Virtual Programs for Youth
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Registration for Summer 2025 is now live. |
Empowering Young Writers:
Unlock Your Child's Potential with
Virtual Writing Experiences
Our credentialed instructors provide high-quality instruction using research-based best practices to support the development of young readers and writers.
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Would you like to build your child’s confidence in writing? Would you like them to experience high academic rigor along with creative exploration? Would you like them to see writing beyond the classroom boundaries as a vital skill in life?
With the UCI Writing Project Virtual Program for Youth, we are doing just that - creating a balance that ensures your child is learning impactful techniques while realizing that writing is a vehicle for their voice. Quality
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We are offering sessions in Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. 8 power-packed classes, 1.5 hours each = 12 hours of writing enrichment and exploration! ABOUT THE PROGRAM
UCI is part of both the state and national networks of Writing Projects, which have as their central mission: to improve student writing and learning by improving the teaching of writing. In 1978, UCI established a Writing Project in the then Department of Education and launched its first Summer Institute focusing on professional development for teachers. Then in 1980, UCI became the first California and National Writing Project to expand its outreach directly to students through the creation of a Summer Youth Program (SYP) in which teacher-experts in reading and writing instruction offered a variety of literacy classes to students going into grades 1-12. Over the years, the UCI Writing Project has served over 35,000 students globally. In 2020, the Summer Youth Program went virtual in order to continue its literacy support to students during the pandemic. Over 600 students participated in this online program, which received outstanding reviews from both students and parents. Based on this feedback and at the request of many parents, the UCI Writing Project is now extending its literacy support to students during the school year through a newly created Virtual Program for Youth (VPY). VPY is now in its fifth year with the 2024-2025 academic year. The next session of VPY courses are listed at the link below. We encourage you to review these courses and, if interested, register your student as early as possible as space is very limited. Enrollment is currently limited to 12 students for each class. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. |
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