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UCI Writing Project - Summer Institute 2025

The Summer Institute is the centerpiece of the UCI Writing Project. It is an invigorating four-week seminar for teachers (pre-k through university). This year, the theme is “Into the Wild: Writing Beyond Boundaries.” Each fellow accepted to our program might interpret the theme differently. It might mean throwing caution to the wind in our writing, defying writing norms, going wild with writing strategies, supporting our students in their wild writing, or even literally going into the wild to write!   In the summer of 2025, we're going to challenge our fellows to expand the boundaries of what counts as writing (and “good” writing), and to consider how they can provide their wild students with writing access and opportunities. Our project always recruits teachers of all levels. We often get many middle and high school teachers, so we also want to encourage elementary and early childhood teachers to also apply this year. This project is great for elementary teachers, too. Those young kids are also wild!
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  • Programs for Youth
    • Summer Youth Program >
      • Program Information
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    • Virtual Programs for Youth >
      • Summer Courses & Schedules >
        • Creative Writing, Grades 3-4
        • Informative Writing, Grades 3-4
        • Creative Writing, Grades 5-6
        • Writing Strategies for Coherence, Grades 5-6
        • Unleash Your Inner Storyteller, Grades 6-8
        • Understanding Argument through Cartoon and Film, Grades 7-8
        • Elevate Your Craft, Grades 9-11
        • College Essay Workshop, Grades 9-11
        • College Essay Workshop, Grade 12
      • Spring Courses & Schedules >
        • Your Opinion Matters: The Road to Argument Writing, Grades 3-4
        • A Journey Through Narrative Writing, Grades 5-6
        • Rhetoric as a Tool for Your Voice: Argumentative Writing, Grades 6-8
        • Reflective Writing: Introduction to the Personal Essay, Grades 6-8
        • Learning How to Manage AI in Writing, Grades 9-11
      • Winter Courses & Schedules >
        • Adventures in Narrative Writing, Grades 3-4
        • Think Like a Lawyer: Argumentative Writing, Grades 5-6
        • Reflective Writing: Introduction to the Personal Essay, Grades 6-8
        • Preparing for the AP Language Exam, Grades 9-11
        • Preparing for the AP Literature Exam, Grades 11-12
      • Fall Courses & Schedules >
        • Creative Writing Class, Grades 3-4
        • Exploring Animal Worlds: Informative Writing, Grades 3-4
        • Personal Narrative: Telling Your Story, Grades 5-6
        • “Really?” “Yeah; Here’s Why”: Argumentative Critical Thinking and Composition, Grades 5-6
        • Taylor Swift: Informative and Argumentative Writing, Grades 6-8
        • College Essay Writing Workshop, Grades 10-12
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