Key Information
Our group classes run from September 11, 2023 to June 21, 2024. There are 36 classes total in the year. There is no class held on the following dates: November 20-24, December 25-January 5, February 19-23, April 8-12.
Note: Mrs. Rebekah Gilbert’s All Things Fun and Fascinating and Lost Tools of Writing (Grades 8-9) classes meet on Mondays, when many holidays occur. Class will not be held on October 9 (Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day), January 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), nor May 27 (Memorial Day), with class instead being moved to the Friday prior at the same time.
Payment Options
Tuition is $2340, payable in four installments of $585 each. You may pay in full for a 5% discount.
In 2013, Ms. Lauren Bridgeford graduated with a BA in Languages, Literature, and Criticism from Hunter College. She has also obtained her DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification from Cambridge University. Currently, Ms. Bridgeford is a Registered Instructor accredited by the Institute for Excellence in Writing, and she is pursuing her master’s degree in Secondary Education.
Deanna Heikkinen has been privately teaching writing as well as history, literature, and art history to students grades 2-12 for over six years. Prior to that, she was a tenured professor of humanities at Los Angeles Valley College with a focus on teaching the Great Books of Western Civilization. Additionally, she taught world history, western civilization, Native American history, and anthropology at the college level. Whether teaching elementary, middle, or high schoolers for Rose Writing Center, Deanna's diverse background allows her to serve as our test prep, academic support, and custom lesson specialist.
