After School Writing Clubs
Sarah started Pencil Box Workshop with a hope of creating communities of young writers. Using the Writing Workshop model, Pencil Box blends structure – an emphasis on the writing process – with the freedom to explore and try.
Come join Pencil Box for a six-week after school workshop!
Our workshop will involve:
reading together
writing
brainstorming, drafting, revising, and publishing
illustration (if you like!)
games
Come write with us.
When: Thursdays, 3:30-445
Who: Your Dunn Student, grades 1-5
Where: Dunn Elementary
Cost: $120 for a six-week session*. The price includes a light snack and all materials.
The final session of the year will be seven weeks and $140.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made 7 days (or more) prior to the first day of class will receive a full refund minus a $20 administration fee. Cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the start of class will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations made after the first day will not receive a refund. We cannot offer full refunds because the class has a limited number of slots available. The administration fee helps cover costs of materials procured for your student and for the time needed to manage the waitlist and process refunds.
Why Writing?
At our heart, we are narrative creatures. Stories are intrinsic to our survival. In The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human, Jonathan Gotschall writes, “We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories”. Stories are truly a part of our DNA, and reading, writing, and sharing stories not only builds our brains but our kindness and empathy too.
Of course, there’s a practical reason to practice writing: we need to write clearly and think creatively in a world that is increasingly complex and global. Writing is, in fact, a practice and a process. We must engage in the process of writing, from brainstorming to revision and re-writing, in order to develop as writers. We must practice it in order to get better at it.
2024 Dates
Session 1: Sept 12, Sept 19th, Sept 26th, October 3rd, October 10th, October 24th (no session October 17th when school is out!) - FAIRY TALES AND MORE
Session 2: November 7th, November 14th, November 21st, December 5th, December 12th, December 19th - MYTHS, FANTASY, and MORE
Session 3: January 9th, NO CLASS JANUARY 16th, January 23rd, January 30th, February 6th, February 13th, February 20th- WINTER TALES AND MORE
Session 4: February 27th, March 6th, March 13th, March 27th, April 3, April 10th - THE FIRST PERSON NARRATOR, "I” Stories, and MORE
Session 5: April 17th, April 24th, May 1st, May 8th, May 15th, May 22nd - POETRY AND NATURE WRITING
Registration
To register, please email pencilboxworkshop@gmail.com and include the name of your student, grade, and session preference. Sessions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.