2026 Summer Expository Writing Workshops Rising Grades 6-8 and 9-11

Students will come together in small groups to strengthen their writing skills with fun, engaging exercises and peer support.
About this Event

In our small-group writing workshops, students come together in a supportive, relaxed environment to practice this essential skill without the usual pressure of a traditional school day.

During this workshop, students will engage in a structured writing approach, starting with sentence work and progressing through to outlining paragraphs and writing multi-paragraph outlines for essays. They will receive templates they can use for future writing assignments in addition to developing and completing their own, peer-edited essays. Students will emerge more confident with the writing tasks required of them in the coming school year.

Workshop Schedule of Sessions (Please register for 1 session per participant.)

Each workshop lasts one week and meets daily, Monday - Friday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for 6-8 graders and 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. for 9-11 graders

Workshops will meet online or in-person depending on the week. Space is limited to 6 seats for in-person sessions. There is a waitlist available.

In-person classes meet at MAIA Education Resource Center offices at 11 East 88th Street, Suite 1A in Manhattan.

Rising Grades 6- 8

• Class A (in-person) August 17 - 21, 10:30 - 12:00 p.m.

Rising Grades 9 - 11

• Class B (in-person) August 17 - 21, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Fee: $625 per participant per session. Fee includes all materials and is payable by credit card.

Please direct questions to [email protected] or call 212-426-3742.