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Meet your summer camp instructor Sami Conover!

Meet your summer camp instructor Sami Conover!
Our summer camps provide writers with a creative, enriching experience that allows them to explore their imaginations while also building confidence and developing literacy skills.
We spoke with Sami Conover, who is teaching The Lightbulb Lab for rising 1st & 2nd graders (Weeklong: July 25 – July 29, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET, Red Bank Borough Schools) to find out more about her and what to expect in this camp.

Meet your summer camp instructor Jim McConville!

Meet your summer camp instructor Jim McConville!
Our summer camps provide writers with a creative, enriching experience that allows them to explore their imaginations while also building confidence and developing literacy skills.
We spoke with Jim McConville, who is teaching Fantastic Voyage for rising 5th & 6th graders (Weeklong: August 8 – August 12, 1 to 4 p.m. ET, Red Bank Borough Schools) to find out more about her and what to expect in this camp.

Meet your summer camp instructor Colleen Doogan!

Meet your summer camp instructor Colleen Doogan!
Our summer camps provide writers with a creative, enriching experience that allows them to explore their imaginations while also building confidence and developing literacy skills.
We spoke with Colleen Doogan, who is teaching Write Your Heart Out for rising 3rd & 4th graders (Weeklong: August 1 – August 5, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET, Red Bank Borough Schools) to find out more about her and what to expect in this camp.

Meet your summer camp instructor Lizzie Finn!

Meet your summer camp instructor Lizzie Finn!
Our summer camps provide writers with a creative, enriching experience that allows them to explore their imaginations while also building confidence and developing literacy skills.
We spoke with Lizzie Finn, who is teaching The Dreamers Writers’ Room: Writing a TV Pilot for students ages 12-16 (Weeklong: August 1 – August 5, 1 to 4 p.m. ET, Red Bank Borough Schools) to find out more about her and what to expect in this camp.

Meet your summer camp instructor Molly O’Brien!

Meet your summer camp instructor Molly O’Brien!
Our summer camps provide writers with a creative, enriching experience that allows them to explore their imaginations while also building confidence and developing literacy skills.
We spoke with Molly O’Brien, who is teaching Spinning Stories for rising 3rd & 4th graders (July 18 – 22, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Red Bank Borough Schools) to find out more about her and what to expect in this camp.

Meet your summer camp instructor Laura Cyphers!

Meet your summer camp instructor Laura Cyphers!
Our summer camps provide writers with a creative, enriching experience that allows them to explore their imaginations while also building confidence and developing literacy skills.
We spoke with Laura Cyphers, who is teaching Tween Writing Group for students ages 11-13 (Six Weeks: July 13 – August 17, Wednesdays, 5 to 6:30 p.m. ET) to find out more about her and what to expect in this camp.

Meet your summer camp instructor Mimi Cross!

Meet your summer camp instructor Mimi Cross!
Our summer camps provide writers with a creative, enriching experience that allows them to explore their imaginations while also building confidence and developing literacy skills.
We spoke with Mimi Cross, who is teaching Songwriting Intensive for students ages 10-15 (Monday through Thursday: July 18 – 21, 1 to 4 p.m. ET) to find out more about her and what to expect in this camp.

Meet your summer camp instructor Mannikka Rosa!

Meet your summer camp instructor Mannikka Rosa!
Our summer camps provide writers with a creative, enriching experience that allows them to explore their imaginations while also building confidence and developing literacy skills.
We spoke with Mannikka, who is teaching The Spoken Word Project for rising 7th & 8th graders (August 15 – 19, 1 to 4 p.m., Red Bank Borough Schools) to find out more about her and what to expect in this camp.

Life’s a Game

After taking a twenty-year hiatus from public-school education, I decided to dip my toe back into the water and took a long-term substitute position as a six grade English teacher. Why, you may ask? (Or some of you may cringe.) I’d always wanted to teach middle-schoolers and was inspired by one of those reflective birthday moments where I felt a longing for change.