Young Writers Camp Opens Monday
Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761
ORONO– Forty-six aspiring writers will sharpen skills and express their creativity during the annual Young Authors’ Camp taking place July 12-16 at the University of Maine. The students in grades 3-12 represent 24 schools throughout the Greater Bangor area and from Fort Kent to Oakland.
The Young Authors’ camp is led by exemplary teachers who have completed the rigorous requirements of the Maine Writing Project at UMaine, the state’s National Writing Project affiliate. The National Writing Project is a federally funded professional development program dedicated to the teaching and learning of writing across the curriculum in the nation’s schools.
Media are welcome to attend any of the camp session, which run from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday in Shibles Hall. Young Authors’ Camps, sponsored by the UMaine College of Education and Human Development, are also offered at Benton Elementary School (July 12-16) and at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor (Aug. 9-13).
The agenda and instructors for the July 12-16 Young Authors’ Camp in Orono are:
Daily Agenda (Tuesday-Friday; Monday will not be a regular day because of registration)
8:30-10:15 a.m. — Writing Workshops
10:15-10:30 a.m. — Break
10:30-11:15 a.m. — Writing Workshops
11:45 a.m.-noon — Sharing and closing sessions
Instructors and Room Locations:
Grades 3-4 — Mary Moreau (teacher at Old Town Elementary), 203 Shibles
Grade 5 — Valerie Shinas (teacher at Orono Middle School), 159 Shibles
Grade 6 — Cheryl Brown (former teacher at Bangor High, now a UMaine doctorate student), 316 Shibles
Grades 7-8 — Amanda Anderson (teacher at Leavitt Area High School, Turner), 313 Shibles
Grades 9-12 — Marla Gerber (teacher at Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield), 204 Shibles