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"Take My Word For It!" Partners with Girls on the Go for Summer Camp!

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"Take My Word For It!" Partners with Girls on the Go for Summer Camp!

 

This summer we're thrilled to collaborate with Girls on the Go to bring a "Take My Word For It!" creative writing focus to 3 Berkeley camp sessions in July and August! Campers will be travelling with pencils in hand drawing their writing inspiration from their adventures.

 

 

Make sure to register for one of the following dates!

 

Ages: 9-13 Location: Berkeley Times: Basic Day: 8:00-4:00, Extended Care: 4:00-6:00 Prices: Basic Day: $360/week, Extended Care: $420/week

 

- Schedule for the week of July 15-19 -

Monday July 15:  We will begin our morning with a writing workshop in Oakland. Afterward get ready to rock climb at the Great Western Power Company.

Tuesday July 16:  First we’ll take a Precita Eyes Mural Tour in San Francisco. After we work up an appetite, we’ll enjoy some Papusas.

Wednesday July 17: Our second writing workshop for the week will take place in Berkeley then we’re off to San Franisco where we will eat lunch and have some ice-skating fun.

Thursday July 18: Swim Day at Lake Anza, Tilden Park, Berkeley. We will take an incredible hike from the bus stop down into the park.

Friday July 19:  We will head to Playland-Not-At-The-Beach in El Cerrito for some carnival and arcade games. Then we will have our last writing workshop for the week in Berkeley.

 

Girls on the Go offers field trip camps in the Bay Area camp where girls can explore, learn, and share in a fun, respectful environment. Campers learn about travelling by bus and BART and see a variety of Bay Area locations!

 

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March's Teacher Spotlight

Want to get to know some of the creative writing masters behind "Take My Word For It!"? Meet this month's teacher spotlight, Casey Busher! Name: Casey Busher

Currently working at: Hillcrest

Hometown: Berkeley

What’s your favorite bookstore? It's since closed down, but I loved shopping at West Side Stories in Santa Cruz when I went to school there. It smelled great, like old books, and played Ella Fitzgerald. They sold really cheap editions of Shakespeare plays and other books from the 60's and 70's, with strange colorful covers.

What’s your favorite VERB?  BASK

If your life was a book, what would be the title? My Cup Runneth Over: I Spilleth on Myself

Did a teacher inspire you to be a writer? How? Yes, a professor in college praised me, which is always encouraging, but my third-grade teacher inspired me a lot too, by teaching me about Greek mythology and cursive in the same year; my early writing packed at least three adjectives per sentence.

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