Creative Writing Cohort
- Rachel Obrien
- Mar 11
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 2
Our Creative Writing Cohort is designed to help even the most reluctant of writer's find confidence in crafting and telling a story.
We will be helping students to discover the stories that are just waiting for them to share. We have tools to help students who struggle with writing, grammar, and spelling to help them find success in telling their stories. Our goal is to help them enjoy the process of writing and creating their own story.
Students will be working on completing a fiction writing project. At the beginning of the year we will work with each student to determine what length and genre of book will be the best fit for your student.
We are offering 3 tracks and each will have different goals. Below are some of the goals for each track:
Elementary Cohort:
How to create a plot line
How to make sure you get the information across you want to get across
Learn how to edit and receive feedback from other people about your story
Create a young reader or picture book length story complete and ready for publication by the end of the year
Middle School Cohort
How to create a plot line
How to develop characters
Learn how to edit and receive feedback from other people about your story
How to publish a book
Create a 10,000 to 40,000 word novelette complete and ready for publication by the end of the year
High School Cohort
How to create a plot line
How to develop characters
How to manage your time and handle writer's block
Learn how to edit and receive feedback from other people about your story
How to publish a book
Create a 40,000+ word novel compete and ready for publication by the end of the year
Along with their fiction writing project, our middle school and high school track students will be working on a non-fiction research writing project over the course of the year.
To see the High School Sylabus, click here.
Students will receive a journal to help them develop as a writer. They will have access to our online google classroom and SeeSaw community. These resources are an opportunity for students to connect throughout the week to share their writing and find support in developing their writing. Students in the Creative Writing Cohort are invited to join our Thursday Inklings Community for young writers, but are not required to participate. This zoom community is a chance for students to share their writing and encourage other students who are also developing as young writers. Registration for the Inklings Community is included in your registration for the Creative Writing Cohort. Learn more about our Inkling Community here.
To participate in our Creative Writing Cohort, please fill out the cohort application. After the application is completed, we will schedule an interview. The purpose of the interview is to discuss the track that will be the best fit for your student(s).
The Creative Writing Cohort meets the second, third and fourth Tuesday of each month @ Ridgewood Church from 2:00-3:00pm. By registering for the cohort, you are committing to participating in the cohort for the entire school 25-26 school year.
The cost of this cohort is $100 for the Elementary track, $115 for the Middle School track and $125 for the High School track + the $25 cohort application fee. Arrow Kids Members can register for the cohort for $10 per student. The cost of the cohort includes access to our online learning platforms and a creative writing journal.
The commitment is from 2:00-3:00pm on the following days:
September 9th, 16th & 23rd
October 14th & 28th
November 11th & 18th
December 9th* & 16th
*December 9th may be cancelled if Hyland plans their Homeschool ski day for this day.
January 13th, 20th & 27th
February 17th & 24th
March 10th, 17th & 24th
April 14th, 21st & 28th
October 21st, November 25th, December 23rd, February 10th, and March 31st we will not meet. These dates are part of our rest week, you can learn more about why we plan regular rest time in our schedule in this blog post.
To learn more about our Arrow Kids Membership, check out this post here.
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