Welcome to Rose Writing Center!
We’re thrilled to have your child join us.
There are a few things you’ll need to do to get ready to learn with us.
✎ Step One: Complete Form
We’d love to learn more about your child’s goals and learning style. Please take a moment to fill out our Extended Intake Form so we can tailor our approach and help your child succeed.
📓 Step Two: Order Materials
If you have only signed up for a workshop and not an ongoing class, then you do not need to purchase any materials. We will email you anything to print or prepare in advance!
If you are not sure what you need, please email info@rosewritingcenter.com.
Required Materials
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Writing Class
Email info@rosewritingcenter.com or contact your child's instructor directly if you are not sure which workbook to buy.
Grammar
If you have arranged for your child to study grammar with us, please obtain the appropriate workbook from the list below. Again, if you are not sure, reach out!
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We highly recommend our IEW students obtain a copy of the Portable Walls for Structure and Style Students! This material allows students to create a writing station at their desks. It includes Unit Models and several word lists, including prepositions, strong verbs, substitutes for banned words, and more.
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Students can use pen or pencil for their writing assignments. If pen, the ink should be black or blue. There is actually a good case for allowing younger students to write with pens - see here!
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Any color is fine! Please have your child bring a highlighter to class each week.
Please obtain these materials before your first day of class.
Note: If you’re ordering from IEW.com and your workbook won’t arrive by the first class, call 1‑800‑856‑5815 to request a digital copy of the first lesson to print.
Recommended Materials
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When you purchase your IEW theme-based workbook, you receive a downloadable Student Resource Packet. It is 100+ pages long. We suggest printing this packet and storing it in a binder. Alternatively, you can order a bound copy of the Student Resource Packet.
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Private classes may incorporate poetry study from time to time depending on your goals and the plans we have made with you.
However, poetry memorization is generally a practice you can undertake on your own with minimal class time devoted to it! We encourage your family to make this wonderful practice a part of your routine, and you will experience a host of benefits.
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A dictionary can help students determine the precise meanings of words, while a thesaurus can support students in expanding their active vocabulary and varying the language in their drafts. It is important to build the habit of referencing these texts! (We recommend paper books rather than digital resources for various reasons.)
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This resource will be helpful to students in middle and high school. It is a concise, six-page, colorfully organized, durably laminated guide that covers the Modern Language Association’s rules of punctuation, reference citation, structure, and format.
Please let your instructor know if you purchase any of these materials. You are welcome to ask your child’s instructor for suggestions on which resources might be most helpful!
🗓️ Step Three: Schedule Session
Note: This step is also not necessary if you are only attending a workshop.
Schedule Your Session
We invite you to schedule a 30-45 minute Family Orientation and Setup Session with our program coordinator, Jamie Buse. She’ll walk you and your child through orientation tasks—accessing materials, setting up billing, homework expectations, and more—so that you feel confident and ready to begin.
Alternatively, if you prefer, you can refer to the checklist to the right to complete these steps independently.
Getting Started Checklist
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Student Steps
Create Google user (invitation will be sent to the parent’s email)
Join Google Classroom
Locate Zoom link in Google Classroom
Access Student Portal
Read, sign, and return Student Agreement in Google Classroom
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Order required class materials (see above)
Sign in to the parent portal at rosewritingcenter.com/log-in/
Locate and read your Welcome Packet in the parent portal
Set up Google Guardian to receive email summaries of your student’s work and progress.
Add the following emails to your contacts to prevent them from going to spam or junk folders: sydney@rosewritingcenter.com, jbuse@rosewritingcenter.com, info@rosewritingcenter.com.
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Click here to access our Orientation Slides, which walk you through these steps.
🗓️ Step Four: Billing Information
There is nothing for you to do, but we’d like to make sure you know our billing timeline.
All charges will be billed to the payment method you placed on file when you completed our registration form.
To make changes to your payment method, please log into your parent portal here.
Private Lessons: Billed on the 1st of each month for any lessons scheduled that month. Weekly billing can be arranged for your first few lessons if you are joining mid-month or if you simply prefer it. Please arrange this by emailing info@rosewritingcenter.com.
Semi-Private Lessons: Tuition is billed on the 1st of each month. We require a one-month deposit and ask for one month’s notice to withdraw. The deposit will be billed within 1–2 business days of registering, and monthly tuition will be billed on the 1st. This deposit will be applied to your final month of lessons.
Academic Year Group Classes: Tuition is billed on the 1st of each month. We require a one-month deposit and ask for one month’s notice to withdraw. The deposit will be billed within 1–2 business days of registering, and monthly tuition will be billed on the 1st. This deposit will be applied to your final month of classes.
Summer Group Classes – Standard Plan: New families will be billed for summer tuition in two equal installments on June 1 and July 1. We do not require a deposit for summer.
Summer Group Classes – Early Bird Plan: New families will be billed for summer tuition within 1–2 business days of registering. We do not require a deposit for summer; instead, full payment is due at the time of registration. Existing families will be contacted directly about your summer schedule and payment details.
Workshops: Workshop fees are billed within 1–2 business days of registering.
Questions or Troubleshooting?
Email us at info@rosewritingcenter.com or call (917) 426-8799. We’re here to help!