Students will be introduced to the Institute for Excellence in Writing's methodology, helping them develop foundational writing skills and acclimate to a more structured writing routine. This is the perfect way to get a taste of our approach and see if you would like to join us for the school year!

Students will be introduced to the Institute for Excellence in Writing's methodology, helping them develop foundational writing skills and acclimate to a more structured writing routine. This is the perfect way to get a taste of our approach and see if you would like to join us for the school year!

Students will learn parts of speech, sentence diagramming, parsing, and more.

Students in grades 7+ will develop deeper thinking skills, master an additional form of essay-writing, and delve more deeply into analogical thinking with different kinds of metaphor-writing. This class is recommended for students who have completed at least one year of the Lost Tools of Writing.

Take your essay writing skills to the next level! From thesis statements to transitions, introductions, and conclusions, students in grades 7+ will learn the building blocks of a well-crafted essay. This class will be based on IEW’s Elegant Essay.

Students will learn advanced reading skills for success in grades 5-7 based on the Reading for Apprenticeship (RA) program.

Students will be guided through beautiful, classic works of age-appropriate literature with the goal of fostering intellectual understanding and emotional connection with written texts.

Students will learn memory and delivery techniques as they write and present five speeches: self-introductory, narrative, expository, persuasive, and impromptu.

We are glad to offer customized private classes during the summer months! Private classes afford the greatest flexibility in terms of content, pacing, and scheduling, allowing us to tailor the curriculum to your child’s unique needs. We can teach any of the curricula above in private classes. Reach out if you’d like to discuss whether private classes are the right fit for your child!