[Activities overlap with the former Write for Fun: Dream Big course]

Got a child who won’t put pencil to paper?

No words on the page means no words to grow on. 

We want our kids to write—even if it’s messy, muddled, or misspelled for now.

The first step to good writing isn’t just skill acquisition. It’s getting them to agree to write. To give it a try! 

This class makes writing a chore no more!

Prolific writers will have a ball. Reluctant writers will find irresistible, motivating activities where they can try writing on for size with no pressure! Our primary objective is to support and empower each student.

Reset your child’s relationship with writing today!

Class Overview

Made With You in Mind

If your child is new to the skill of using keen observation to feed vivid writing, Building Brave Writers: Observation is the right class. It’s a game-changer for your child’s confidence as they identify as a writer! 

While your kids engage with others in class, they’ll also gain richer vocabulary, flexible thinking, and a breezy introduction to sensory writing and exploring points of view!

Most importantly, this class helps solidify a regular freewriting routine. Your kids learn the value of freewriting as a method to move the ideas that live inside to the page. Freewriting is the core skill they'll need as they move on to high school writing!

This class boasts 

  • Manageable workload, plus a little structure
  • Only 3-week commitment
  • Practice having gentle deadlines
  • Friendly support from our writing coach! 

Why freewriting?

It’s time to dispel one of the greatest myths in education: that learning needs to feel hard to work. 

We don’t adhere to the old adage of “no pain, no gain.” 

You’d be surprised how much kids learn when they respond to fascinating prompts in this class without having to wrestle their ideas into strict writing formats! 

Quality writing requires that loose, joyful element: 

  • Structure and play. 
  • Practice and experimentation.
  • Mechanics and expression.

In Building Brave Writers, we balance writing practice with writing adventures that kids love. To help students discover the joy and power of their writing voices, the feedback from the instructor focuses on encouraging the content and impact on the reader rather than mechanical accuracy (spelling, punctuation, grammar). 

Week by Week

Week One

Students build observation skills by using a variety of senses to explore an object. The writing activity has students connect that household object to an experience or memory. 

Week Two

This week, students dive into the process of uncovering topics they care to write about. Once the topic is uncovered, they use vivid detail to compel readers to care about the topic, too!

Week Three

It’s time to adopt another view! Students practice writing a narrative with "opposite" facts and recasting a known scene from the villain's perspective.

Registration Details

Join Us!

Tuition:
$149.00 per student
Recommended Ages:

9 - 14

Class Size:
25 students
Class Type:
  • Middle School
  • Upper Elementary

There are currently no upcoming sessions scheduled for this class.

Word on the Street

I've been receiving emails from Brave Writer for years, but this is the first time we decided to try out a writing class. So glad we did and hope to do more in the future!

Trish (Parent)

I liked how you asked questions about my stories to help me build on them. You made me think deeper about the story I was writing.

Alyssa, 13

This class made me think I can write freely and be confident in writing.

Kathleen, 14

[This class] made me more interested in writing because I felt more into it, by how you asked me questions and pointed out things I did well on.

Brayden, 11

More Information

Sample class login

Want to see how our classroom works? Test drive a sample class complete with real class readings, assignments, and instructor comments!

Follow these instructions:

  1. Navigate to class.bravewriter.com. If you are a current student, you’ll need to log out in the upper right corner before proceeding.
  2. Log in using these credentials:
    Username: [email protected]
    Password: Brave1
  3. Next, you will land on our Family Dashboard. You'll find a Parent icon and a Student icon to represent classes where the parent or the student is the primary participant. Click on Parent to view parent participation classes. To find classes with direct student-instructor interaction, click on Student.
  4. Click on the class name of interest and start reading posts!
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