2021 Summer Camp Reviews

What was your favorite part about the narrative writing camp?

"I loved narrating the story of my 7th birthday!" - Sloka, 2nd Grade

"Playing games and writing my story." - Aarna, 1st Grade

"Learning everything about narrative writing." - Raghuveer, 1st Grade

"Playing the games on the last day of camp." - Shaurya, 3rd Grade

"My favorite part was getting to draw comics and sharing them." - Obi, 4th Grade

"I loved getting to draw our comics and sharing our stories!" - Amara, 5th Grade

"I loved getting to draw comics, write, and share my story." - Scout, 1st Grade

"I loved getting to know everyone and that we got to have fun every day!" - Navisha, 6th Grade

"Getting to draw comics and sharing them." - Ishaan, 2nd Grade

"Getting to share my story about the Great Wolf Lodge." - Arnavi, 3rd Grade

"Getting to draw comics and using them to write our stories." - Keya, 6th Grade

"Drawing the pictures for my comic." - Anish, 4th Grade

"Learning everything about writing." - King, 3rd Grade

"Playing the games on the last day of camp." - Ekene, 8th Grade

"I loved getting to know everyone and that our teacher made sure to teach us everything in a fun way!" Jui, 7th Grade

"I loved that our teacher would ask us about our favorite things and make them a part of the lessons." - Daubin, 7th Grade

"I loved that we learned a lot but also had a lot of fun each day." - Arnav, 8th Grade

My favorite part was that we weren't just writing every day, we got to draw comics, have discussions, and play games too." - Yealiya, 8th Grade

What was something new that you learned about narrative writing?

"I learned about chronological events and transition words."

"I learned about adjectives and that you have to use quotes when people talk."

"I learned about transition words and dialogue."

"I learned about the importance of dialogue and descriptions to help the reader see exactly what we are doing in our story."

"I learned about the importance of dialogue and keeping your events in order."

"I learned about how dialogue adds to the story details and clarity."

"I didn't know what dialogue was, so I learned it for the first time."

"I learned about the importance of the punctuations in the story."

"I learned that you have to use quotes when people talk in stories."

"I learned about writing long stories and how to add sensory details."

Parent Reviews

"Thank you so much for doing the camp! Scout had a wonderful time! She was so excited to write her story and it was the highlight of my week to come home Thursday night from her swim meet at 9 pm and she wanted to work on her story. :)" - Bonnie

"Thank you for your excellent writing camp. The course was very thorough and organized, and Raghuveer was extremely excited to join each day." - Ramya

"Thank you for the camp. I really appreciate your hard work and Aarna really had a good time. Thanks for taking the time to improve her writing and vocabulary!" - Dhruti

"Thank you for allowing Keya and Ishaan to be a part of this camp. Ishaan is usually shy but was very eager to join camp every day and enjoyed reading his story to you. The course was very detailed and the notes were extremely organized and easy for the kids to follow and review!" - Kranthi

What was your favorite part about the argumentative writing camp?

"We had a fun time, made new friends, and had the best teacher!" - Ankitha, 4th Grade

"I loved getting to learn about argumentative writing and meeting new friends." - Adhrit, 4th Grade

"I loved that we took the time to learn about everyone." - Akshara, 3rd Grade

"I loved the games and fun scenarios that we had to help us learn!" - Anoushka, 3rd Grade

"My favorite part was when we were talking about the detective and the thief when learning about using evidence and explaining it." - Sriarvind, 7th Grade

"My favorite part was how funny and hilarious the camp was." - Aarav, 6th Grade

"My favorite part was the interaction and discussion we had in our camp." - Jui, 7th Grade

"I loved our fun games and discussions about detectives and time traveling." - Arnav, 8th Grade

"I loved getting to know everyone through the icebreakers." - Keya, 6th Grade

"I liked our teacher and how well she explained everything to us." - Kyleigh, 4th Grade

"The PowerPoint presentation and the breakdown of targeted learning each day were amazing!" - Tanmaya, 8th Grade

"I loved the time that we took to get to know everyone and talk about fun things we did outside of camp." - Obi, 3rd Grade

What was something new that you learned about argumentative writing?

"I learned that we had to restate the thesis in the conclusion paragraph. I had never done that before."

"I learned how to support my evidence better than before. Explaining my evidence was really difficult for me to understand, but this camp clarified it for me so much!"

"Something new I learned was that the counterclaim and response could either be placed in the third body paragraph or be a separate paragraph."

"I learned about examples of strong evidence versus weak evidence and it really improved my essay."

"I had never learned about the counterclaim/rebuttal paragraph in school, so this was my first time writing a counterclaim/rebuttal."

"I learned that a hook is to make readers interested in what you're going to write about."

"I learned how to break down the writing and how to argue and prove my point with facts and without yelling/emotion."

"I learned that you have to have facts to support your reasons."

"I learned how to write a rebuttal."

Parent Reviews

"Tanmaya is enjoying your camp. It is very informative as he says. I appreciate you taking extra time to explain topics to him and edit his writing so he is on the same page as the other students." - Sakshi

"Sriarvind absolutely loved joining camp every day. He told me all about how much fun the entire group had while also learning a lot of new things. He loved talking to the other kids and to you and really looks forward to another camp in the future." - Padmanabhan

"Thank you so much for giving Kyleigh this opportunity, it was amazing...even the days that she couldn't make it, the material was so organized and well explained that she learned everything she needed to be ready for class." - Alex