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Registration for Summer Camp 2012 is now open. Sign up before March 15 using the coupon code summer12EB and receive a $25 discount for each registration.
Three-week summer workshops are led by Austin's best writers: award-winning poets, novelists, playwrights, and essayists. Students write poetry and prose and learn to revise and edit their work for publication. The camp culminates in the publication of beautiful, library-quality anthologies and two public readings (one of these is followed by a book signing for student authors). Each student receives a copy of the published anthology, which is also donated to the Austin Public Library system and sold at BookPeople. One field trip is included in the summer camp schedule; previous field trips have included visits to the Blanton Museum of Art, the Harry Ransom Center, Urban Roots, Hyde Park Theatre, and Salvage Vanguard Theater. Class size is limited to 12 students, and students are placed within their age group. Camps are open to all Austin-area rising 3rd–12th graders (students entering grades 3-12 in the fall of 2012). Sign up for our newsletter to receive updated information about summer camp, and click here to read the Austin American-Statesman feature about Badgerdog’s Creative Writing Summer Camp. LocationsCentral Austin
The Griffin School
5001 Evans Avenue
Austin, Texas 78751
Session II: July 16 to August 3, 9 a.m. to noon
Open to middle- and high-school students only (rising 7th-12th graders) The Griffin School is hosting “Make Your Mark: Arts Summer Camp” in the afternoons during Session II, as well as a lunch service. Badgerdog parents will receive a $100 discount off the price of “Make Your Mark: Arts Summer Camp” registration. For more information, visit www.studiogriffin.org or email natalya (at) griffinschool.org.
Central West Austin
The Girls’ School of Austin
2007 McCall
Austin, Texas 78703
Session I: June 11 to June 29, 9 a.m. to noon
Session II: July 16 to August 3, 9 a.m. to noon
Open to elementary- and middle-school students only (rising 3rd-8th graders)
North Austin
Hope Presbyterian Church
11512 Olson Drive
Austin, Texas 78750
Session III: July 30 to August 17, 9 a.m. to noon
Open to elementary- and middle-school students only (rising 3rd-8th graders)
West Austin
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
3525 Bee Cave Road
Austin, Texas 78746
Session II: July 16 to August 3, 9 a.m. to noon
Open to rising 3rd-12th graders South Austin
Austin Waldorf School
8700 South View Road
Austin, Texas 78737
Session I: June 11 to June 29, 9 a.m. to noon
Open to rising 3rd-12th graders
Additional DetailsSummer Camp Cost: $450; registration includes three weeks of writing workshops, daily snacks, a journal, a copy of the anthology, a Badgerdog T-shirt, and two public reading events.
Program Duration: Camps run three weeks, Monday through Friday, in three sessions at various locations around Austin.
Curriculum: Each day, students attend fun, interactive workshops in one of several genres, including—but not limited to—poetry, fiction, and dramatic writing. Workshop instructors take campers through the entire writing process, from fun exercises aimed at tapping into the creative mind to publication and/or performance of their work.
Snacks: A light snack is provided daily. If your child has special dietary restrictions or allergies, please note these on your child’s camper information sheet.
Transportation: Parents/guardians are responsible for all transportation. Badgerdog cannot take responsibility for any camper’s transportation needs.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: A nonrefundable registration fee of $50 is included in the price of camp. Cancellations made 30 or more days before the start of camp will receive a full refund minus the registration fee. A refund of $275 will be given for cancellations made within 30 days prior to the start of camp. Cancellations made after the start of camp, for any reason, are nonrefundable. In the event that minimum enrollments are not met for a particular workshop, that workshop will be cancelled, and you will receive a full refund.
How Do I Sign Up? Because of high demand, applications will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Parents/guardians must fill out and return a camper information sheet for each camper. We strongly encourage all parents to register online using a credit card. We are no longer offering a “check by mail” payment option through our online registration. If you need to make special payment arrangements or have any additional questions about Creative Writing Summer Camp, contact Cecily Sailer at cecily.sailer (at) badgerdog.org or call (512) 538-1305 x102.
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