Brave Writer Summer Camp
Get to know Brave Writer! #
Ever wondered how our program works, or what makes Brave Writer unique in the world of education and homeschooling?
Would you like to learn how to teach writing in a way that feels natural and friendly to children?
Want to "AI Proof" your child's education?
Each summer, we host an event we affectionately call "Summer Camp." We offer webinars to parents to give them an inside look at how our program works, and what you can do to be successful using it!
Summer Camp 2025 is over but the REPLAYS are below!
- The first day is for you (with a few activities thrown in for your kids).
- The second day is dedicated to your kiddos (with you eavesdropping in the background).
Our two-day camp is packed with useful information and surprises
- Details about each of our programs (the curriculum, online classes, and membership community)
- Strategies to incorporate Brave Writer into your homeschool or afterschool learning experiences
- A special set of webinars on Day Two for your kids to experience how we teach!
FREE WEBINARS #
Camp for Parents! #
Help! My Kid Needs to Learn to Write (Julie Bogart)
If you’ve got kids, you’ve got writers. The tricky bit? How to draw out their thoughts, ideas, and insights without a big fight or atrocious mechanics! Join Julie Bogart for a freewheeling conversation about her new book, Help! My Kid Hates Writing, to understand how the writing method she teaches is present throughout the Brave Writer program! Help! My Kid Hates Writing is our Summer Reading for the entire Brave Writer community, so join us if you like!
Unleash Critical Thinking Power in Online Classes (Kirsten Merryman)
Writing is more than topic sentences and well-structured paragraphs. It is the key to honing and expressing your critical thinking power. Kirsten Merryman (Director of Online Classes) and Kim Misra (Brave Writer Instructor) offer insights into how to help kids use writing to discover what they think and communicate their mind lives with an audience. Nothing motivates the budding writer more! Your kids are invited in on the fun as we’ll have a kid-centric activity to kick off this session.
Read Aloud with Melissa Wiley (bring your kids!)
The incomparable Melissa Wiley (children’s novelist, homeschool veteran of six, Brave Writer podcast co-host and product writer) will bring her lively read aloud voice and passion to three of our selected books from this year’s upcoming Quill, Dart, Arrow, Boomerang and Slingshot programs. A perfect chance for your kids to get excited about the literature they will enjoy this year.
Unlock Learning Through Literature (Even in the Age of AI) (Dawn Smith)
Whether fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or fantasy, literature opens doors to a wide range of school subjects and learning adventures. Discover how grammar, punctuation, spelling, and literary devices can be taught naturally—while also connecting children to science, history, math, geography, and imagination. In a world increasingly shaped by AI-generated content, literature grounds learning in human insight, creativity, and authentic expression. Join Dawn Smith (Director of Publishing) to explore how reading deeply and widely builds the kind of thinking AI can’t replicate—nurturing not just knowledge, but wisdom.
How to Lead Your Homeschool with Courage and Confidence (Julie Bogart)
Today’s parents are battered with all kinds of educational offerings. How do you pick the right ones? What is that magical idyllic education you envision? Is it possible to create a homeschool that brings both joy and academic achievement? And what about micro schools, hybrids, co-ops and enrichment programs? Julie will address it all and give you a road map for walking into this next year with courage and confidence.
Camp for Kids! #
Gamers Write! (Kirsten Merryman)
Grab two six-sided dice and a clipboard and join Kirsten Merryman as we write about your favorite topic: games! Pokémon, Minecraft, D&D lovers… All will enjoy this adventure-driven writing session.
Put Your Body into It (Julie Bogart)
Change the environment, change the experience. Join Julie as she invites kids to use their bodies to learn more about grammar, punctuation and spelling! Super fun ACTIVE webinar!
What’s Your Word Play Love Language? (Julie Bogart and Dawn Smith)
Are you a romantic? A “just the facts” kind of person? Are you more inclined to describe or explain or report? How can you expand how you express yourself in writing? A slew of fun word games in this rollicking webinar!
