RVCC TO OFFER SUMMER YOUTH WRITING CLASSES
Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg will offer a variety of writing classes this summer for children ages 6-14. The following courses will be offered:
Workshop for Young Writers: Students who have completed grades 1-8 will be given the opportunity to participate in creative and effective writing experiences. Students will use the works of well-known authors as a model to develop their own writing “voice.” The two-week class will be held Monday through Friday, July 15-26, from 9 a.m.-noon. The fee is $344.
Poetry: Students who have completed grades 1-8 will be introduced to the basics of writing poetry as they let their imaginations run wild. The class will be held Monday through Friday, July 29-August 2, from 9 a.m.-noon. The fee is $190.
Young Author’s Camp: Students ages 9-12 will study various children’s book authors and illustrators as they learn how to write and publish a picture book. The class will be held Monday through Friday, July 29-August 2, from 9 a.m.-noon. The fee is $180.
Chapter Book Authors: Students ages 11-14 will study and examine short chapter books for children and learn the process of writing a short chapter book. The class will be held Monday through Friday, June 24-28, from 9 a.m.-noon and repeated August 5-9 (same times). The fee per week is $180.
Middle School Writing Lab: Students ages 11-14 are taught good writing mechanics and effective word usage, as well as sentence and paragraph structure. The class will be held Monday through Wednesday, July 1-3, from 1-4 p.m. The fee is $108.
Young Detectives: Solve and Write Your Own Mystery: Students entering grades 5-8 write their own mystery to be solved by the group. The class will be held Monday through Friday, July 29-August 2, from 1-4 p.m. The fee is $190.
Before- and after-care are available for youngsters. To register for Youth Program classes, visit www.raritanval.edu/youth. For information only, email youth@raritanval.edu or call 908-526-1200, ext. 8404. The Youth Program office is located in the lower level of RVCC’s College Center.
For information about RVCC, visit www.raritanval.edu.
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Donna
Donna Stolzer
Director of Media Relations
Raritan Valley Community College
PO Box 3300
Somerville, NJ 08876-1265