- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

��Vlog��ý Little Rock Hosts Summer Camps for Young Writers

John Hill — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:38:22 +0000

��Vlog��ý Little Rock will host three summer camps to help young writers entering grades 3-12 harness their talent. Participants will have the opportunity to work closely with experienced writers from the university’s Little Rock Writing Project. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock will host middle school students entering grades 6-8 during the Emerging Writers Institute from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 6-10. The Emerging Writers Institute for high school students will be held from 1:30-5 p.m. June 6-10. The Young Writers Camp will be held for students entering grades 3-5 from June 27 to July 1 from 8 a.m. to noon. This year’s Young Writers Camp will be led by Heather Hummel, associate professor of creative writing at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. She has been involved with the National Writing Project and the Little Rock Writing Project since 2007. Hummel will be joined by Susan Heffern-Shelton, a longtime team leader with the Little Rock Writing Project and pre-K teacher at Fulbright Elementary. The cost for each camp is $150. Applications can be found on the Little Rock Writing Project website. For more information, contact Greg Graham, director of the Little Rock Writing Project, at gxgraham@ualr.edu.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock to host Emerging Writers Institute for middle, high school students

John Hill — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:55:42 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is helping to inspire the next generation of writers this summer through its Emerging Writers Institute for middle and high school students. The Emerging Writers Institute for students entering 6th-8th grade will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 28 to July 2. The workshop for students entering 9th-12th grade will be from 1:30-5 p.m. June 28 to July 2. Participants will have the opportunity to work closely with experienced writers from the university’s . “We want to give the students a great writing experience,” said Greg Graham, director of the Little Rock Writing Project. “This summer we will be working on characterization and developing characters in a story. The students will also interview the oldest person they know and write a piece on them.” At the institute, students will find their voice as a writer, discover tips to improve their writing, and turn an ethnographic interview into an essay. As a group, the young writers will collaboratively design a book of their best writing pieces from the weeklong workshop. The workshops will be held on the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock campus in a large room that allows for social distancing. Participants will be required to wear face masks and follow campus safety protocols. For more information, contact Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu. Registration for the Emerging Writers Institute is available online. The registration fee is $125. The Little Rock Writing Project is supported in part by the and the .

��Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts summer camps for young writers

Janea Snyder — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:18:31 +0000

The Little Rock Writing Project at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock hopes to inspire the next generation of great writers with two summer camps for students. A Young Writers Camp for students entering grades 3-5 will be held June 17-21 from 8 a.m. until noon daily on the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock campus. Students will write stories, poems, biographies, tall tales, skits, and more. They’ll create mini books and develop a writer’s notebook as well as a class publication. Middle and high school students can develop their writing skills at the Emerging Writers Institute, taking place June 24-28. The institute has expanded to include sixth grade this year. Middle school students entering grades 6-8 will meet 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. High school students in grades 9-12 will meet 1:30-5 p.m. During the week, students will work closely with experienced writers learning to find their voice as writers, develop characters, and discover new tricks for developing a piece of writing. Each group will collaboratively design and publish a book in one week. “We had such great groups last summer,” said Greg Graham, director of the Little Rock Writing Project. “Parents are already telling me their children are looking forward to seeing friends they made last year and making new ones this year. The professional quality book we publish from the Emerging Writers Institute really blows the students and parents away.” The cost for each camp is $125. The camp fee includes supplies, snacks, and a T-shirt. Online registration is available for both the Young Writers Camp and the Emerging Writers Institute. Payment can be made by mailing a check for $125 to Little Rock Writing Project, Department of Rhetoric and Writing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204.For more information, contact Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu

Emerging Writers Institute gives youth chance to become published authors

Janea Snyder — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:35:33 +0000

��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Emerging Writers Institute offers middle and high school students a chance to work with experienced writers from the university’s Little Rock Writing Project at a week-long camp June 25-29. The program for students entering grades 6-8 will be held 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. daily. Students entering grades 9-12 will meet 1:30- 5 p.m. daily. “We want to give the students a great writing experience,” said Greg Graham, director of the Little Rock Writing Project. “The end result of our time together is a professionally published anthology of the students’ writing, which includes a photo, a bio, and a selected piece of writing from each student. It’s exciting for them to see their work published in a book.” The registration fee for both camps is $125. Registration for the Emerging Writers Institute is available online. For more information on the Emerging Writers Institute, contact Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu. The Little Rock Writing Project is supported in part by the and the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Department of Rhetoric and Writing.

Little Rock Writing Project to host institute for K-12 teachers

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:16:37 +0000

Arkansas teachers who instruct kindergarten through high school students are invited to learn innovative approaches to the writing process and improve their teaching practices during a summer institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Little Rock Writing Project, hosted by the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Department of Rhetoric and Writing, will hold the 2018 Invitational Summer Institute June 11-22. The institute will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thanks to a grant from the National Writing Project, the institute is free for all participants. During the summer program, participants will discover new ways to approach the writing process, study best practices to teach writing, explore ways to integrate technology into the writing process, and learn about new research. Now in the institute’s 21th year, more than 200 teachers have benefitted by participating. “Nothing shaped my pedagogy and practice in the classroom more than the LRWP Summer Institute,” said Greg Graham, director of the Little Rock Writing Project. “The motto behind the summer institute is ‘teachers teaching teachers.’ This means that teachers collaborate around best practices in the classroom and the challenges that they are facing with the ever-changing landscape of standards and assessment,” Graham said. “We will read and engage with the latest research pertaining to student literacy, critical thinking, best practices, helpful classroom technology, and more.” The Little Rock Writing Project is supported in part by the and ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. Participants who complete the workshop will earn 60 hours of professional development credit. Applications are due by April 30. Visit the Little Rock Writing Project website to apply. For more information, contact Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu.

Young writers can develop skills at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock summer camps

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:51:28 +0000

The Little Rock Writing Project hopes to inspire the next generation of great writers with two summer camps for students in third through 12th ��.�� The Young Writers Camp for students entering third through fifth grade in fall 2018 will take place from 8 a.m. to noon June 11-15 on the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock campus. The Emerging Writers Institute will feature two camps for junior high and high school students from June 25-29. The camp for students entering sixth through eighth grades will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. while students entering ninth through 12th grades will be in camp from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to work closely with experienced writers from the university’s Little Rock Writing Project. At the Emerging Writers Institute, students get the opportunity to become published authors. “We want to give the students a great writing experience,” said Greg Graham, director of the Little Rock Writing Project. “The end result of our time together is a professionally published anthology of the students’ writing, which includes a photo, a bio, and a selected piece of writing from each student. It’s exciting for them to see their work published in a book.” In the Young Writers Camp, participants will write stories, poems, biographies, tall tales, and skits; create mini books; develop a writer’s notebook; and create a class publication. The registration fee for both camps is $125. For the Young Writers Camp, the fee covers the cost of supplies, snacks, and a T-shirt. For more information on the Young Writers Camp, contact Pam Maisen at 501-951-6574. Registration is available online. For more information on the Emerging Writers Institute, contact Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu. Registration for the Emerging Writers Institute is available online. The Little Rock Writing Project is supported in part by the and the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Department of Rhetoric and Writing. In the upper right photo, participants in ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s 2017 Young Writers Camp offer positive affirmations to inspire their fellow campers to read aloud in front of the group. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/��Vlog��ý Little Rock Communications.

Future authors attend Young Writers Camp at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:27:06 +0000

Luck was on Maddy Mullins’ side when the 11-year-old from Fayetteville attended Young Writers Camp June 19-23 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The camp for writers in third through sixth grade happened to coincide with a planned visit to her grandparents in Little Rock while Mullins’ parents were traveling to celebrate their anniversary. “I loved camp,” Maddy Mullins said. “It was a lot of fun. I liked being creative through all the writing activities.” Each day started with participants writing about a prompt, such as finding a talking dog on the front porch. They also worked in small writing groups, and read in front of other participants. Campers created a writer’s notebook and composed poems about their heritage. In addition, they developed original characters, turned them into stick puppets, and wrote a skit about them. “This has been a full, fun-filled week of writing,” said Pam Maisen, director of Young Writers Camp. “Each day we were able to use our imagination, expand our vocabulary, and explore various ways to make writing come alive. Many stories, friendships, and lasting memories were created this week.” Young Writers Camp is one of many summer camps that ��Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts to explore skills in musical theatre, writing, computer coding, robotics, basketball, volleyball, swimming, soccer, and more. The culmination of the camp was an anthology, containing a story written by each of the 2o campers. During the closing reception on Friday, June 23, campers excitedly shared these anthologies and read their stories in front of a room packed with proud parents, grandparents, and siblings. Dent Gitchel, assistant professor in the rehabilitation counseling program at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, said his daughter, Lilah Gitchell, couldn’t wait to go to camp. “Her self-confidence in writing has grown,” Gitchel said. “She’s always been creative. This week, she’s been working to develop her stories at home. She’s always borrowing my phone, opening up the notes app, and working on her stories wherever we go.” After attending the camp, Lilah has found her future career. “I want to be a writer when I grow up,” she said. Students who participated in the camp include:

��Fajr Abdeldayem, fourth-grader from Little Rock
��Lucy Ayres, fifth-grader from Little Rock
��Zamari Ball, third-grader from North Little Rock
��Mohamed Eltahway, fifth-grader from Little Rock
��Sarah Finzer, fifth-grader from Little Rock
��Lilah Gitchel, fourth-grader from Little Rock
��Omar Kamel, third- grader from Little Rock
��Youssef Kamel, fifth-grader from Little Rock
��Brendyn Keith, sixth-grader from Little Rock
��Maeher Kumar, fourth-grader from Little Rock
��Thomas Mayfield, sixth-grader from Little Rock
��Jermaine Morris, fourth-grader from Little Rock
��Hayden Muffoletto, fifth-grader from Bryant
��Maddy Mullins, sixth-grader from Fayetteville
��Nam Nguyen, fourth-grader from Little Rock
��Salma Sadd, fourth-grader from Little Rock
��Yusuf Sadd, third- grader from Little Rock
��Dishant Sharma, sixth-grader from Little Rock
��Ava Tillery, fifth-grader from Little Rock
Ruthie Vincent, fourth-grader from Little Rock

In the upper right photo, Maddy Mullins reads her story during Young Writers Camp at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/��Vlog��ý Little Rock Communications.

Participants in ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Young Writers Camp offer positive affirmations to inspire their fellow campers to read aloud in front of the group. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/��Vlog��ý Little Rock Communications.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts summer camps

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:04:15 +0000

Looking for an engaging summer program to keep a motivated student academically challenged, or interested in having the student explore a new interest, or build athletic skills? The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is hosting a variety of summer camps in musical theatre, writing, computer coding, basketball, volleyball, swimming, soccer, and more. Young Writers Camp Dates: June 19-23, 8 a.m. to noon Grades: 3-6 Cost: $125 Contact: Pam Maisen, 501.951.6574 Emerging Writers Institute Dates: June 19-23, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grades: 7-9 Dates: June 26-30, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grades: 10-12 Cost: $125 Contact: Greg Graham, gxgraham@ualr.edu MT Stage: The Hamilton Experience Dates: June 26-30 Grades: 7-8 Cost: Free Contact: 501.569.3410 or giftedcenter@ualr.edu Dates: July 10-21, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Grades: K-8 Cost: $300 Contact: 501.569.3410 or giftedcenter@ualr.edu

Trojan Athletics summer camps

Van Compton, vxcompton@ualr.edu Hitter/Setter Camp: July 10-11, Grades 8-12, $50 Serve/Serve-Receive Camp: July 12-13, Grades 8-12, $50 Defensive Specialist Camp: July 14, Grades 8-12, $35 Individual Camp: July 17-20, Grades 4-12, $150 Senior High Team Camp: July 24-25, $50 Junior High Team Camp: July 26-27, $50 Contact: Amy Burgess, amburgess1@ualr.edu Session I: June 5-9, June 12-15, Ages 4-12, $75 for eight lessons Session II: June 19-22, June 26-29, Ages 4-12, $75 for eight lessons Session III: July 10-13, July 17-20, Ages 4-12, $75 for eight lessons Session IV: July 24-27, July 31 – Aug. 3, Ages 4-12, $75 for eight lessons Session times of 4:30-5 p.m., 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m., 5:30-6 p.m., and 6-6:30 p.m. are available. Contact: Adrian Blewitt, ablewitt@msn.com Individual Summer Camp: June 6-9, Ages 5-6 (half day), $120, and ages 7-13 (full day), $190 Individual Summer Camp: June 13-16, Ages 5-6 (half day), $120, and ages 7-13 (full day), $190 Discounts available for siblings and students participating in both weeks of camp. Session I: June 12-15, Grades K-3 (morning), $110, and Grades 4-12 (afternoon), $200 Session II: June 26-29, Grades K-3 (morning), $110, and Grades 4-12 (afternoon), $200 Session III: July 10-13, Grades K-3 (morning), $110, and 4-7 (afternoon), $200 Those who register before June 1 will receive a $15 discount. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty and staff will receive a 50 percent discount. Steve Wiedower, slwiedower@ualr.edu, or Robert Dallimore, rjdallimore@ualr.edu Team Camp 1: June 9-10, $180 per day Team Camp 2: Aug. 1-3, $180 per day Advanced Skills Camp: June 24-25, Grades 9-12, $100 Individual Camp: June 12-14, Grades 1-4 and 5-12, $95 Mini Camp: June 12-14, Grades 1-4, $75

��Vlog��ý Little Rock Benton Center

Tour of the Sciences Dates: June 12-16 Grades: 7-9 Applications due June 1

Computer Coding using Minecraft Dates: June 19-23 Grades: 8-12 Applications due June 12 In the upper right photo, April Blackburn teaches gifted children in the SLUFY program as they combine baking soda with Coke.

Young writers can develop skills at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock summer camps

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 21:14:57 +0000

The Little Rock Writing Project hopes to inspire the next generation of great writers with two summer camps for students in third through 12th ��.�� For the first time since its inception 20 years ago, the Little Rock Writing Project will provide a summer writing experience for all students beyond third grade. The Young Writers Camp for students in third through sixth grade will take place from 8 a.m. to noon June 19-23 on the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock campus. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock is looking for writers in the seventh through ninth grades to join its Emerging Writers Institute June 19-23, while the camp for 10th-12th graders will be June 26-30. Both sessions will be held from 10:30 a.m. t0 2 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to work closely with experienced writers from the university’s Little Rock Writing Project. “We want to give the students a great writing experience,” said Greg Graham, director of the Little Rock Writing Project. “This summer we will be working on characterization and developing characters in a story. The students will also interview the oldest person they know and write a piece on them.” In the Young Writers Camp, participants will write stories, poems, biographies, tall tales, and skits; create mini books; develop a writer’s notebook; and create a class publication. At the Emerging Writers Institute, students will find their voice as a writer, discover tips to improve their writing, and turn an ethnographic interview into an essay. As a group, the young writers will collaboratively design a book of their best writing pieces from the weeklong workshop. The registration fee for both camps is $125. For more information on the Young Writers Camp, contact Pam Maisen at 501.951.6574. Registration is available online. For more information on the Emerging Writers Institute, contact Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu. Registration for the Emerging Writers Institute is available online. The Little Rock Writing Project is supported in part by the.

Little Rock Writing Project to host institute for pre-K-12 teachers

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 18:15:42 +0000

Arkansas teachers who instruct pre-K through high school students are invited to learn innovative approaches to the writing process and improve their teaching practices during a summer institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Little Rock Writing Project, hosted by the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Department of Rhetoric and Writing, will hold the 2017 Invitational Summer Institute June 5-16. The institute will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thanks to a Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant from the National Writing Project, 10 teachers can attend the institute for free. During the institute, participants will discover new ways to approach the writing process, study best practices to teach writing, explore ways to integrate technology into the writing process, and learn about new research. Now in the institute’s 20th year, more than 200 teachers have benefitted by participating. “Nothing shaped my pedagogy and practice in the classroom more than the LRWP Summer Institute,” said Greg Graham, director of the Little Rock Writing Project. “The motto behind the summer institute is ‘teachers teaching teachers.’ This means that teachers collaborate around best practices in the classroom and the challenges that they are facing with the ever-changing landscape of standards and assessment. We will read and engage with the latest research pertaining to student literacy, critical thinking, best practices, helpful classroom technology, and more.” The event also gives teachers a chance to sharpen their writing skills. “With their busy schedules, teachers often lose a vision of themselves as writers, so we’re actually writing in multiple modes and genres a good deal of time during the summer institute,” Graham said. The Little Rock Writing Project is supported in part by the and ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. Participants who complete the workshop will earn 60 hours of professional development credit. Applications are due by April 30. Visit the Little Rock Writing Project website to apply.

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

����Vlog��ý Little Rock Hosts Summer Camps for Young Writers

����Vlog��ý Little Rock to host Emerging Writers Institute for middle, high school students

����Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts summer camps for young writers

Emerging Writers Institute gives youth chance to become published authors

Little Rock Writing Project to host institute for K-12 teachers

Young writers can develop skills at ����Vlog��ý Little Rock summer camps

Future authors attend Young Writers Camp at ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

����Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts summer camps

Young writers can develop skills at ����Vlog��ý Little Rock summer camps

Little Rock Writing Project to host institute for pre-K-12 teachers

- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

��Vlog��ý Little Rock Hosts Summer Camps for Young Writers

��Vlog��ý Little Rock to host Emerging Writers Institute for middle, high school students

��Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts summer camps for young writers

Young writers can develop skills at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock summer camps

Future authors attend Young Writers Camp at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

��Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts summer camps

Young writers can develop skills at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock summer camps