Workshops

Home Learners Young Writers Workshop Series- Grades 2-5

A collaborative story-writing workshop that brings out the best imagination!  Students work together to collaborate on a story and then put it into pictures.  The results are always amazing and something they are proud of!

Cost: $85/student

To request more information, or to book your workshop, please use the Workshop Booking Request link.

 

Middle School and Secondary Level Workshop Series – Grades 6-12

Explore story-writing at a deeper level as we tap into understanding what makes a great story and how it relates to the writer, the reader and the connection between the two.  Students will work together and individually to create their stories.

Cost: $85/student

To request more information, or to book your workshop, please use the Workshop Booking Request link.

 

More about the Workshops

Workshops are customized to suit the needs of each class. All workshops support various components of the British Columbia Ministry of Education English Language Arts Curriculum Competencies for every grade level.

  • Contents will differ for elementary, middle and secondary grades.

  • Workshops include a read of the book by the Author, a Q&A session, and optional book-signing (copies of The Angel, the Lion and the Secret of the Waves must be pre-purchased)

  • Workshops are limited to maximum of  10 students per series.

To request pricing information, or to book your workshop, please use the Workshop Booking Request.

 

Elementary School Workshops: Kindergarten – Grade 5

  • Sharing experiences to create story ideas
  • Recognizing structure of a story
  • Active listening and storytelling
  • How stories help us learn
  • Using language in creative ways

Middle School Workshops: Grades 6-8

  • How stories connect us to the world
  • Understanding the meaning of stories
  • Character and plot development
  • Sentence structure and grammar
  • How stories influence us

Secondary School Workshops: Grades 9-12

  • Exploring literary elements of a story
  • Understanding the writing process
  • Questioning relevance and purpose of stories
  • How illustrations add meaning to a story
  • Writing as a career choice