, students will not only come away with a rough draft of their essay, but also with solid writing skills they can use for a lifetime.
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College Essay for the Win - Session III
2022-07-25 10:00 - 12:00
July 25-27
10am – 12pm
$240.00
(Includes course booklet)
Classroom Hours: 6

The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college essay. In this class, students will not only come away with a rough draft of their essay, but also with solid writing skills they can use for a lifetime.
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Creative Writers Camp (Sr. level, ages 15-18)
2022-07-18 10:00 - 13:00
Session I July 18-22, 10am – 1pm
$450.00
(includes reading anthology)

Do you have a student who likes to read, who dreams about writing, who scribbles stories and poetry in a notebook? If so, this is the camp for them! Using exercises and games in an interactive workshop setting, this camp will allow students to explore the elements of poetry, stories and nonfiction and encourage them to express themselves in a fun, creative way. Every day students will be introduced to new writers and writing and will write hands-on themselves, working on individual projects of their choice. The skills students learn here will translate easily into the academic setting as well, making them better overall writers. Students will have the opportunity to contribute their writing to our “Camp Anthology,” which we will publish at the end of the camp.
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College Essay for the Win - Session II
2022-07-05 15:00 - 17:00
July 5-7
3pm – 5pm
$240.00
(Includes course booklet)
Classroom Hours: 6

The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college essay. In this class, students will not only come away with a rough draft of their essay, but also with solid writing skills they can use for a lifetime.
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College Essay for the Win - Session I
2022-07-05 10:00 - 12:00
July 5-7
10am – 12pm
$240.00
(Includes course booklet)
Classroom Hours: 6

The College Common App essay incorporates many principles of good writing—effective introductions, story-telling, compressing and expanding narrative, and writing with vivid detail. This class teaches these skills and gives students an opportunity to practice them as they work toward writing that perfect college essay. In this class, students will not only come away with a rough draft of their essay, but also with solid writing skills they can use for a lifetime.
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Gaithersburg Book Festival Workshop "Brainstorming Your College Essay Topic"
2022-05-21 13:00 - 13:45 | Gaithersburg Book Festival
District Writers Academy will be offering a free workshop for teens on developing college essay topics at the 2022 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
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Starting Date Intro to Creative Writing Senior Level
2021-10-18 16:00 - 17:00
Mondays Oct 18-Nov 17
4-5 p.m.

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Starting Date Morning Writers (Adult Classes)
2021-10-18 07:00 - 07:45
Oct 18-Dec 15 (Mondays – Fridays only)
7:00-7:45

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Starting Date College Essay for the Win (Youth Class)
2021-10-14 17:00 - 19:00
Thursdays Oct 14, 21, 28
5-7 p.m.

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District Writers' Academy Open House and Information Night for Parents and Teachers
2021-10-07 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Please join us for a virtual (via Zoom) information night to learn more about District Writers’ Academy’s creative and academic course offerings for youth and teen writers. We’ll provide an overview of our private and small group writing curriculum, a taste of our approach and philosophy, and answer any questions you have about how District Writers’ Academy can support the young writers in your life. Free. Register online at Zoom here.
