Middle School Programs for Academic Enrichment

Our online academy gives burgeoning middle school (rising 7th to 9th grade) writers the skills and inspiration to craft both imaginative and informative pieces. In our summer courses for middle school students, kids are able to explore their interests, discover their creative and intellectual strengths and take writing risks that they might not be able to in a traditional classroom setting.

We offer students individual attention through a synchronous learning model online. Each day follows the general schedule below:

  • 09:30am: Live group welcome and community building activities

  • 09:45am: Live mini-lesson

  • 10:15am: Group released to write on their own

  • 10:30am: Teacher check-ins and office hours

  • 11:30am: Group reconvenes live to share and respond to writing

  • 12:30pm: Day concludes

The student experience is centered around writing instruction from Columbia University, Teacher’s College instructors, writing time, guided group and peer response, and daily opportunities to share writing.

Our teachers strive to nurture kids’ growth into independent writers. Instruction includes craft lessons as well as method lessons so that students at every level can participate. The goal of our courses is to have fun with writing while maintaining fluency and skills.

A Writing Adventure

A Writing Adventure!

Explore Fiction Writing

We could all use a little escape into fiction writing right now! This course invites students to jump into the fiction writing that’s often left off school curriculums. Students imagine and craft their own short adventure, fantasy or science fiction stories. Mini lessons include dialogue, character development, plot, setting and theme. As part of the culminating experience, students are invited to publish their completed works!